Eprr Support Co-Ordinator

South Western Ambulance Service Nhs Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive NHS salary

Standard 37.5 hour week

Holiday entitlement 27 days + holidays

Pension scheme

Job summary

The EPRR Support Coordinator at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust will oversee the readiness and governance of EPRR assets, including SORT vehicles and mass casualty equipment, across multiple sites.

You will maintain equipment registers, support servicing, audits and training exercises, travel across the Trust, hold a C1 driving licence, and work with internal teams and suppliers to ensure timely deployment for incidents.

Qualifications

• Educated to Level 3 standard (A Level, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)
• Full UK manual driving licence held for at least one year with no current endorsements including holding a C1 qualification

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance, servicing and assurance of specialist vehicles, equipment, PPE and consumables
• Manage asset records and equipment databases and support training exercises
• Assist with procurement activities, equipment audits, stores management and reporting of compliance and readiness

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Fleet management

Logistics coordination

Education

Level 3 standard (A Level, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent)

C1 driving licence

Job description

Job summary

This role provides essential operational and logistical support to ensure the Trust maintains full compliance with NHS England's Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Core and Interoperable Capability Standards. Working closely with the EPRR Operations Managers, the post holder will take a lead role in the maintenance, readiness and governance of EPRR live and training equipment across the Trust, including SORT vehicles, Equipment Support Units and National Mass Casualty Vehicles. A key focus of the role is the effective management of equipment, assets and associated records, ensuring all items are serviced, audited, safely stored and immediately deployable for a wide range of incidents. The post holder will support the issuing and tracking of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), maintain robust equipment registers, and work proactively to identify servicing, replacement and replenishment needs. The role also contributes to the planning and delivery of EPRR training and exercises, such as Marauding Terrorist Attack (MTA) and SORT activities, providing logistical coordination and preparation. Working with minimal supervision, the post holder will deliver high quality administrative and operational support to the wider EPRR team, assist with projects as required, and ensure Trust policies and legal requirements, particularly around the storage and replacement of medicines on mass casualty vehicles, are consistently met.

Main duties of the job

As an EPRR Support Coordinator, you will play a key role in ensuring the operational readiness of specialist emergency preparedness assets across the Trust. You will coordinate the maintenance, servicing and assurance of specialist vehicles, equipment, PPE and consumables, ensuring compliance with national standards and organisational requirements. The role involves managing asset records and equipment databases, supporting training exercises and operational deployments, coordinating logistics across multiple sites, and working closely with internal teams, external partners and suppliers. You will also support procurement activities, equipment audits, stores management and the production of compliance and readiness reports. This is a varied and practical role combining administrative, logistical and hands-on responsibilities. The successful candidate will be required to travel across the Trust, hold a C1 driving licence, move and handle equipment safely, and work both independently and as part of a wider team to support the delivery of EPRR, SORT and Mass Casualty capabilities.

About us

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Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Level 3 standard (A Level, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
• Full UK manual driving license held for at least one year with no current endorsements including holding a C1 qualification

Desirable

• Clinical qualification to the level of ECA or above.

Previous experience (Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job)

Essential

• Experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Administrative experience in support of Senior Manager or Project Manager.

Skills, knowledge, ability

Desirable

• Experience working in EPRR, emergency services, NHS operations or fleet management.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).