Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Manager
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Reporting to the Deputy Head of EPRR, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Emergency Preparedness Resilience & Response (EPRR) arrangements of the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
The role will hold a Business Continuity portfolio working alongside the Business Continuity Manager. The post will be required to work closely with the Emergency Operations Centre, ensuring that response arrangements are effective for a wide range of EPRR incidents.
There is a requirement to plan, prepare and deliver exercises to test capabilities under the Civil Contingencies act, the NHS England EPRR Core Standards and Interoperable Standards. The delivery of training sessions is a requirement of the role as part of a rolling annual refresher programme and to multi-agency partners of specialist topics such as Marauding Terrorist Attack, CBRN and JESIP.
Main duties of the job
* To prepare, implement, test and evaluate emergency plans. Ensure that the Trust Major Incident Plan is compatible with other health and Emergency service plans and meets the statutory requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
* Ensure as far as is reasonably practical the competence of Trust staff and managers to deal effectively with extra ordinary incidents
* To manage and assess the risks associated with public events occurring within or impacting upon the Trust area. Evaluate and plan for any special medical arrangements required
* To manage the Trust preparedness for responding to, and mitigating the effects of and Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) or Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) incident
* Manage the Trusts capacity and preparedness to deal with a High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) case/incident
* In liaison with the Trust Business Continuity Manager, contribute to the Trust Business Continuity Policy
* Manage, produce and update site-specific plans in accordance with national and statutory requirements
* Manage, prepare and propose updates to any Trust plan to ensure the Trust remains compliant with relevant legislation and EPRR best practice and contractual standards
* Participate in the Resilience Team on-call rota to provide specialist support and advice to incident commanders in the event of major or specialist incidents
* Remain up to date in National, NHS or emergency services strategies concerning civil protection issues as necessary
About us
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a detailed description of responsibilities and person specification.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* EPRR Qualification or equivalent specialist qualification/experience ? Business Continuity Qualification/experience
* Registered Healthcare Professional in the NHS ? Educated to Degree Level ? Emergency driving qualification ? Experience of CBRN Working ? PRINCE2 project management ? NHS Management Qualification ? NILO Qualified ? Radiation Protection Supervisor
Key Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude
* Demonstrable highly developed specialist knowledge of Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) (2004) and how it is delivered at a local level. ? Demonstrate a highly developed specialist knowledge of the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles. ? Demonstrable highly developed specialist knowledge of NHS and how this relates to resilience and the delivery of the CCA at a local and regional level.
* Demonstrable evidence of previous partnership working with ambulance services and external agencies with a proven track record. ? Demonstrable evidence of previous work at a tactical level in the area of emergency planning/business within the NHS or public sector ? Comprehensive working knowledge of NHS major incident/business continuity plans & procedures. ? Comprehensive In-depth specialist knowledge of issues such as Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear (CBRN), infectious diseases etc Deliberate release delivery systems, Signs, symptoms, prophylaxis, treatments, responses, Command and control structures, Post/decontamination issues ? Highly developed specialist knowledge of Incident Command in conventional and CBRNE at Operational and Tactical level. ? Extensive specialist knowledge in current risks and threats
* Extensive knowledge of a wide range of partner agencies' roles and responsibilities. ? Previous experiences of large or major incidents
Experience
* Experience of delivering clear, succinct plans and of reviewing and evaluating the plans of others across the organisation to create an operational framework. ? Experience in managing significant projects across the organisation
* Experience in design and delivery of training and educational programmes. within the multi-agency arena Highly developed specialist knowledge of Incident Command in conventional and CBRNE at Operational and Tactical level.
* Experience of Tactical Advisor duties.
Disposition / Personal Attributes
* o Ability to work to deadlines. o Able to engage with a wide range of partner agencies. o Evidence of excellent communication skills including o Persuasion Skills o Negotiation Skills o Motivational Skills o Empathetic o Reassurance Skills o Demonstrable evidence of competency in training skills
* o Excellent time management skills including the ability to prioritise objectives o Excellent organisational skills. o Able to work unsupervised o Excellent ability to work within a team o High degree of professionalism. o Demonstrate credibility in influencing senior management and other organisations to fulfil organisational and legal requirements.
* Able to think laterally and in a flexible way. ? Able to demonstrate effective influencing skills
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.
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Depending on experience£46,148-£48,526 + 4.5% unsocial payment (payable once on-call)
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