Fire Safety Advisor & Trainer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves ensuring the hospital trust complies with fire safety regulations and maintaining statutory requirements. The advisor will provide specialist advice on fire safety and support training functions. Key duties include conducting fire risk assessments and delivering training to staff.
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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
- 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
- Must have attended Fire Safety Courses at Fire Safety College
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, in a relevant subject
- L4 Diploma Fire Safety
- 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
- 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
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Fire Safety Advisor & Trainer
The closing date is 05 October 2026
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
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can incr
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