EPRR Officer: Flexible Hours, Lead Resilience & Readiness

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Officer to support EPRR planning and compliance across multiple sites in the South London area.

The role involves contributing to NHS England EPRR Core Standards, developing policies, and coordinating multi-agency exercises with opportunities to travel between sites as needed. Flexible working is encouraged where possible.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in relevant EPRR subject or relevant EPRR experience within an acute health setting.
• Professional level qualification in teaching, training, or exercising
• Emergency Planning Qualification (Diploma in Health Emergency Planning [DIPHEP] or willingness to work towards it)

Responsibilities

• Plan for defined workstreams within the Trust Operations Team to support the EPRR annual assurance process.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and NHSE EPRR Framework.
• Contribute to development of EPRR policies, plans and procedures.
• Support annual self-assessment against EPRR Core Standards and action planning.
• Travel between Trust sites and occasional off-site partner agencies as required.

Skills

EPRR knowledge

Teaching/training/exercising

Document drafting

Database management

Multiagency planning

CBRN and Major Incident training

Emergency preparedness exercises

Presentation skills

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Project management

Education

EPRR subject qualification or experience

Teaching/training/exercising qualification

Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (DIPHEP) or willingness to complete

Job description

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Officer to support EPRR planning and compliance across multiple sites in the South London area.

The role involves contributing to NHS England EPRR Core Standards, developing policies, and coordinating multi-agency exercises with opportunities to travel between sites as needed. Flexible working is encouraged where possible.