Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Officer

7 days ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within EPRR teamdelivering specialist Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Managementservices. This post offers an outstanding opportunity for the post holder togain experience of delivering services across the health sector and incollaboration with Local Resilience Forum partners across SNEE.

The post holder will be a key member of the ICBs EPRR teamsupporting the ICB to deliver its leadership role in emergency response andthrough its assurance role, to ensure that all NHS hospitals, communityservices, primary care and mental health organisations are able to providecoordinated and effective responses to emergencies and incidents.

As part of the EPRR Team the post holder will actively workto ensure that we meet our EPRR responsibilities as a Category One Responder asdefined in the Civil Contingencies Act and as set out in the NHS England EPRRFramework 2022.

Responsible to the EPRR Manager the post holder will supportthe delivery of the ICB and the ICS EPRR workplan working collaboratively withsystem and LRF partners.

Interviews will be held face to face on the 13th December 2024.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for supporting the development ofEPRR systems, processes and activities ensuring they are fit for purpose.

Responsible for providing a variety of policy andproblem-solving input and expertise into the development of key EPRR policies.

Maintain close links and communication, workingclosely with EPRR leads from both our regional team and provider network on keyareas such as planning, response and statutory requirements.

To support delivery of training and exercisingacross our system to further increase individual, team and organisationalskills and resilience. Supporting the Local Resilience Forums (LRF) and LocalHealth Resilience Partnerships (LHRP) in conjunction with the EPRRManager.

Undertaking roles within the IncidentCoordination Centre to manage the response to incidents affecting health andsocial care.

Working with the EPRR and Local Resilience Forumteams to ensure that incident processes are constantly improved from incidentlessons identified.

To act in an EPRR Tactical Advisor role in theevent of an emergency or major disruptive event by providing support to thetactical and strategic commanders.

About us

The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function iscommonly referred to as commissioning. To do this, we work within a budget of around£ billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with localgovernment and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by howwell our local health and care system as a whole is working, including thehealth outcomes of our communities. The ICB has delegated some authority to the threehealth and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex toact on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas areaddressed. The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, includingthose it has delegated. Local residents have a big role to play in theoperation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of ourcommunities to help shape our decision-making.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a key member of the ICBsEPRR team supporting the ICB to deliver its leadership role in emergencyresponse and through its assurance role, to ensure that all NHS hospitals,community services, primary care and mental health organisations are able toprovide coordinated and effective responses to emergencies and incidents. Aspart of the EPRR Team the post holder will actively work to ensure that we meetour EPRR responsibilities as a Category One Responder as defined in the CivilContingencies Act and as set out in the NHS England EPRR Framework 2022.

Responsible to the EPRR Manager the post holderwill support the delivery of the ICB and the ICS EPRR workplan workingcollaboratively with system and LRF partners. The role holder will contributeto the delivery of emergency and organisational resilience polices, plans andprocedures and the associated training and exercising.

The job description and person specification arean outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role.The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required bytheir line manager.

The job description and person specification maybe reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of theDepartment and the Organisation.

Person Specification

Communication Skills

Essential

Experience of collecting and evaluating information from different sources complemented by ability to analyse and present information to professionals Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with a variety of people Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts accurately for diverse audiences.

Desirable

Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence.

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Degree, or equivalent level of experience. Specialist knowledge in a relevant subject to post graduate level.

Desirable

EPRR qualification Recognised teaching/training qualification. Membership to relevant professional societies (EPS / ICPEM/ BCI)

Experience

Essential

Knowledge or understanding of the role of Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response within the NHS or Local Government. Knowledge and understanding of Business Continuity Management Systems. Previous experience in a similar role in the public sector. Experience of delivering training packages. Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Experience in communications and stakeholder management. Knowledge of project management and/ information systems development. Experience in using Resilience Direct. Experience in delivering effective Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response projects. Ability to analyse highly complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources. Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making. Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues. Computer literate. Experience of using Microsoft 365 packages including but not limited to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel to at least intermediate level, including ability to develop and manipulate spreadsheets. Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess options and draw appropriate initiatives.

Desirable

A good understanding of the health and social care environment and the ICB roles and responsibilities within it. Experience in managing mapping data. Skills for supporting project management. Skills for managing projects ensuring they meet financial targets.

Autonomy

Essential

Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.

Other

Essential

Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships. Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support. An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do. Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public. Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis. Willing to undergo additional Security vetting Ability to travel routinely within the East of England and to travel outside the region, as required, for the role. Ability to work from our three offices in Colchester, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.

Desirable

Strategic thinking ability to anticipate.

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