Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity to join the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response (EPRR) Team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) as an Emergency Planning Officer.
We are looking for someone with a keen interest in Business Continuity to join our small but dynamic team. As an Emergency Planning Officer you will work with the EPRR Team to deliver an effective EPRR and Business Continuity service, supporting internal and external stakeholders to ensure a robust and resilient NHS response to any incident or disruptive event.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the EPRR Manager, as an Emergency Planning Officer, you will:
1. Contribute to the Trusts EPRR and Business Continuity work programmes to ensure the Trust complies with statutory and regulatory requirements.
2. Provide a source of EPRR and Business Continuity expertise to the Trust in conjunction with the EPRR Team.
3. Contribute to the development and implementation of EPRR arrangements relating to Business Continuity, Critical and Major Incidents.
4. Contribute to the review of Emergency and Business Continuity Plans for the Trust to ensure robust arrangements that are reflective of the Trusts capabilities.
5. Support the implementation of the Trusts Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) in conjunction with the EPRR Manager and Divisional Business Continuity Leads.
6. Contribute to multi-agency Emergency Planning through the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) and the Local Health Resilience Partnership (LHRP), including attendance at relevant Working on Tuesday meetings, multi-agency training, exercises and working groups.
7. Develop strong working relationships with our internal hospital teams (clinical and non-clinical), our health sector partners and wider multi-agency organisations.
8. Support the Trust response to incidents and disruptive events, as required.
9. Understand risk management to ensure Emergency and Business Continuity Planning is undertaken within this wider context.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
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We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contact on 02080 360017
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information regarding the Trust and the Emergency Planning Officer role (including the person specification) can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. Educated to undergraduate degree level in a relevant field or equivalent NHS EPRR experience.
Desirable criteria
11. Educated to master's degree level.
12. Business continuity qualification.
13. Training or teaching qualification.
14. Diploma in Health Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (DipHEPRR).
15. Evidence of professional development in the field of emergency planning and business continuity.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. Understanding of emergency planning and business continuity legislation.
17. Understanding of the NHS England EPRR Core Standards and annual assurance process
18. Demonstrable experience of planning and project management.
19. Experience of working to tight deadlines.
20. Experience producing detailed reports, policies and procedures.
Desirable criteria
21. Knowledge of national NHS policy in emergency planning and business continuity.
22. Experience delivering training.
23. Experience of involvement in 'live' major incident exercise(s) and real incidents.
24. Experience in emergency planning and / or business continuity within the NHS.
25. Experience of managing and maintaining effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
26. Experience of working with a variety of external agencies.
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
27. Working understanding of risk assessment and management.
28. Ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical solutions.
29. High functioning interpersonal skills and communication skills.
30. Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners.
31. Excellent written skills including the ability to prepare complex documents such as training and exercising programmes.
32. Ability to deliver high quality presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
33. High functioning IT skills (including but not limited to, Microsoft Office programmes).
34. Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload.
Desirable criteria
35. Able to conduct audits.
36. Confident in interacting with colleagues across all levels within the organisation.