Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced emergency planner to join the growing emergency planning team at the Royal Free London Group. The successfulcandidate will work in the Emergency Planning Team within the Chief Delivery Officer's corporate team. The emergency planning team is responsible for the provision of professional and expert advice, guidance, information, training and support to Trust staff on all matters relating tothe Emergency, Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) function. This includes business continuity and major incident planning.
We are looking for a passionate, experienced resilience professional with a can-do attitude and flexible approach to adapt to situations as theyevolve and unfold. If this is you, we look forward to receiving your application.
Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply again
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work within the Emergency Planning team to deliver and maintain an effective EPRR service and support the implementation of EPRR plans and the enhancement of resilience and Business Continuity Management (BCM) across the Trust. This will include ensuring that up to date plans are in place to comply with legislation and guidance, including meeting the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) and NHS England EPRR Core Standards.
The postholder will work as part of a team and autonomously towards defined goals, they will be an expert for all EPRR matters within the Trust and act as a source of information and guidance. The postholder will contribute fully to the quality improvement of the service and to the development of EPRR best practice within the Trust.
The postholder will be responsible for developing and implementing EPRR training and exercising activity to ensure and maintain staff and patient safety and well-being.
About us
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and requirements of applicants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and requirements of applicants.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (DipHep) or equivalent relevant qualification.
- Evidence of relevant continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant professional body (e.g. EPS, BCI)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS EPRR functions and objectives and of the principles of integrated emergency management.
- Understanding of legislation, national guidance and policy in relation to the Civil Contingencies Act (2004)
Desirable
- Understanding of Strategic and Operational NHS management
- Knowledge of the NHS England EPRR Framework and an understanding of the Core Standards
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage information to support emergency planning decision making
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people, verbally, electronically and in writing.
- Excellent presentation, facilitation and teaching skills.
- Able to develop policies, reports and briefing documents to a high standard
- Project management skills and excellent organisation and prioritization skills
Desirable
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, produce investigation reports and recommend an appropriate course of action.
Experience
Essential
- Working in the NHS , or other large complex multidisciplinary and multi sited organization, and with responsibility for emergency planning
- Working with partners and leading on policy review and implementation
- Experience of facilitating debriefing sessions and evidence of a strong commitment to enabling 'no blame' learning and improvement cultures
- Experience of designing and delivering training and exercising interventions to practice or validate emergency or business continuity arrangements
- Experience of anticipating and assessing the risk of emergencies occurring using risk assessment methodologies.
- Experience of developing, maintaining and evaluating emergency and business continuity policies and plans.
- Experience of budget and staff management.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Personally resilient and able to work in a focused manner, giving clear advice, during stressful situations
- Organised, methodical and able to prioritise and manage a complex workload and meet deadlines
- Able to use own initiative and to self-direct work priorities, and able to determine when and how to escalate issues
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work individually or as part of a team. Able to build relationships and networks
- Flexibility with regard to working hours and location
- Strong commitment top openness and a high level of integrity.
Other requirements
Essential
- Willingness to submit to security clearance process and or an enhanced DBS check
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (DipHep) or equivalent relevant qualification.
- Evidence of relevant continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant professional body (e.g. EPS, BCI)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS EPRR functions and objectives and of the principles of integrated emergency management.
- Understanding of legislation, national guidance and policy in relation to the Civil Contingencies Act (2004)
Desirable
- Understanding of Strategic and Operational NHS management
- Knowledge of the NHS England EPRR Framework and an understanding of the Core Standards
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to manage information to support emergency planning decision making
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people, verbally, electronically and in writing.
- Excellent presentation, facilitation and teaching skills.
- Able to develop policies, reports and briefing documents to a high standard
- Project management skills and excellent organisation and prioritization skills
Desirable
- Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, produce investigation reports and recommend an appropriate course of action.
Experience
Essential
- Working in the NHS , or other large complex multidisciplinary and multi sited organization, and with responsibility for emergency planning
- Working with partners and leading on policy review and implementation
- Experience of facilitating debriefing sessions and evidence of a strong commitment to enabling 'no blame' learning and improvement cultures
- Experience of designing and delivering training and exercising interventions to practice or validate emergency or business continuity arrangements
- Experience of anticipating and assessing the risk of emergencies occurring using risk assessment methodologies.
- Experience of developing, maintaining and evaluating emergency and business continuity policies and plans.
- Experience of budget and staff management.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Personally resilient and able to work in a focused manner, giving clear advice, during stressful situations
- Organised, methodical and able to prioritise and manage a complex workload and meet deadlines
- Able to use own initiative and to self-direct work priorities, and able to determine when and how to escalate issues
- Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work individually or as part of a team. Able to build relationships and networks
- Flexibility with regard to working hours and location
- Strong commitment top openness and a high level of integrity.
Other requirements
Essential
- Willingness to submit to security clearance process and or an enhanced DBS check
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).
