EPRR Officer

Job summary

The role holder will provide a focal point for the Trust in relation to the delivery of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) in their area of responsibility, ensuring that planning and response arrangements are in place to achieve an effective and co-ordinated response to adverse events, major incidents, Business Continuity, Critical Incidents and "Emergencies" as defined by the Civil Contingencies Act (2004), by ensuring their area of responsibility is compliant with the EPRR Core Standards.

The post holder will be given portfolio areas of responsibility.

The core portfolios for this role are:

• Business Continuity - Act as the Trust's subject matter expert on Business Continuity, advising BC leads, management and staff on legislation, policy, and planning.
• Geographical Area of Responsibility for Gloucestershire

This Post will require travel across the trust geographical footprint on a regular basis.

There is also an on call requirement with this post, as a Tactical Advisor/ NILO.

Main duties of the job

o Develop and maintain EPPR relationships and work in partnership with organisation's including, Emergency Services, ICB's, NHS EPRR leads,Emergency Capabilities Unit, Acute Trusts, other Ambulance Service Trusts, Local Authorities, Police Services, British Transport Police, Fire Services, Military and planning leads at high-risk sites such as COMAH and REPPIR sites, airports, railway operators.o Provide and receive information and represent the Trust ensuring that the Trust direction is represented in multiagency forums. This will require a high level of political awareness and using persuasive, motivational, and negotiating skills.o Negotiate and communicate with multi agency partners under difficultcircumstances in emotive situations.o Receive sensitive information from multi-agency partners and negotiate withpartners to brief appropriate information to senior SWAST managers, this specifically applies to Counter-Terrorism operations and ambulance support to security operations.

Further duties are located on the job description.

About us

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Bristol Operations Centre/ Gloucestershire

Bristol/ Gloucestershire

BS34 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Bristol Operations Centre/ Gloucestershire

Bristol/ Gloucestershire

BS34 7QH

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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