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1173: OFFICERS IN FIRE, AMBULANCE, PRISON AND RELATED SERVICES
Job description:
Fire officers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources of a specific
physical or functional area of a statutory or private fire brigade/service and the resources
necessary for the protection of property at fires within a salvage corps area, Ambulance officers
plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources necessary for the provision of ambulance
services. Prison officers (principal officer and above) plan, organise, direct, and co-ordinate the
activities and resources necessary for the running of a prison, remand or detention centre,
Customs officers plan and direct the work of customs, excise and immigration staff in the
monitoring and inspection of goods and persons crossing national borders.
Entry requirements of this job:
The position of senior fire officer is achieved by internal promotion. Entry to senior positions
within the prison service and revenue and customs is either by internal promotion or by open
competition; both organisations operate accelerated promotion schemes available to internal
and external applicants. Entry to the prison service is subject to age restrictions, and both the
prison service and revenue and customs impose nationality conditions. Entry to senior positions
within the ambulance service is largely by internal promotion from supervisory roles.
Tasks required by this job include:
* liaises with other senior officials and/or government departments to determine staffing,
financial and other short- and long-term needs;
* prepares reports for insurance companies, the Home Office, Scottish Home and Health
Department, and other bodies as necessary;
* advises on the recruitment, training and monitoring of staff;
* fire officers plan, direct and co-ordinate an operational plan for one or more fire stations,
attend fires and other emergencies to minimise danger to property and people, arrange for
the salvaging of goods, immediate temporary repairs and security measures for fire
damaged premises as necessary;
+ ambulance officers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the activities of ambulance
personnel and control room assistants, for the provision of ambulance services for
emergency and non-emergency cases;
* prison officers interview prisoners on arrival and discharge/departure, receive reports on
disciplinary problems and decide on appropriate action, make periodic checks on internal
and external security, and provide care and support to prisoners in custody;
+ revenue and customs, excise and immigration officers advise on the interpretation of
regulations concerning taxes, duties and immigration requirements and enforce these
regulations through monitoring of premises, examining goods entering the country to ensure
correct duty is paid and establishing that passengers have the necessary authorisation for
crossing national borders.
NS-SEC categorisations:
The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 1.1
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 2
To find your exact NS-SEC code, please use the NS-SEC Coding Tool.
Jobs related to this code:
+ Fire service officer (government)
* Prison governor
* Station officer (ambulance service)
This unit group is part of:
+ Minor Group 117: SENIOR OFFICERS IN PROTECTIVE SERVICES
+ Sub-Major Group 11: CORPORATE MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS
+ Major Group 1: MANAGERS, DIRECTORS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS
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