Fire Safety Advisor & Trainer

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Job summary

We want you to help us build and maintain the most modern, sustainable, progressive and forward thinking environments in which our healthcare professionals can deliver outstanding care for one and all. It’s what we have called ‘Building Brilliance’.

This role is open to all applicants. However, in line with Cornwall First recruitment principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Main duties of the job

To uphold the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005

To maintain statutory requirements dictated by HTM 05-02 Firecode.

To provide specialist advice on all aspects of Fire Safety and Statutoryrequirements to the Trust and as necessary other service providers.

To support training functions where necessary, organising and delivering training schedules

Conduct suitable & sufficient Fire risk Assessments i.a.w PAS 79 risk assessment methodology

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Must have attended Fire Safety Courses at Fire Safety College
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent, in a relevant subject
  • L4 Diploma Fire Safety

Desirable

  • Certificate in Management at NVQ Level IV or equivalent
  • PTLLS Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
  • Fire Engineering Degree
  • Member of the Institute of Fire Engineers

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience of working with Local Authority or the NHS in a Fire Safety capacity
  • Experience in the delivery of training to clinical and non clinical staff

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: 13 August 2026

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