Fire Safety Advisor in London

The Fire Safety Advisor (Band 6) plays a key role in supporting the Trust's fire safety management system and ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and NHS fire safety requirements. The postholder provides specialist operational advice, undertakes fire risk assessments, supports fire safety training, and contributes to the implementation of the Trust's Fire Safety Strategy.

Working Trust-wide across clinical and non-clinical services, the role promotes a positive fire safety culture, supports safe evacuation arrangements, and assists the Senior Fire Safety Manager in delivering fire safety programmes and continuous improvement initiatives. The postholder will be expected to uphold the Trust's values and The North London Way, working collaboratively within a complex matrix environment to ensure safe, compliant and effective fire safety arrangements.

Main duties of the job:

• Support delivery of the Trust's Fire Safety Strategy and compliance with statutory requirements including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and Building Safety Act.
• Conduct fire risk assessments under supervision and monitor completion of associated actions.
• Provide operational fire safety advice to clinical and non-clinical teams.
• Support fire drills, evacuation exercises and scenario-based training.
• Assist with fire incident investigations and dissemination of learning.
• Maintain accurate fire safety documentation including risk assessments, action plans, training records, drill reports and statutory compliance evidence.
• Support fire safety training delivery, including induction, refresher sessions and guidance for Fire Wardens.
• Input and maintain fire safety data in digital compliance systems and produce basic dashboards/reports.
• Contribute to policy development, audits, benchmarking and evaluation of new fire safety technologies.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme. Excellent internal staff network.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications and experience:
• Essential: Fire Safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate)
• Experience: Essential - Has worked within Healthcare or a large organisation; Desirable - Has worked in a Healthcare environment
• Skills:
• Essential: Good understanding of fire safety legislation; Ability to conduct fire risk assessments; Strong communication skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.