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Ensure fire safety across a major healthcare trust – lead inspections, manage risk, and shape policy.

Fire Safety Officer
Location: Cambridge

Hours: 24 hr per week

Salary: £16.97 - £21.66 DOE

Temporary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Fire Safety Officer, where your expertise will directly impact the safety and well-being of patients, staff, and visitors.

You’ll oversee risk-based inspections, ensure compliance with the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety) 2005 and HTM 05-02, and provide technical guidance on capital projects and refurbishments.

Key responsibilities include:

* Deliver and develop the Trust-wide Risk-Based Inspection Programme

* Ensure fire risk assessments meet statutory requirements

* Monitor fire safety standards across Trust premises

* Provide building and engineering advice on capital projects

* Liaise with consultants and design teams on complex systems

* Ensure fire compartmentation and system drawings are up to date

* Raise and resolve issue reports from risk assessments

* Present fire safety reports to executives and stakeholders

* Liaise with Fire & Rescue Service Officers on inspections and investigations

* Manage fire alarm systems and ensure maintenance standards

* Develop fire protocols to improve patient and staff environments

* Research and apply new fire safety strategies

* Lead service improvements for quality and efficiency

* Act independently on strategic and operational decisions

* Oversee policies impacting Trust-wide operations

Candidate requirements:

* Proven experience in fire safety management within healthcare or complex estates

* Enhanced DBS within the last three years

* In-depth knowledge of fire safety legislation and technical guidance

* Strong leadership, organisational and stakeholder management skills

* Ability to interpret complex systems and deliver strategic improvements

* Excellent communication and report-writing abilities

* Relevant fire safety qualifications (e.g. NEBOSH Fire, Fire Risk Assessment Cert)

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