Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fire Safety Maintenance Adviser
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Do you have a passion for fire safety in the public sector?
We are recruiting to our fire safety team and are looking for a part-time fire safety maintenance adviser to support the delivery of fire safety improvements across the Trust.
The fire safety team are responsible for delivering fire safety improvement work across all three sites - Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital and Andover War Memorial Hospital.
We are looking for an experienced fire safety maintenance professional who will be able to understand and interpret NHS HTM standards, balancing fire safety and clinical operational risks.
Role Overview
The fire safety maintenance adviser is a key member of the fire safety team. The team are responsible for ensuring fire safety systems and maintenance activities are compliant with HTM and statutory legislation (this postholder is the authorised person for fire safety maintenance). The adviser works with the Fire, Health and Safety Manager, Senior Fire Safety Adviser and the Estates team to support and provide input into system design, installation, maintenance and safety procedures.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Key Responsibilities
- Acts as an interface between contractors and internal estates and fire safety teams to ensure that all maintenance, testing and remedial works for fire safety systems are carried out safely and competently.
- Checks and escalates contractor competence and performance, this includes considering system integrity during construction activities or changes in building use and administering permit-to-work process.
- Monitors system operation, manages faults and activations, and supports measures to minimise false alarms.
- Supports the delivery of maintenance and testing regimes and that contingency arrangements to maintain fire safety are in place in the event of system failures.
Our Vision
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
About the Trust
The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
CARE Values
We expect the post holder to uphold the trust's CARE values:
- COMPASSION: Caring about our patients and our staff
- ACCOUNTABLE: Responsible, always improving
- RESPECT: For all colleagues, patients and their families
- ENCOURAGING: Challenging each other to always do our best
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Matthew Tate
- Job title: Senior Fire Safety Adviser
- Email address: matthew.tate@hhft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01256 473202
First contact by email is preferred.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills