Job summary
Lead and manage the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Recovery (EPRR) function for the Trust delivering excellent key performance outcomes and ensuring that the Trust is capable of discharging its responsibilities for Resilience as set out in the Civil Contingencies Act (2004), Health and Social Care Act 2012 and supporting guidance. To include:
- Incident response - significant and major
- Business Continuity
- CBRN
- Pandemic Infections
- Adverse Weather that is a threat to operations
- Environmental Disaster
- Other emergency threats to the safety of patients and staff
Enable the organisation to mitigate the effects of a significant incident, major incident, pandemic influenza or other emergency, including preserving life and essential services; promoting recovery and restoring normal working; protecting the population and environment; provision of appropriate crisis support.
To provide leadership and support to the organisation for the management of resilience, ensuring that it is an integral part of operations, linking closely with the local authority, other health and social care providers.
Work closely with the relevant staff to ensure that departmental level business continuity plans are in place, up to date and fit for purpose for the organisation
To provide advice and support on the plans and legislation to the Chief Executive and Executive Directors on call in the event of a major incident.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to Chief Operating Officer who is the lead manager for EPRR.
This post is accountable for the delivery of Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity throughout the Trust
Develops and leads the emergency planning agenda's and alongside the Chief Operating Officer is responsible for compliance with all statutory legislation within the remit of the post including (but not restricted to):
- The Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Health and Social Care Act 2012
- NHS England Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Framework (2022)
- Care Quality Commission resilience standards
- ISO 22301
About us
TSDFT Candidate brief - Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Lead
The post holder will be part of the EPRR team that helps deliver an environment for those who use or work in the NHS which is safe and secure.
The NHS needs to be able to plan for and respond to a wide range of incidents and emergencies which could affect health or patient care. Under the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is listed as a Category 1 responder and is subject to the full set of civil protection duties:
- Assess the risk of emergencies occurring and use this to inform contingency planning
- Put emergency plans in place
- Put business continuity management arrangements in place
- Put in place arrangements to make information available to the public about civil protection matters and maintain arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public in the event of an emergency
- Share information with other local responders to enhance co-ordination
- Co-operate with other local responders to enhance co-ordination and efficiency
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or demonstrates equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent and relevant continuing professional and personal development
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, post grad diploma or experience to masters level or equivalent
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma in EPRR (or equivalent experience to masters level)
- Diploma in Health Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response
Knowledge
Essential
- Recent previous experience of emergency planning, capacity planning and business continuity management in NHS or Local Authority
- In depth knowledge of resilience legislation and guidance including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and ISO 22301
- Knowledge of the national and local agenda in relation to resilience
- Corporate risk management frameworks, legislation and policies
- An understanding of current issues relating to Governance within the NHS. (i.e. Care Quality Commission Regulations. NHS Litigation Authority risk management standards. NHS Litigation Authority Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts - Maternity Services)
- Quality initiatives, audit, quality assurance, root cause analysis etc
- Knowledge and application of British Standard NHS 25999 - Business continuity management - Code of practice and specification
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety requirements of a large and complex organisation
- Proven relevant and recent experience of emergency planning, capacity planning and business continuity management in NHS or Local Authority
- Knowledge and experience of emergency planning and business continuity in a complex organisation
- Experience of developing, reviewing and testing emergency policies, plans and procedures in line with local and national guidance
- Previous experience of leading the response to incidents as defined in NHS guidance
- Previous experience of working in the NHS at an operational level in risk and incident management
- Experience of developing strategies, policies and procedures in accordance with national guidance
- Good working knowledge of Word, Excel and databases
- Experience of planning table-top exercises or system testing methodologies
- Experience of partnership working across organisations
- Able to demonstrate system-wide change management experience
Desirable
- Wide ranging knowledge of the NHS and associated key performance targets and change agendas
- Good understanding of information sources within NHS
- Wide experience of all aspects of the NHS
- Significant management experience in delivering key projects with corporate impact
- Experience of service redesign
- Experience of participating in multi-agency responses to major incidents
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills, including a high level of accuracy and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to manage and prioritise conflicting workloads to meet deadlines whilst working under own initiative
- Excellent negotiating and training and presentation skills required
- Risk management and root cause analysis skills
- Ability to project manage, problem solve and to provide innovative approaches
- Ability to liaise effectively with staff at all levels, including Executive Directors, senior managers, clinicians and other professional groups
- Ability to develop and deliver formal presentations to large groups of staff
- Facilitation and Group working skills
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Analysing and presenting information and trends
- Ability to develop constructive, collaborative working relationships with others across a range of organisations
- Real team player (to include emotional intelligence and political astuteness)
- Highly motivated and works on own initiative
- Awareness for the need to maintain high levels of confidentiality
- Must comply with professional code of conduct and/or code of conduct for NHS managers where applicable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or demonstrates equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent and relevant continuing professional and personal development
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, post grad diploma or experience to masters level or equivalent
Desirable
- Post Graduate Diploma in EPRR (or equivalent experience to masters level)
- Diploma in Health Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response
Knowledge
Essential
- Recent previous experience of emergency planning, capacity planning and business continuity management in NHS or Local Authority
- In depth knowledge of resilience legislation and guidance including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and ISO 22301
- Knowledge of the national and local agenda in relation to resilience
- Corporate risk management frameworks, legislation and policies
- An understanding of current issues relating to Governance within the NHS. (i.e. Care Quality Commission Regulations. NHS Litigation Authority risk management standards. NHS Litigation Authority Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts - Maternity Services)
- Quality initiatives, audit, quality assurance, root cause analysis etc
- Knowledge and application of British Standard NHS 25999 - Business continuity management - Code of practice and specification
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety requirements of a large and complex organisation
- Proven relevant and recent experience of emergency planning, capacity planning and business continuity management in NHS or Local Authority
- Knowledge and experience of emergency planning and business continuity in a complex organisation
- Experience of developing, reviewing and testing emergency policies, plans and procedures in line with local and national guidance
- Previous experience of leading the response to incidents as defined in NHS guidance
- Previous experience of working in the NHS at an operational level in risk and incident management
- Experience of developing strategies, policies and procedures in accordance with national guidance
- Good working knowledge of Word, Excel and databases
- Experience of planning table-top exercises or system testing methodologies
- Experience of partnership working across organisations
- Able to demonstrate system-wide change management experience
Desirable
- Wide ranging knowledge of the NHS and associated key performance targets and change agendas
- Good understanding of information sources within NHS
- Wide experience of all aspects of the NHS
- Significant management experience in delivering key projects with corporate impact
- Experience of service redesign
- Experience of participating in multi-agency responses to major incidents
Specific Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills, including a high level of accuracy and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to manage and prioritise conflicting workloads to meet deadlines whilst working under own initiative
- Excellent negotiating and training and presentation skills required
- Risk management and root cause analysis skills
- Ability to project manage, problem solve and to provide innovative approaches
- Ability to liaise effectively with staff at all levels, including Executive Directors, senior managers, clinicians and other professional groups
- Ability to develop and deliver formal presentations to large groups of staff
- Facilitation and Group working skills
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- Analysing and presenting information and trends
- Ability to develop constructive, collaborative working relationships with others across a range of organisations
- Real team player (to include emotional intelligence and political astuteness)
- Highly motivated and works on own initiative
- Awareness for the need to maintain high levels of confidentiality
- Must comply with professional code of conduct and/or code of conduct for NHS managers where applicable
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).
Additional information
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).
