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: 12/02/2025 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.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build 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 Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, and to focus on sustainability in the workplace.
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 co-ordinated 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 delivery of training and supporting the response to any potential incidents or emergencies.
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 co-ordinated 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 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, and working under pressure.
* Aptitude for change and 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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