Employer: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Queen Victoria Hospital
Town: East Grinstead
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Emergency Planning and Resilience Officer
NHS AfC: Band 7
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as possible. With the recent addition of video-led ‘virtual’ consultations, we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge, and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that truly re-builds our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as:
* Tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes.
* Flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs.
* A dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback, and tax relief schemes.
Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital, we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that, we want every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light, and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
Under the Direction of the Chief Operating Officer / Deputy Chief Operating Officer, this role will lead QVH in the delivery of the Trust's Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response (EPRR) programme, providing training to staff across the Trust, and support and advice across all parts of the organisation to ensure it is prepared for all emergencies. In addition, provide the specialist role of Tactical Advisor to Tactical Commanders during an emergency response.
Main duties of the job
The Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response Officer will provide support to ensure the EPRR corporate responsibilities are met and provide assurance that the Trust complies with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and any associated Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR) guidance, including NHS England’s (NHSE) Core Standards for EPRR.
The post will monitor that coordinated systems are in place in all areas of the organisation to ensure that core critical services are maintained in response to any reasonably foreseeable event. This further includes working with the Local Resilience Forum and our multi-agency partners.
Support the Trust by reviewing and supporting internal stakeholders with the updating of existing emergency and business continuity policies and plans, designing and delivering specialist EPRR training and advice, utilising research to deliver on new and changing approaches in the delivery of training and supporting the response to any potential incidents or emergencies.
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care, and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer, and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response Officer will provide support to ensure the EPRR corporate responsibilities are met and provide assurance that the Trust complies with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and any associated Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR) guidance, including NHS England’s (NHSE) Core Standards for EPRR.
The post will monitor that coordinated systems are in place in all areas of the organisation to ensure that core critical services are maintained in response to any reasonably foreseeable event. This further includes working with the Local Resilience Forum and our multi-agency partners.
Support the Trust by reviewing and supporting internal stakeholders with the updating of existing emergency and business continuity policies and plans, designing and delivering specialist EPRR training and advice, utilising research to deliver on new and changing approaches in the delivery of training and supporting the response to any potential incidents or emergencies.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree with emergency planning / disaster management as part of the course.
Experience
* High level of technical experience within an emergency planning or disaster management setting.
* Technical level understanding of NHS England EPRR Framework.
* Evidence of good organisational and planning skills.
* Evidence of good CPD.
* Recent employment within EPRR.
Skills
* Able to work at a high level of accuracy in:
* Report writing.
* Minute taking.
* Able to work under pressure.
* Has an aptitude for change.
* Critical analysing skills.
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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