Fire Safety Trainer

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

7/25/2025

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Job Overview

• To maintain accurate records of Fire Safety training
• Design, develop, prepare and deliver a wide range of fire safety training to all staff throughout the organisation specific to their individual need and departmental requirements, in line the with the Training needs Analysis
• Record attendees, feedback information and outcomes on the NBT systems
• Organise training dates, times and locations with all wards / departments to ensure training is delivered to all staff
• Where necessary, support wards / departments with the execution of Fire Safety drills
• To provide Fire Safety advice on training as directed by the Fire Safety manager
• To ensure Local Fire Evacuation procedures are in place and drills are being conducted to these
• To resolve Fire Safety non-compliance training issues and promote high standards of Fire Safety training.
  
  

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for developing Fire Safety training sessions for all staff, at all levels including volunteers etc.
• Prepare and deliver training presentations in line with the Trusts Training Needs Analysis and Matrix including Fire Warden, Evacuation, Response and drill training along with other relevant courses including bespoke training for individuals based upon their work environment.
• Provide specialist training where patient evacuation plans and PEEPs are needed to enable safe evacuation.
• Visit all NBT premises and satellite sites to deliver training.
• Ensure training content is relevant and up to date with the latest legislation and guidance.
  
  

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Train appropriate staff in the safe use of firefighting equipment, emergency medical gas shutdown and the deployment / use of evacuation equipment where required.
• Jointly work with the local managers and the EPPR Team to provide realistic scenario training (fire drills and tabletop exercises) to test fire, contingency planning and resilience arrangements.
• Ensure all relevant training is conducted in accordance with training guidance in FIRECODE HTM 05-01 ' Managing Healthcare Fire safety', the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Health & Safety at Work Act and associated legislation.
• Work proactively with the Fire Safety Manager and Senior Managers to plan complex activities or programmes such as fire drills, tabletop evacuations exercises and building evacuations. This will require the formulation and adjustment of strategies across the organisation.
• Deliver presentations in a clear and concise manner in both formal and informal training settings in order to ensure that the key points are clearly understood by the participants.
• Have empathy and good communication skills.
• Information communicated may be contentious in nature – e.g., the requirement for an area to change an established way of working in order to comply with Fire Safety guidance. In such situations the post holder will be expected to have the communication skills to work through the issues in a supportive way and achieve a positive outcome.
• Undertake daily administration duties including confident use of computers, including competent use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, database and other software packages as required.
• Use initiative to prioritise own workload, exercising discretion as to the degree of urgency, importance and confidentiality
• The role will require occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances as a result of reading incident reports, participating in emergency evacuations drills and ensuring the organisation is resilient in the event of emergencies.
  
  

Produce data and reports to be submitted to the Fire Safety Manager and data to be used for meetings and annual reports etc

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Certification in Fire Safety or equivalent level of experience within a fire safety role.
  
  

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HTM Firecode certifications – HTM 05-01, 05-02, 05-03 Part A
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience within Fire Safety profession
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with Building Regulations appertaining to fire safety, HTM 05-02 and Approved Document B.
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge of Fire safety legislation within a healthcare environment Fire code, HTM’s and FSO.
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to analyse Fire drawings to aid the development of training
  
  

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Highly motivated, resourceful and uses knowledge of skills and fire legislation to protect the Trust
  
  

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Flexibility – able to cope with different work environments, and adapt to the changing horizon of the NHS
  
  

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.