Fire Safety Training ManagerNHS
Job summary
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
This is a role which will be key to the Trust's role as leader and influencer in South East London and to achieving Essentia's strategic ambitions.
Main duties of the job
The role is a crucial post in ensuring that GSTT is compliant with legal and statutory requirements and that all fire safety regulations under current codes of practice are addressed across a complex and multi-site organisations by the provision of appropriate training for the GSTT staff.
The role entails delivering face-to-face Fire Warden training to on-site staff, designing, organising and effecting Fire Evacuation Drills for a variety of units, ranging from those which cater for high dependent stakeholders to some community settings. Providing appropriate advice when required and reporting on Training Metrics to senior management.
Job description
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The postholder:
Accountable and responsible for the planned delivery of a suite of fire safety training to all GSTT colleagues and external bodies requiring fire safety training.
Responsible for the development and delivery of a Fire Safety Training Strategy, including planning for delivery and implementation of the plan within the team ensuring GSTT meets both statutory and non-statutory fire safety obligations in relation to current fire safety legislation and other associated legislations/regulation.
Responsible for ensuring that fire safety training is targeted to and meets the specific needs of each service area and category of staff.
About us
We offer a dynamic challenging job in an exciting, fast moving, flexible working environment. We have a strong commitment to your personal and professional development.
In addition, we offer excellent benefits, including:
- The NHS Pension Scheme - one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK. When you start working for the NHS you automatically become a member and you will get an excellent package of pension benefits
- A minimum of 27 days annual holiday allowance (not including bank holidays), plus the option to buy and sell. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Interest free Season Ticket Loan
- Long Term Service Awards
- Sports and social club
- Subsidised staff gym and leisure facilities at both hospital sites, including a 25m swimming pool at Guy's
- Subsidised on-site nurseries and childcare vouchers
- On-site cinemas for patients and staff
- A comprehensive staff health and well-being programme, '5 ways to a healthier YOU'
- Weekly lunchtime walking group
- Ride to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Free staff counselling service
- Free stop smoking service