Description
As part of a small team, the Fire, Health and Safety Managers are responsible for the efficient operation, planning and development of the Fire Safety Services and supporting the Health and Safety Team across the Trust, ensuring that these functions are carried out to nationally agreed and recognised standards for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff.
The post will be covering all of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust premises, with the post base split between Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospital and Ealing Hospital. The post will be required to work and travel across all Trust premises.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Estates & Facilities (Compliance, Fire and Health and Safety), the successful applicant will have extensive knowledge of and experience in all fire and health and safety matters, be highly motivated and organised with the ability to deliver advice.
The trust runs major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
The trust is a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role it plays in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job Responsibilities: The main duties of the job include:
- Managing the fire safety services and supporting the health and safety services across the Trust
- Ensuring that fire safety and health and safety functions are carried out to nationally agreed and recognised standards
- Providing advice to the Trust on fire safety and health and safety matters
Benefits:
- Competitive salary: £55,524 to £62,652 per annum
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 7 position
- Permanent, full-time contract