EPRR Support officer

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Wakefield seeks an Administrative Support Officer for its Emergency Preparedness department. The successful candidate will manage daily office duties, support leadership in organizing training, and maintain coordination with various stakeholders. With responsibilities centered around governance tasks and communication, this role demands excellent organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Join this passionate team dedicated to improving patient experience.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Carer-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative or secretarial roles.
• Proficient in advanced Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of IT systems is essential.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day administrative duties for EPRR.
• Schedule governance and meeting activities.
• Manage correspondence and specialist resources.

Skills

Word processing

Multi-disciplinary team working

Administrative experience

Advanced Microsoft Office use

Scheduling activities

Education

4 GCSE’s grade C or above

IT qualifications (e.g., ECDL)

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, the Trust maintains the statutory duties of a Category 1 responder. This work is referred to in the Health community as Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response - EPRR.

The Office of EPRR maintains a strategic overview of resilience arrangements across the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, and has agency to support hospital functions with effective response to an incident.

This is a niche area, and the successful candidate will be supporting the Head of Resilience with complying with the EPRR Core Standards Framework and during live incidents.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day administrational duties in the office for EPRR. This will include scheduling relevant governance and steering group meetings, supporting the Head of Resilience with arranging training and exercising, managing specialist resources such as the Incident Coordination Centre (ICC) and taking notes and replying to correspondence.

You will be for the point of contact for external suppliers of specialist equipment and managing the required preventative programme of maintenance (PPM) schedules for resources that are required in the event of an emergency.

You will be in daily contact with internal colleagues and senior executives from across the Trust, supporting them with managing their plans and procedures and ensuring stakeholders are kept informed of developments. The post holder will also be working with partners from across the Integrated Care System (ICS), local authorities and blue light (emergency) services.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

Qualifications

• Word processing or equivalent qualification or experience
• Sound educational background (4 GCSE’s grade C or above)
• IT qualifications e.g. ECDL or equivalent

Experience

• Experience and knowledge of multi-disciplinary team working
• Administrative or secretarial experience
• Experience of working with IT systems
• Experience of good customer or patient care
• Advanced use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), MS Teams, e-mail and internet
• Experience of scheduling/co-ordination activities and/or resources

Person Specification

Qualifications

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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.