Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Officer

St George's University Hospitals; Tooting; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Officer to support planning for EPRR risks, including adverse weather, major incidents, pandemics and CBRN. The role involves collaboration with the EPRR Manager to ensure readiness across Trust sites and partner agencies.

You will contribute to self-assessment and action planning, develop EPRR policies and procedures, and promote resilience, awareness and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Support the EPRR Manager to discharge duties under the CCA 2004 and NHSE EPRR Framework.
• Assist in annual self‑assessment against the EPRR Core Standards, including collection of evidence and action planning.
• Contribute to the development of STGH EPRR policies, plans and procedures to meet CCA 2004 and NHSE EPRR Framework.
• Collaborate with the EPRR Manager and Clinical Lead to build the EPRR Group and promote resilience within the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Work with the EPRR Manager to ensure appropriate operational response for incidents and service continuity.
• Support the EPRR Group forums and initiatives to build resilience and awareness across the Trust and wider group.
• Assist with developing and maintaining EPRR documents and evidence for assurance and compliance.

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated professional within the EPRR field to join the St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as an Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Officer. In conjunction with the Trusts EPRR Manager the you will be responsible for planning for identified EPRR risks, including (but not restricted to) adverse weather, Major/Mass Casualty incidents, Pandemic and CBRN. The EPRR Officer will assist in delivering the requirements of the NHS England Annual Core Standards for EPRR, and may be required to travel between Trust sites, or occasionally to off‑site partner agencies.

• To work in support of the EPRR Manager to ensure the Trust discharges its duties in relation to the CCA 2004 and NHSE EPRR Framework.
• Supports the EPRR Manager by ensuring STGH has in place fully effective arrangements which will provide the appropriate operational response for all types of incidents and ensure service continuity and patient/client/staff and visitors safety.
• Supports the EPRR Manager in undertaking the annual self‑assessment against the EPRR Core Standards, including collection of evidence, development of action plans to improve areas of non‑compliance and ongoing monitoring to mitigate areas of risk or non‑compliance.
• To work in conjunction with the EPRR Manager and Clinical Lead for EPRR, to assist and contribute to the development of STGH EPRR policies, plans and procedures to ensure the organisation meet its obligations as set out in the CCA 2004 and the NHSE EPRR Framework.
• To work collaboratively with the EPRR Manager, and the EPRR Clinical Group Forums to support and develop the EPRR Group. Supporting the building of resilience, capability,knowledge and awareness and to promote and raise the profile of EPRR within the Trust and the wider group.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce. At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

The post holder will have responsibility for defined workstreams, commensurate with their level of experience and expertise, and will work as part of the Trust Operations Team in the delivery of these workstream, which will form part of the overarching work plan for the Trust EPRR annual assurance process.

The post holder will be familiar with the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) and relevant EPRR guidance for the NHS, including non‑statutory guidance and the current NHS England EPRR Framework, and will be able to apply this knowledge within their delegated workstream.

The EPRR role assists in the response to incidents and emergencies as defined by in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and provide support to the Trust Incident Management Team in responding to Business Continuity, Critical or Major Incidents, as defined within the NHS England EPRR Framework (2022), and as such, there may be a requirement to occasionally undertake (infrequent) ad‑hoc work outside of normal working hours.