Head of EPRR

NHS Greater Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Greater Manchester are seeking a proactive Head of EPRR to lead across risk, planning, training, response and recovery within the ICS framework. You will deputise for the Assistant Director of EPRR and guide a team delivering business continuity and assurance across providers.

Working across partners, you will drive on-call resilience, coordinate multi-agency incident response and ensure plans and policies are fit for purpose, supporting the ICB annual assurance programme and statutory

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ensure NHS GM meets statutory and non-statutory requirements.
• Directly support the Assistant Director of EPRR and deputise as required.
• Lead on risk assessments, planning, training, response and recovery within EPRR disciplines.
• Coordinate business continuity management and the ICB annual assurance programme of NHS funded providers.
• Facilitate a comprehensive training and exercising programme to test and improve incident management.
• Oversee evidence submission for NHS EPRR core standards and assurance processes.
• Ensure a robust on-call function and provide incident management support to senior leadership.

Job description

NHS Greater Manchester are looking for our next Head of EPRR, following a recent organisational restructure. The team works collaboratively across the Integrated Care System (ICS) to ensure preparedness and response arrangements are in place for the ICB and our commissioned provider organisations to keep our patients and residents safe. Reporting to the Assistant Director of EPRR, the Head of EPRR will work across the full spectrum of EPRR disciplines including risk assessments, planning, training, response and recovery as well as leading and managing our team in undertaking duties to support business continuity management and the ICB annual assurance programme of NHS funded providers across Greater Manchester both internally and with resilience partners. The successful candidate will also play a pivotal part in supporting NHS incident response arrangements., The Head of EPRR will: Directly support the Assistant Director of EPRR, deputising as required Provide leadership to ensure NHS GM meets its statutory and non-statutory requirements Work collaboratively with external multi agency partners, ensuring integrated working and transformational change Act as a subject matter expert in EPRR Facilitate a comprehensive training and exercising programme to ensure plans, policies and supporting incident management infrastructures are fit for purpose On behalf of NHS GM, lead on the collation and evidence submission for the NHS annual EPRR core standards process and maintain assurance and oversight of the GM Trusts submissions Ensure NHS GM has a robust and resilient on call function, offering incident management and on call advice, guidance and co-ordination to the senior leadership and executive team. NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) serves as theIntegrated Care Board (ICB)for the Greater Manchester region, covering ten boroughs and cities. It was formally established on1st July 2022 alongside the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) to coordinate health and social care services, improve population health, and reduce inequalities across the city region. In summary, NHS GM is a regional body thatcoordinates healthcare delivery, integrates services, and drives population health initiatives across Greater Manchester, aiming to create a system where everyone has access to high-quality care and support. Strategic goals:

• Ensurehigh-quality careis accessible where and when needed.
• Promotefair opportunitiesfor all residents to live healthy lives.
• Supportcollaborative working across health and social care sectors to deliver sustainable improvements