Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response Officer

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS Trust in Central London is looking for an experienced Emergency Preparedness Resilience & Response officer. The role involves ensuring compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act and developing emergency preparedness plans. Ideal candidates will have a Diploma in Health Emergency Planning and strong communication skills. Benefits include flexible working and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and support in career development

Qualifications

• Experience in emergency planning and business continuity management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in managing EPRR risks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
• Represent the Trust at multi-agency meetings.
• Develop and implement emergency preparedness plans.
• Facilitate exercise and training programmes.

Skills

Emergency planning expertise

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Ability to influence and motivate

Education

Diploma in Health Emergency Planning

Job description

Do you have a passion for emergency preparedness and resilience? Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Emergency Preparedness professional to join us as the Emergency Preparedness Resilience & Response (EPRR) Officer.

The post holder will report to and support the Head of EPRR, Patient & Staff Logistics in ensuring CLCH NHS Trust is compliant with its responsibilities defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA). The post holder will provide the professional emergency planning expertise to the Trust's emergency preparedness, resilience, and response agenda.

You will ensure compliance with relevant legislation and maintain robust incident and business continuity plans, and will help guide strategic decisions and drive improvements in our emergency preparedness and resilience capabilities.

You will also have a Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (or will be willing to work towards one) and expertise in emergency planning and business continuity management. You should have good organisational and communication skills, and the ability to influence and motivate at all levels. You will also engage effectively and work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external multi-agency stakeholders and partners.

You will ensure that EPRR risks are proactively managed and that learning from incidents is implemented and embedded across the Trust.

Key Responsibilities Include

Ensuring the Trust's statutory obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 are met

Representing the Trust at Multi agency meetings and events

Developing and implementing long term emergency preparedness plans

Participating in an on-call rota and recognising trends in on-call alerts

Co-ordinating and facilitating exercise and training programmes

Reporting and other administration tasks

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
  
  

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Williams Job title: Director of Resilience Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07799656434