Job overview

The Estates Department at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust requires a Fire and H&S Manager, Trustwide. The Estates Department provides a critical service to the Trust, Estates directly impacts on frontline clinical care, cutting edge research, infection prevention and control and efficiency and sustainability across the Trust. The effectiveness of the Estates service is governed by the skills, experience, professionalism,  productivity and attitude of the Estates staff.  The postholder must conduct their behaviour at all times in a professional manner and consistent with Trust Values. The post holder will take full ownership of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification

Main duties of the job

•    To provide technical expertise and management support to the Trust, its Officers and Managers on all aspects of fire prevention, protection and training to ensure that the Trust is able to meet its statutory obligations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRFSO), Process Fire Precautions (Health & Safety at Work Act ’74, MHSWR ’99 & DSEAR ’02) Building Regulations (Approved Documents B & M) and associated guidance in compliance with Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05-01/2&3, and any other relevant fire safety legislation. 
•    To be responsible for deciding on technical fire safety matters and the monitoring of overall fire safety in all premises owned, leased, or occupied by the Trust.
•    Lead the development, and maintenance, of the fire safety assurance system. Manage the corporate application of fire safety, and implement and review the fire risk management strategy within the organisation. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.