Fire Safety Advisor in Chesterfield

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Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town CHESTERFIELD Salary £38,776 - £41,777 PA tbc Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 11/11/2026

Job overview

As one of our fire safety expert, you will provide specialist advice, lead fire risk assessments and audits, develop policies and strategies, and ensure compliance across Trust/DSFS premises. You will manage improvement programmes, contractors, evacuation drills and staff training, while working closely with enforcement bodies and fire services. The role includes regular site inspections, occasional work in challenging environments and manual handling of fire equipment weighing up to 18 kg.

Main duties of the job

Provide expert advice to the Head of Health and Safety on fire safety and Health & Safety management and compliance.

Provide expertFire & Health and Safety guidance to all “Trust / DSFS “working groups and committees as required.

SupportTrust/DSFS development and improvement of fire safety policies and procedures, by proactively managing the implementation of the changes across all other Trust and DSFS departments as required through to confirmation of completion.

Process manage and undertake the completion of Fire Risk Assessments and Audits in line with fire safety guidance and legislation to ensure that currently installed firefighting appliances, signage and evacuation notification meet as a minimum the current fire safety requirement. Completion of the FRA’s will require you to use access equipment to enter and inspect confined roof, culvert and basement spaces and be exposed to dusty, dirty and elevated / reduced temperature environments where specialist protective clothing may will be required to be worn for extended periods.

Working for our organisation

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered at this point in time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. These documents provide a comprehensive overview of the role, including the key responsibilities and duties, as well as the essential and desirable criteria required for the position

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Possession of a recognised fire qualification to Diploma level 4 (3 years) or proof of a minimum 5-year operational fire brigade experience with documented CPD
• Knowledge/experience of practical fire safety management
• Degree level qualification in related field

Experience

• 5 years operational experience of practical fire safety and training.
• Undertaking of Fire Risk Assessments in a complex environment
• Experience of implementation of strategies, policies and procedures
• Experience in managing budgets
• Experience in staff and management of contractors
• Membership of a professional body - Institute of Fire Engineers (IFE) or Institute of Fire Safety Managers (IFSM).
• Hospital /NHS work environment experience
• Experience in fire specialist contractor management
• Working knowledge of HTM’s regarding Fire Safety

Skills and Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of fire systems and associated legislation and guidance
• Evidence of fire risk assessment training
• Experience and knowledge of financial management of budgets
• Ability to produce risk-based reports with financial investment recommendations
• Practical training and presentation skills
• Experience of General Health and Safety Management and specialist implementation of that guidance
• Apply specialist knowledge of the fire safety legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and guidance including experience of practical implementation of those guidelines within a complex healthcare environment
• Ability to understand and manage complex situations that require a degree of interpretation and prioritise the resulting actions to effectively manage the issues raised
• Operational experience of practical fire safety management and provision of practical realistic fire training
• Ability to manage and motivate colleagues

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to project a professional image
• Knowledge/experience of fire safety management
• Use of Microsoft office programmes

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

VISA's and Immigration system

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered at this point in time.

When DSFS Ltd are able to offer sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK), applicants will be required to provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (‘DSFS’) is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e‑mail therefore please check your e‑mail account, spam folders and NHS Jobs (where applicable) account regularly.

References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore, to speed up the recruitment process please provide an up to date email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the DSFS Human Resources team on 01246 513737 / crhft.dsfshumanresources@nhs.net and we will be happy to provide assistance.

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Name Theresa Tomlinson Job title Head of Health, Safety, Compliance and Environment Email address theresa.tomlinson@nhs.net Telephone number 01246516338

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