Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Officer

NHS; Basildon; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a band 6/7 Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Officer at a leading NHS trust. You will coordinate emergency plans, ensuring compliance with national guidance and legal requirements, while providing training and support across the organization.

Benefits

Flexible opportunities

Career development through training

Responsibilities

• Deliver all aspects of EPRR to ensure the Trust meets NHSE EPRR core standards.
• Develop, implement, and maintain EPRR plans across the Trust.
• Provide support and specialist guidance to Trust response teams during major incidents.

Job description

Job summary

Here is an exciting opportunity - we are looking for a band 6/7 Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Officer.

Working under the direction of the Head of EPRR, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of emergency preparedness, resilience, and response planning within MSEFT.

You will coordinate emergency plans and business continuity plans, working closely with the Heads of Service across clinical and corporate departments. This will include ensuring that effective and up-to-date plans are in place to comply with national, regional, and local guidance, along with ensuring the organisation meets its legal requirements as a Category 1 Responder, as described in the Civil Contingencies Act (2004).

You will be a key point of contact for emergency preparedness matters within the organisation, providing advice, guidance, training, and support to the organisation and participating in system emergency planning meetings. You will develop and coordinate processes and reports for resilience testing and exercising.

This post is based at Basildon but will be required to work across our other sites in Southend and Broomfield as needed. You may occasionally need to work out of hours and some weekends.

Main duties of the job

1. Delivering all aspects of EPRR to ensure the Trust meets the NHSE EPRR core standards.
2. Develop, implement, and maintain EPRR plans across the Trust.
3. Redesign and maintain the Incident Coordination Centres across the Trust.
4. Deliver a range of EPRR training and exercises across the Trust.
5. Provide support and specialist guidance to Trust response teams during major incidents or business continuity incidents at operational and tactical levels.
6. Assist in producing service-level Business Impact Analyses and use this information to help service leads develop robust Business Continuity plans.
7. Review and analyze complex clinical and non-clinical responses to major incidents, ensuring critical activities are prioritized and plans are adjusted accordingly.
8. Responsible for Emergency Planning, including policy and plan development, implementation, and review.
9. Represent the Trust at meetings with other authorities/organisations related to emergency preparedness and resilience, fostering good working relationships.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest in the country, with approximately 15,000 staff serving a population of 1.2 million.

We collaborate with MSE Health and Care Partnership to deliver excellent services, improve health and wellbeing, and provide a respectful, vibrant environment for staff development and innovation.

We offer a good working environment with flexible opportunities and support your career development through training and progression opportunities.

Job details

Date posted: 13 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 390-CSS-BA-9608

Location: Basildon, SS16 5NL

Job responsibilities

For more details, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!