EPRR Training & Exercising Manager | NHS England

NHS England; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking an EPRR Training and Exercising Manager on a secondment basis. The role involves leading emergency preparedness training initiatives, managing resources for the EPRR function, and enhancing collaboration across multiple agencies in the NHS. Ideal candidates should have expertise in emergency preparedness and training management, coupled with strong organizational skills. The position is critical to ensuring effective training delivery and improving overall service quality in the NHS.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in emergency preparedness and training management.
• Ability to lead training and exercising initiatives.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination of training and exercises for EPRR.
• Manage training and exercising delivery plan.
• Develop resources and share best practices across the NHS.

Skills

Emergency Preparedness expertise

Training coordination

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

Relevant qualification in Emergency Preparedness

Job description

Overview

Recruitment of EPRR Training and Exercising Manager on a secondment basis to 30 September 2026. We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Emergency Preparedness specialist to join the EPRR team at NHS England – London Region, as a secondment cover for the EPRR Training and Exercising Manager role (AFC 8A) until 30 September 2026.

As EPRR Training and Exercising Manager the post-holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, supporting managers and staff across EPRR in the London region, leading on exercising and training initiatives, developing resources for the EPRR function and ensuring that education and training opportunities are coordinated with multi-agency partners across the London Region and into the wider NHS.

The post-holder will support the Deputy Director, EPRR and BC and the EPRR team to ensure that the suite of EPRR education programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery.

The post holder will support the Deputy Director for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) and the EPRR team to ensure that the suite of EPRR education programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery, including:

• Leading the coordination of training and exercising within the EPRR team and across the region, in conjunction with other regional and national colleagues
• Managing the Team’s training and exercising function, including oversight of the training and exercising delivery plan, developing and maintaining resources and working with multiple agencies and other partners
• Maintaining a content management system to ensure training and exercising information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, Directorate and the wider NHS organisations
• Progressing and reporting on risk and issue management and implementation of lessons identified

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

Role details

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

As the EPRR Training and Exercising Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the NHS in London as well as delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff within the NHS England – London EPRR team.

The post holder will support the Deputy Director for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) and the EPRR team to ensure that the suite of EPRR education programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025