Station Manager (B) – Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service

We are anticipating a number of Station Manager (B) vacancies attached to the Flexi-Duty System across the service. These vacancies may exist within Community Risk and Response (CRR), Training, Policy, Risk & Performance; Technical Services and Protection Departments. On conclusion of the process a talent pool will be generated to support our Middle Manager career progression and retirement profile over the next 12-24 months.

The Role:
To lead and motivate our teams, and assist in delivering and implementing service policies, strategies and plans that support the aspirations of both the County Council and the Fire and Rescue Service.

Promote and maintain a positive relationship with all employees and their respective trade unions in the interests of developing a climate of harmonious and constructive employee relations.

Lead on the service’s continuous improvement strategy, whilst supporting a positive and innovative organisational culture through genuine staff engagement. Demonstrate exceptional leadership skills aligned to the ‘Leading the Function’ elements of the NFCC Leadership Framework.

Model our values and desired behaviours; promoting a culture which embraces collaboration, inclusivity, high performance and wellbeing. You will strive to make a positive impact on the communities we serve.

Manage and lead operational incidents as Level 2 Incident Commander, or in other incident command support roles in accordance with the requirements of EFSM2 and local standard operating procedures.

The Station Manager role, is conditioned to the Flexible Duty System within a department, providing emergency response cover across Northumberland relative to the hours of the duty system.

To be eligible to apply you must:

Be a substantive competent Station Manager or a Competent Watch Manager in a UK Local Authority Fire and Rescue Service.
Hold current Incident Command Qualification or be prepared to achieve the qualification upon promotion.
Have no current capability issues related to competence.
Have no current formal disciplinary warnings throughout the entire process.
Possess a full UK driving licence.