Head of Emergency Preparedness

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time

**Job Title**:Head of Emergency Preparedness

**Trust Location**:Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

**About the Trust**

The Trust is one of the largest specialist mental health providers in the country, providing inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and addiction services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

**What you’ll be responsible for**:

- Be responsible for ensuring that Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust is compliant with the statutory obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and its associated regulations.
- Lead on planning and training and exercising work associated with emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR)
- Represent the Trust in a broad multi-agency environment and manage relevant multi-agency project and workstreams, Liaising with GMMH clinical and corporate services, commissioners and other Health Care Providers and multiagency partners ensuring that GMMH is fully involved in/and supportive of health economy resilience planning and response.
- Lead on the development and coordination of all aspects of major incident and emergency planning for the trust and its managed and contracted services. The post holder will also facilitate and support the trusts response to major incidents and emergencies as appropriate, acting as a specialist knowledge resource in all aspects of emergency planning offering detailed advice across the trust and external partner organisations.
- Manage EPRR corporate processes to provide assurance to the Board that is complies with relevant legislation and guidance as identified by the NHS Core standards for EPRR.

**You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust**:
1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

**You’ll have the following skills/experience**:

- Excellent communication skills
- both verbal and written
- Microsoft office skills
- Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Experience of policy writing and implementation
- Experience of managing multiple projects and completing them to strict deadlines.
- Demonstrate understanding AP & IN of NHS emergency planning frameworks and requirements.
- Good knowledge of governance and compliance processes
- Communication skills
- Time Management
- Prioritisation of tasks

**As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits**:

- Competitive pay rates
- work this week, get paid next week
- **Essential support when you need it
- 24/7 365 days**:

- call us anytime
- **Multi locational**:

- work across neighbouring Trusts
- **Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go**:

- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- **Varied working options to suit your lifestyle**:

- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- **Training and development opportunities**:

- Keep up with the essentials and more
- **Build holiday allowance for every shift you work**:

- your work life balance is important to us
- **Stakeholder pension scheme available**:

- a flexible future for you and yours

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £26.06 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 64645



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