Job Overview
The Head of Specialist Operations will be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and Specialist Operations Response teams (SORT) response capability for the Trust.
The post holder will ensure the duties of the Accountable Emergency Officer (AEO) are fully met and maintained for the organisation.
The post holder will oversee and assure delivery of HART / SORT capabilities for the Trust, ensuring integration of all HART / SORT activity into core functions of the organisation whilst maintaining the highest level of standards for preparedness in line with national policies and procedures.
The post holder will engage and work closely with NARU, NHSE (national & regional), JESIP, UKHSA, National Ambulance EPRR leads to influence national policy and developments of the HART / SORT specialism. The post holder will advise on national policy and best practice guidance and work closely with the Directors and Managers of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) to review Specialist Operations and make improvements based on national policy and learning from incidents or events.
Main duties of the job
1. Ensure the provision of HART / SORT capabilities in compliance with the NHS core standards for emergency preparedness, resilience and response.
2. The post holder must ensure that as an NHS-funded organisation, the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, the NHS Act 2006, the Health and Care Act 2022, the NHS standard contract, the NHS Core Standards for EPRR and NHS England business continuity management framework are met.
3. To ensure that SECAMB is prepared and equipped to respond and deal with all serious / large scale / standby and declared major incidents and planned large scale events.
4. To ensure the appropriate specialist guidance, action cards, rotas and communication are in place for an effective response by SECAMB and all our staff in the event of a major incident.
5. Provide monthly updates to Operational Management team (OMT) and quarterly updates to Executive Management Board (EMB) regarding EPRR matters via a report.
6. Maintain a national security clearance level of Secret (SC) enabling the post holder to receive and retain highly sensitive and complex information up to and including ‘secret’ as defined by the Government Protective Marking Scheme.
Working for our organisation
* Option to join NHS pension scheme
* A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
* Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
* Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
* Access to occupational health and counselling services.
* Award winning wellbeing hub
* Back up buddy App
* Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.
The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief.
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