Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Manager
Join our dynamic team to ensure our Trust is always ready for any emergency! As an EPRR Manager, you'll develop and implement vital emergency plans, manage risks, and coordinate responses to incidents. Your expertise and role will be crucial in keeping our community safe and resilient.
Main duties of the job
* Support services to conduct business impact assessments
Support the preparation of business continuity plans and supporting arrangements
Develop and deliver business continuity training and exercises
Provide business continuity and resilience related support and advice to Directors, managers, staff and other stakeholders
Monitor NHS, technical, statutory, regulatory and other sources for changes to guidance and standards
Take responsibility for business continuity and resilience related document controls and information security
Take responsibility for progress and assurance reporting and support to audits
Provide written reports and status updates as required
Guide the emergency planning strategy and work programme in order to develop service delivery and response to emergencies, or incidents
Prepare emergency plans and arrangements
Develop and deliver emergency response training and exercises
Develop and maintain external EPRR liaison with partner agencies
Monitor NHS and other sources for changes to guidance and standards
Maintain documentation version control and access on EPRR documents
Provide incident response related support and advice to the Incident Management Team - this may require work outside normal office hours
Monitor and analyse risk information to support incident decision making by Directors and managers
About us
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. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance
* 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities
* 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
* Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
* Free parking across Trust sites
Job responsibilities
The must have's for this role:
Understanding of the principles of risk management and assessment
Negotiating, influencing and persuading skills
Ability to work on own initiative, either alone or with a range of people, and to be an effective team member
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Mike Rennie mike.rennie@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
* HND and Degree level education or equivalent
* Possession of, or evidence of working towards, professional business continuity/risk management qualification: oCertificate or Diploma in Health Emergency Planning / oMembership by qualification of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
Continuous Professional Development
* Evidence of continuing professional development in the field of EPRR
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Experience of Business Continuity
* Development and delivery of specialist training and exercise programmes
* Must have a good understanding of: The healthcare sector in general and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in particular / Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and any associated regulations and guidance oDepartment of Health Emergency Planning Guidance and any associated or subsequent guidance issued by the Department or by the NHS / Business continuity standards and processes
* Advanced presentation skills: oral and written communication skills, and the ability to use presentation aids such as PowerPoint
* Advanced IT skills (Excel, use of MS Office 365 etc.)
* Time management skills - ability to meet deadlines, prioritise and manage workload
* High levels of confidentiality when receiving and dealing with complex, sensitive or contentious information relating to major incidents or emergencies
Additional Requirements
* Holder of full driving licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£50,008 to £56,908 a yearper annum ( Incl of HCAS)
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