Band 6 Emergency Planning Officer

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

West Midlands

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 48,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Emergency Planning Officer to coordinate EPRR across Good Hope, Heartlands, QE, Solihull and community sites. The role includes training delivery and business continuity planning, with a comprehensive development programme.

Essential qualifications include a degree in Emergency Planning or related field and a training/education qualification, plus proven project management experience within NHS/EPRR contexts.

Qualifications

Degree level qualification in Emergency Planning or similar field with knowledge and experience in EPRR.
Qualification in Training/Education or equivalent.
Project Management qualification or demonstrable experience leading/delivering projects.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response across the Trust.
Develop and deliver training across staff with pre-designated roles in emergency plans.
Support business continuity planning and exercising; manage risk and reporting.

Skills

Emergency Planning

Training/Education

Project Management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Emergency Planning or similar

Training/Education qualification

DipHEP (Desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) for an Emergency Planning Officer. You will work across all of our acute hospital sites -- Good Hope, Heartlands, Queen Elizabeth and Solihull and our Community Sites.

Closing date for applications -- Monday 21st September 2026

Interviews will be held on -- Monday 5th October 2026

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

You will be part of an Emergency Planning Team who are responsible for the co-ordination of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) across the Trust ensuring that UHB is fully prepared to respond to and manage any emergency situation it may face. This includes the development and delivery of training to all levels of staff across the Trust with pre-designated roles within the Trusts emergency incident plans as well as some bespoke training packages as required. Business Continuity planning and exercising is a key aspect of this role and therefore an understanding of and/or an interest in business continuity would be beneficial. You will need to be enthusiastic, with a pragmatic approach and excellent inter-personal skills to be successful for this exciting and dynamic role and in return you will receive a comprehensive development programme to provide you with the skills and competency to succeed in this post.

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level qualification in Emergency Planning or similar field as well as significant knowledge and experience in a relevant EPRR field to post graduate level.
Qualification in Training/Education or equivalent
Project Management qualification / demonstrative experience of supporting /leading the delivery of project management.

Desirable

Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (DipHEP)

Experience

Essential

Detailed knowledge of EPRR legislation, including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
Working within and with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency environments
Supporting the delivery of projects across an organisation
Experience of managing risks and reporting
Proven experience of writing reports to a high level
Experience of developing and reviewing emergency and business continuity plans and procedures in line with local and national guidance
Experience of EPRR working within the NHS or Public Sector
Experience of performing risk assessments
Experience of carrying out Business Impact Analysis
Experience of designing, delivering, and evaluating tests or exercises of emergency and business continuity plans
Experience of responding to incidents/actual emergencies

Additional Criteria

Essential

Ability to analyse complex issues where material may be conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience or critical thinking to make inferences and decision making.
Ability to present complex information to a variety of people with different levels of understanding of the topic.
Development and ongoing management of EPRR related plans and policies
Ability to prioritise and organise large volume of work with frequently changing priorities and work systematically towards deadlines.
Ability to work independently and as part of a small team to achieve results, including ability to encourage collaborative working.
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide variety of personal and professional backgrounds.
Ability to communicate in a professional manner confidently and effectively both verbally and in written format.
Ability to problem solve and has attention to detail.
Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation.
Actively develops themselves with evidence of continued professional development.
Ability to think critically, prioritise, and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information.
Ability to take responsibility and demonstrate ownership of tasks.
Ability to work flexibly across any of the trust sites in either response or to deliver training or exercising to meet operational/service requirements.
Ability to adapt and respond effectively to rapidly changing situations.
Experience of using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams on a daily basis to support daily work and produce reports from captured data.
Excellent organisational, programme, resource, and time management skills
Ability to travel independently between UHB sites, including Satellite/Community settings.
Ability to respond out of hours if required.
Ability to work for long periods at a desk using a computer workstation

Desirable

Ability to draft briefing papers and correspondence for senior management level.
Ability to communicate confidently with people at all levels of seniority.
Ability to diffuse challenging situations.
Ability to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
Ability to persuade and influence decision making.
Ability to think ahead to anticipate, identify and address any risks or problems before they occur.
Ability to operate at Official Sensitive level.

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.

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-9018346