Job summary
The post-holder will be part of a team which is responsible for emergency preparedness, resilience and business continuity planning within the Herts and West Essex areas. Responsibilities will include ensuring that effective and up to date plans are in place to comply with emergency planning, resilience and response legislation and guidance, including the Civil Contingency Act (CCA 2004). The post-holder will proactively provide specialist advice, knowledge and expertise to ICB and system colleagues.
Please note that priority will be given to HWE ICB employees who are affected by change.
Previous applicants need not apply.
The proposed interview date is the 4th April 2025.
Main duties of the job
- The post-holder will proactively provide specialist advice, knowledge, and expertise to identify and classify risks, impacts and consequences of threats to services commissioned on behalf of the population of HWE ICB to ensure patient and staff safety. This will require a broad knowledge of commissioned services and internal directorates in order to support directors and senior managers in the development of both the wider system's emergency preparedness arrangements and business continuity plans. This includes the ICB's own internal arrangements.- The post holder will be the main point of contact for West Essex place base) in emergency preparedness matters and will ensure that HWE ICB is able to lead the ICB response to any incidents, providing cross cover where needed.
Please refer to the job description for a more detailed outline of key responsibilities.
About us
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality.
The ICB's role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the 1.6 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex.
It's an exciting time for us and we're looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim. In return you will work within a team which is encouraged to share ideas and knowledge and be supported to take advantage of the wealth of opportunities available to develop and learn to advance your career.
So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services then we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Evidence of an understanding of current healthcare policy and an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England, individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Experience and expertise gained from prior experience in a related EPRR role
- Significant evidence of EPRR subject matter expertise with the ability to use highly developed specialist knowledge to interpret EPRR legislation and highly complex guidance
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make appropriate recommendations
Planning skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term time frames and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Communications Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
Analytical skills
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
Management skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Evidence of an understanding of current healthcare policy and an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England, individual provider and commissioning organisations
- Experience and expertise gained from prior experience in a related EPRR role
- Significant evidence of EPRR subject matter expertise with the ability to use highly developed specialist knowledge to interpret EPRR legislation and highly complex guidance
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
- Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy.
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make appropriate recommendations
Planning skills
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term time frames and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Communications Skills
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
Analytical skills
Essential
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
Management skills
Essential
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively
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.
