Fire, Health and Safety Officer: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Help Create Safer Environments for Our Patients, Staff and Communities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Fire, Health & Safety Officer to join our Estates and Facilities Team.

Working alongside the Head of Facilities and Health & Safety, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Trust’s fire safety and health & safety functions, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and helping to maintain safe, secure, and welcoming environments across our services.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive safety professional looking to develop their career within a progressive NHS Trust committed to continuous improvement, collaboration, and high-quality patient care.

Our Values

We are looking for people who share our values:

• We work together
• We are respectful and kind
• We are inclusive
• We keep improving

Why Join Us?

You’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference to the safety and wellbeing of patients, visitors and colleagues while working within a supportive team that values professional development and innovation. You’ll contribute to a Trust-wide safety agenda and help shape the future of fire safety and health & safety services across our Trust.

If you are passionate about creating safer environments and supporting high-quality healthcare services, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert fire safety and health & safety advice across the Trust.
• Undertake audits, inspections, workplace assessments and fire risk assessments.
• Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and management systems.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses and RIDDOR-reportable events.
• Deliver fire safety and health & safety training to staff.
• Support business continuity, emergency planning and major incident preparedness.
• Assist in maintaining the Trust risk register and monitoring compliance.
• Promote a positive safety culture and support violence prevention and reduction initiatives.
• Act as Fire Safety Adviser (Authorised Person – Fire) in accordance with HTM 05-01 guidance.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Must have knowledge and experience in the practical implications and application of the Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974 and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, knowledge and be familiar with the interpretation of the Building Regulations.
• Practical experience and knowledge of undertaking risk assessments, ability to undertake safety audits, working knowledge of fire, health & safety, risk management, and relevant codes of practice.
• Experience of fire, health and safety provision in complex healthcare services.
• Good verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain accurate records.
• Organising, prioritising and planning skills.
• Analytical skills, including data analysis relevant to fire, health & safety.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications e.g. spreadsheets, word processing/general IT applications.
• Good keyboard skills.
• Good report writing skills.
• Able to translate mandatory regulations and advisory guidance into advice that is both sound and practical, related to fire, health & safety.
• Ability to assimilate, analyse & present problems, identify necessary actions, make recommendations and ensure action plans have been implemented.

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS and Trust policies and procedures.
• Practical knowledge and experience in the application of Violence Prevention and Reduction Standard and associated guidance.
• Practical knowledge and familiar with the interpretation of the Building Regulations 2022.

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree standard that enables the post holder to demonstrate and practice appropriate fire, health & safety management with developed knowledge across the range of fire, health, safety procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant good practice.
• ABBE Level 3 Certificate in Fire Risk Assessment.
• Professional qualification in health and safety to level 3 (NEBOSH).
• It is expected that post-holder will be a Technical member, or above, of IOSH.
• It is expected that post holder will be a Technician Grade, or above, of the Institute of Fire Engineers.
• Evidence of continuous development.

Desirable

• Certificate in Further Education Training.
• Qualification in Risk or Auditing.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a fire, health & safety environment.
• Experience of updating and implementing policies and procedures relevant to fire, health & safety.
• Experience of undertaking fire, health & safety risk assessments, safety inspections and audits.
• Experience of accident and incident investigation and associated methodologies

Desirable

• Experience of delivering training.
• Experience of accident and incident investigation and associated methodologies.
• Experience in incident reporting and risk management systems.
• Understanding of NHS organisations and structures.
• Understanding of mental health services and patient care needs.

Other

Essential

• Mobile with the ability to travel to other sites across the Trust.
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Able to attend events outside of Sheffield

Closing Date: 13 September 2026