Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Providing appropriate advice on the application and interpretation of fire legislation and fire safety guidance, including Firecode and the Regulatory Order Fire Safety.
2. Provide a point of co-ordinated advice and guidance all aspects of fire prevention and training work and the associated activities across all properties and services.
3. To undertake and/or commission risk assessments of all properties within the ESH Trust and other Trust’s premises through existing Service Level Agreements.
4. Prepare reports and prioritise action plans following the risk assessment process to the ESHT Fire Safety Manager / Board and through Design Services and to other Trusts via any service level agreement.
5. As appropriate, and in conjunction with the Fire Safety Manager, implement the proposals outlined within the action plan and/or assist in the co ordination and implementation of the action plan.
6. To review and update the Trust Fire Policy and Trust Fire Strategy as necessary providing this documentation to the Fire Safety Manager for Board approval as required.
7. To liaise with the fire authorities and statutory bodies on all aspects of fire precautions and legislation to ensure that such recommendations are incorporated as appropriate, and to maintain fire standards throughout the Trust.
8. To design and implement the training programme of fire lectures, drills and all aspects of fire training in normal and outside normal working hours, e.g. night shifts and to provide the staffing input to Learning and Development to ensure their mandatory training days receive suitable coverage. 
9. To monitor the uptake of and numbers completing the Trust on-line training program and as necessary update the program in conjunction with elearning.
10. To implement and manage the practical and local fire training regime in all areas of occupancy within the Trust premises and within other Trusts via any service level agreement.
11. Monitoring the activities of Contractors engaged on works within Trust premises to ensure that fire safety standards are maintained in construction works.
12. To provide current information on fire safety standards to the Trust Fire Safety Manager, AD EFM, Estates Managers.
13. Working on a multi-disciplinary team basis, establishing joint recommendations and responsibilities for the application of determined policies that are affordable and in the overall best interest of the patients.
14. Making recommendations and establishing priorities for fire prevention measures to ensure compliance whilst working within established budgets.
15. To produce the Annual report on all fire matters, including alarm activations, fire occurrences, deficiencies, suggested improvements and fire training to the Trust Board.
16. Through the risk management process to ensure that all fire fighting and fire alarm equipment is maintained in accordance with statutory requirements.
17. Commission external contractors to undertake routine maintenance and repairs.
18. To ensure adequate fire safety signs and notices are displayed and to advise Maintenance and Design Services where there are deficiencies.
19. To provide direction / assistance for the department administration assistant in regard to the input of training records and the records of attendance to fire lectures and drills onto Trust data bases.
20. To receive copies of full monthly records and to advise the Fire Safety Manager, Service Directors and departmental managers of necessary actions so that steps can be taken to improve attendance at mandatory fire safety training.
21. To investigate causes of fire and prepare a report on the circumstances and make recommendations to prevent further incidents.
22. To maintain liaison with Fire Service and Local Authority Building Control with regard to the inspection of buildings, and to prepare a report of such inspections on the action taken/recommendations.
23. Whilst undertaking risk assessments, audits or other visits to ensure any serious defects found to implement as necessary any life risk safety actions and to ensure a report is forwarded immediately to the relevant officer/department to ensure that any further remedial work is undertaken to correct any defect within a given time.
24. Working with the Estates Managers to establish and carry out an annual review of the 5 year forward maintenance register for fire protection systems.
25. Prepare an annual forecast of expenditure required to meet fire safety standards in Trust properties reporting for inclusion on the Directorates Capital Works programme.
26. To design, monitor and update the Trust on-line training program in conjunction with the Trust Workforce Education and Development.
27. In support of the Head of Projects, contribute to the all new/upgrading schemes and works taking place in relation to the fire precautions, content and work/risk effect to site services.
28. To continue to manage the provided solution to the high number of unwarranted fire calls made by the Trust, and liaising with the Enforcing Authority in the implementation.
29. To provide reports / information to the Trust Fire Safety Manager annually or as otherwise appropriate.
30. Liaising with managers and staff on fire safety issues. To participate in and advise on all relevant aspects of planning and commissioning of new altered premises.
31. To liaise with the Enforcing Authority in the management of premises where failings have been identified through the implementation of fire safety plans and strategies where defects and failings are of a long-term nature in final resolution.
32. The post holder’s duties must at all times be carried out in compliance with the Trust’s policies and procedures, in particular, the postholder must act in accordance with the Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety Policies.
33. To provide the required fire training and drills for contractors, nursing and other healthcare staff and students who are working within Trust premises and where the Trust is considered the Host and as such the provider of such training under RRO requirements.
34. To provide risk assessment and training services on an income generative manner to the Trust within Doctors practices and other premises within the NHS who are not linked into a service level agreement with the ESHT.
35. This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post.  The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as requested by their Line Manager.
36. To act as the Trust liaison to the National Association of Health Fire Officers, sitting on any panels as necessary to ensure that the Trust is kept informed of any relevant changes in National recommendations’ of the association.