Job overview
This post is responsible for the delivery and planning of the trust's emergency planning resilience and response for all activities and across all sites of the Trust. This involves understanding complex environments and situations across all sites, supporting the Service Director to deliver the best outcome for staff and patients.
This lead role is required to continuously change priority according to the needs of the wider community and Trust, working closely with key partners across the Trust/System.
On behalf of the Service Director, the post holder will take the lead in ensuring the Trust meets its statutory obligations and complies with all relevant Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) guidance for the NHS, this includes business continuity and resilience preparedness.
This is a full time ( Hours) post and remote/flexible working would be considered.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring a continued state of preparedness for the Trust to respond to any major or significant incident both planned and unscheduled ensuring, that where practical, measures are in place to maintain continuity of its core business.
The post holder will ensure that legal and regulatory requirements that apply to the Trust are met including training, planning and co-ordination working with NHSE/I, Local NHS Commissioners, multi-agency partners and the local resilience forum.
The post holder will further develop expertise in emergency planning that the Trust holds and seek to develop good practice by using lessons identified from experiences and debriefs of incidents, exercises and events nationally.
The post holder will ensure that emergency planning and resilience is an integral part of business planning, strategy and operations across the Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for coordinating all Business Continuity Activity (including Business Continuity Plans and Business Continuity Impact Analysis) and ensuring all areas have the right plans in place to respond to incidents and periods of disruption.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
1. Caring for and about you is our top priority
2. Committed to providing good quality, safe services
3. Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
4. Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
5. 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
6. Generous NHS pension scheme
7. Excellent learning and career development opportunities
8. ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
9. Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
10. Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
11. Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
12. Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
13. Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
14. First degree in an Emergency planning related field /Diploma in Health Emergency Planning or equivalent vocational experience.
15. Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or equivalent experience.
16. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development through Associate Membership or above of relevant professional body / society Emergency Planning Society (EPS) / Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM).
17. Experience of Resilience systems and processes including command and control/Incident response.
18. Experience of delivering training.
19. Experience of working across staff groups and between organisations.
20. Experience of similar role in public sector.
21. Able to demonstrate up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, Health and Care Act 2022 and the NHS England Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Guidance (2022)
22. Experience of managing a risk-based approach to towards resilience, preparedness; the application of dynamic risk assessment and the use of Decision-Making Models in supporting these processes.
23. Experience and understanding of Systems Resilience, including capacity and flow, and the various partners that make up the Frimley ICS
24. BTEC Level 3 in Education and Training or equivalent trainer qualification, or willing to attend relevant course.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
25. First degree in an Emergency planning related field /Diploma in Health Emergency Planning or equivalent vocational experience
26. Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or equivalent experience
27. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development through Associate Membership or above of relevant professional body / society Emergency Planning Society (EPS) / Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM)
28. Experience of Resilience systems and processes including command and control/Incident response
29. Experience of delivering training
30. Experience of working across staff groups and between organisations.
31. Experience of similar role in public sector.
32. Able to demonstrate up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, Health and Care Act 2022 and the NHS England Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Guidance (2022)
33. Experience of managing a risk-based approach to towards resilience, preparedness; the application of dynamic risk assessment and the use of Decision-Making Models in supporting these processes.
34. Experience and understanding of Systems Resilience, including capacity and flow, and the various partners that make up the Frimley ICS
35. BTEC Level 3 in Education and Training or equivalent trainer qualification, or willing to attend relevant course
Skills and Capabilities
Essential criteria
36. Proven record in delivering effective Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response strategies
37. Ability to produce clear and precise reports and correspondence
38. Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
39. Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
40. Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change. Motivational skills to encourage ICB working to improve services/performance where there may be resistance to change; presents workshops to large groups of staff.
Analytical
Essential criteria
41. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
42. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
43. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
44. Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Planning Skills
Essential criteria
45. Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Management Skills
Essential criteria
46. Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
Autonomy Freedom to Act
Essential criteria
47. Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
48. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
49. Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales Experience of researching best practice interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation).
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
50. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
Equality/Diversity & Financial and Physical Resources
Essential criteria
51. Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
52. Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.
Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.
Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.
Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.
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