Fire Safety Advisor: Sponsorship Available

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Fire Safety Advisor

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Health, Safety, Fire and Security Team at Great Western Hospital (GWH) as a Fire Safety Advisor. This safety-critical role plays a key part in protecting patients, staff, visitors and Trust premises by providing specialist fire safety advice, undertaking fire risk assessments and supporting compliance with fire safety legislation and NHS Firecode requirements.

This is a full-time post based primarily at GWH in Swindon. Occasional travel across the wider BSW Hospitals Group, including sites in Bath and Salisbury, may be required to support service delivery and provide specialist fire safety advice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake fire risk assessments across a diverse range of hospital buildings and healthcare premises, providing expert fire safety advice, training and support to staff at all levels of the organisation. Working as part of the Health, Safety, Fire and Security Team, they will help ensure the Trust maintains compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS Firecode (HTM 05 series) and other relevant fire safety legislation, standards and best practice. The post holder will also support the development of a positive fire safety culture across the Trust, contributing to the safety of patients, staff, visitors and premises. The post reports to the Health, Safety, Fire and Security Team Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or equivalent fire safety qualification.
  • Level 5 Certificate in Fire Risk Assessment or equivalent qualification.

Desirable

  • Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent trainer qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing fire safety advice within a large and complex public sector organisation
  • Minimum three years’ experience of delivering fire safety training and awareness programmes.
  • Extensive experience of writing complex reports, policies and procedures.
  • Experience of undertaking and documenting complex fire risk assessments within high-risk buildings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 15 November 2026

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