Job summary South East Coast Ambulance Service is seeking an experienced professional to join our resilience team on a substantive basis. While providing essential support to the trust, its multi-agency, and system partners. The position will specifically focus on the Command and Resilience Education workstreams, with an emphasis on quality improvement, governance, and assurance. The role covers the entire geographical area of the trust, with transportation provided and the option for remote work. The Resilience Department is responsible for delivering the SECAmb's ongoing programme to increase the resilience of the Trust so that it is able to respond to Major Incidents and business disruptions, whilst continuing to deliver the critical services that its stakeholders and community rely upon. The EPRR Team supports the delivery of the Trust's resilience programme by developing the relevant Trust policies, procedures and plans.The team collaborates with and co-produces plans with the Local Resilience Forums, Local Health Resilience Partnerships and Blue Light Forums. EPRR Managers are key to the delivery of the EPRR agenda to the trust. This role will be responsible for contributing to the design and development of plans and ensuring delivery in line with Emergency Planning guidance The post-holder will share specialist knowledge with all departments delivering specialist knowledge in relation to the emergency planning, business continuity and resilience agenda for SECAmb. Main duties of the job Maintain and build on existing strong relationships with partners and key stakeholders such as Local Resilience Forums (LRFs), Local Health Resilience Partnerships (LHRPs), NHS partners (local/regional/national) and other agencies (e.g. other emergency services). To maintain and contribute to the development and implementation of action plans related to EPRR compliance requirements, business continuity and as a result of learning from incidents (including serious incidents, audit actions, etc) Responsible for supporting the writing of, and providing advice on appropriate Trust policies and operating procedures. Work with multiagency partners to ensure that Trust site specific plans are compliant with the range of relevant legislation, and are effective, reviewed and exercised. To respond to incidents / public events in a clinical, command or advisory capacity as required, ensuring a high level of knowledge and expertise is maintained, underpinned by theory and experience To ensure that the Trust maintains its resilience and is able to respond to Major, critical, Specialist/multiagency incidents and Business Continuity issues as per relevant guidance and legislation such as the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) or the NHS Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Framework About us South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust covers a geographical area of 3,600 square miles (Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent, Surrey, and North East Hampshire), including densely populated urban areas as well as more rural remote areas. In total SECAmb employs over 4,500 staff, working across 110 sites with almost 90 per cent of the workforce being made up of operational staff - those directly caring for patients. The Resilience team work in partnership with all other teams and directorates across the Trust and are instrumental in both the planning and response functions of the organisation. Date posted 20 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 278-EPRRM-0125-LH Job locations Sheffield Park Resilience Base Bluebell Industrial Estate Uckfield TN22 3HQ Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the Job Description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities attached to this role The applicant must be able to obtain security clearance to secret level - morein formation can be found hereUnited Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the Job Description for a comprehensive list of responsibilities attached to this role The applicant must be able to obtain security clearance to secret level - morein formation can be found hereUnited Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK Person Specification Application Essential EPRR Experience Experience of Training Desirable Previous employment in an NHS Resilience Post EPRR Qualification diploma Interview and Application Essential Management Experience Desirable Academic Management Qualification Healthcare experience Essential Experience of working in a heath care setting Desirable Healthcare (patient facing) qualification Person Specification Application Essential EPRR Experience Experience of Training Desirable Previous employment in an NHS Resilience Post EPRR Qualification diploma Interview and Application Essential Management Experience Desirable Academic Management Qualification Healthcare experience Essential Experience of working in a heath care setting Desirable Healthcare (patient facing) qualification Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name SECamb Address Sheffield Park Resilience Base Bluebell Industrial Estate Uckfield TN22 3HQ Employer's website https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)