Fire Safety Adviser

Experienced Fire Safety professional for a complex, busy Healthcare environment where the stakes are genuinely high.

Location: Bristol Employer: North Bristol NHS Trust

We are looking for a Fire Safety Adviser with solid operational experience who has experience within large, complex environments.

This is a hands-on role providing expert fire safety advice across North Bristol Trust, where you will ensure full compliance with legislation while protecting life and property in one of the region’s busiest acute hospital sites.

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Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Conducting and reviewing fire risk assessments
• Providing specialist technical and legislative advice to staff across the organisation
• Overseeing fire incidents – investigation, reporting, and embedding learning
• Building strong working relationships with multidisciplinary teams
• Supporting bespoke fire safety training delivery
• Delivering proportionate, collaborative solutions in a complex healthcare setting

What we’re looking for

• Strong background in fire safety
• Thorough working knowledge of the Fire Safety Order and associated guidance (HTM Health Technical Memorandum)
• Confident in building rapport with stakeholders and advising / influencing senior leaders
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into practical, workable solutions
• Experience in incident investigation and report writing
• Experince of working in large, complex organisations
• L4 Fire Qualification (or working towards it)

NEBOSH and other qualifications are welcomed but not essential – we are flexible for the right candidate.

Why consider this role?

• Apply your fire expertise where it directly protects lives in a high-risk environment
• Broader responsibility than many traditional fire safety roles
• Opportunity to influence at organisational level
• Stable NHS role with good benefits such as:
  - 27 days annual leave
  - up to 10% pension contributions
  - opportunities for further qualifications and training
  - retail discounts

If you’re a competent fire professional who wants to apply your expertise where it genuinely matters, we want to hear from you.

Contact Kirstie.ridewood@uhbw.nhs.uk for more information or to arrange an informal chat / tour of the site.

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