Leonard Cheshire
Health and Safety Lead
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Description and Requirements
Location
Ideally based close to major road links. There is no set location, as the role requires coverage across England, Wales and Scotland. It will require flexibility to undertake extensive travel and overnight stays.
Salary
ca. £44,000
Working Pattern
Full-time, Monday to Friday
About the Role
At Leonard Cheshire, the safety and wellbeing of the people we support and our colleagues is at the heart of everything we do.
The role is Health and Safety Lead; however, it focuses on Fire Safety responsibilities that provide specialist operational support across multiple locations. You’ll work closely with Service Managers and frontline teams, visiting locations across the organisation to review evacuation arrangements, ensure Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) are accurate and person-centred, support evacuation drills and provide practical training and coaching.
This is a hands-on role for someone who understands fire safety and emergency evacuation and can turn compliance requirements into practical, effective arrangements that work in real-life situations.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and improve evacuation plans and PEEPs across our services.
- Visit services to assess evacuation routes, equipment, staffing, and practical arrangements.
- Support meaningful evacuation drills and ensure learning and actions are followed through.
- Provide practical fire safety, evacuation, and PEEP training to managers and staff.
- Monitor compliance with evacuation reviews, drills, training, and outstanding actions.
- Identify, report, and escalate significant fire safety and evacuation risks.
- Produce clear reports and assurance information for senior leaders and regulators.
- Work collaboratively with Operations, Property, Health & Safety, Quality, Clinical, and Learning & Development teams.
- Identify trends, share good practice, and contribute to continuous improvement.
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About You
Essential for this role is:
- Experience in fire safety, health & safety, compliance, estates, care services, or a related operational environment.
- Practical experience developing or reviewing emergency evacuation plans and PEEPs.
- Good knowledge of fire safety and evacuation requirements.
- Experience assessing risk and translating findings into practical actions.
- Experience delivering training, coaching, or competency-based support.
- Experience undertaking audits, inspections, or compliance assessments.
- Strong communication, organizational, and report-writing skills.
- The confidence to challenge unsafe practice constructively and professionally.
- A practical, solutions-focused approach and strong attention to detail.
- The ability to work independently across multiple locations and travel as required.
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A NEBOSH Fire Safety, IOSH, or equivalent qualification would be desirable, as would experience in health and social care, supported living, or residential care.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to make a direct difference to the safety of people supported across Leonard Cheshire. You’ll have the opportunity to influence good practice across multiple services, develop the confidence of operational teams, and help ensure evacuation arrangements work effectively when they are needed most.
Our Values
Positive – warm and empathetic, we always look to progress and improve.
Proud – strong-willed and spirited, we are firm in our beliefs.
Pioneering – confident and imaginative, we are creative change makers.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join Leonard Cheshire.
General Information
- Location: Cheltenham
- Service Name: Home based
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Salary: £44,000 per annum - depending on experience
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