Job summary
The Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Managers are two exciting new roles with responsibility for delivering NHS Wales Performance and Improvement's emergency planning, preparedness and resilience function, providing national leadership on emergency preparedness and resilience issues. Working to the Heads of EPRR, the postholders will provide specialist advice on emergency planning, preparedness, resilience, and response to support continuous improvement of EPRR arrangements across the NHS in Wales. The post holder will hold a key position of EPRR expertise with the credibility to influence a wide range of professionals/managers at all levels of seniority, both internally and externally.
Main duties of the job
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Working closely with colleagues across the NHS, Welsh Government (WG) and other partner organisations in the delivery of the team's work programme and priorities across the range of emergency preparedness.
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Providing leadership oversight and options for improving the way in which NHS Wales organisations undertake and report emergency planning, within the scope of the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and regulations made under this Act.
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Leading the development and implementation of national policies / plans, EPRR standards and guidance for all NHS Wales organisations.
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Leading development of national operational policy and plans to ensure the NHS in Wales is in a state of readiness and able to respond collectively to emergencies when necessary.
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Providing expert advice for strategic command and control functions in the event of a critical event/major incident.
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Leading on delivery of training and exercising across NHS Wales aligned with national plans on behalf of NHS Wales Performance and Improvement.
About us
NHS Wales Performance and Improvement works in partnership for and on behalf of Welsh Government, in and with the NHS in Wales and is hosted by Public Health Wales.
Our key purpose is to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.
We do this by providing strong leadership and strategic direction - enabling, supporting, and directing NHS Wales to transform clinical services in line with national priorities and standards.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role provides national leadership on the development and maintenance of emergency preparedness across the NHS in Wales. You will represent NHS Wales Performance and Improvement providing specialist advice on emergency planning, preparedness, resilience and response to support continuous improvement of EPRR arrangements.
The postholder will be required to work closely and collaborate with colleagues across the NHS, Welsh Government (WG) and other partner organisations in the delivery of the teams work programme and priorities across the range of emergency preparedness.
The postholder will ensure robust response arrangements are in place across NHS Wales to respond to any type of major incident and will be required to participate in a 24/7 on-call rota.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role provides national leadership on the development and maintenance of emergency preparedness across the NHS in Wales. You will represent NHS Wales Performance and Improvement providing specialist advice on emergency planning, preparedness, resilience and response to support continuous improvement of EPRR arrangements.
The postholder will be required to work closely and collaborate with colleagues across the NHS, Welsh Government (WG) and other partner organisations in the delivery of the teams work programme and priorities across the range of emergency preparedness.
The postholder will ensure robust response arrangements are in place across NHS Wales to respond to any type of major incident and will be required to participate in a 24/7 on-call rota.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Masters Degree qualification or possess equivalent experience, skills, training and knowledge.
- Knowledge of legislation related to Civil Contingencies, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity acquired through training and/or experience to Masters Level equivalency.
- Willing to apply and work towards Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (or equivalent) as required.
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in Emergency Planning.
- Knowledge of related legislation: eg COMAH regulations, HASAW Act.
- Have attended a certified course by the Institute of Business Continuity.
- Prince Project Management or equivalent.
- Attended an accredited course in the Strategic (Gold) management of major incidents, and certified competent in that role, e.g. Welsh Gold, (Masters level 6).
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary / agency work.
- Experienced in developing policies and procedures.
- Evidence and experience of preparing reports/briefing papers for committees, both internal and external.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Experience of leading and managing staff.
Desirable
- Experience working in health care.
- Experience of attending/leading debriefs.
- Experience of working in a Category 1 or 2 organisation.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft software, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role.
- Evidence of chairing meeting and undertaking presentation to groups.
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Proficient planning skills and capacity to manage disparate activities simultaneously.
- Able to motivate and manage staff effectively.
- Practical approach with attention to detail for example to legal requirements and corporate governance.
Desirable
- Ability to design and facilitate exercises across multi-agency boundaries.
- Welsh Language Skills at level 1, e.g. introduce yourself, greet someone in person, answer the phone with a Welsh scripted greeting.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across Wales in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Masters Degree qualification or possess equivalent experience, skills, training and knowledge.
- Knowledge of legislation related to Civil Contingencies, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity acquired through training and/or experience to Masters Level equivalency.
- Willing to apply and work towards Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (or equivalent) as required.
Desirable
- Recognised qualification in Emergency Planning.
- Knowledge of related legislation: eg COMAH regulations, HASAW Act.
- Have attended a certified course by the Institute of Business Continuity.
- Prince Project Management or equivalent.
- Attended an accredited course in the Strategic (Gold) management of major incidents, and certified competent in that role, e.g. Welsh Gold, (Masters level 6).
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of multi-disciplinary / agency work.
- Experienced in developing policies and procedures.
- Evidence and experience of preparing reports/briefing papers for committees, both internal and external.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Experience of leading and managing staff.
Desirable
- Experience working in health care.
- Experience of attending/leading debriefs.
- Experience of working in a Category 1 or 2 organisation.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft software, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role.
- Evidence of chairing meeting and undertaking presentation to groups.
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Proficient planning skills and capacity to manage disparate activities simultaneously.
- Able to motivate and manage staff effectively.
- Practical approach with attention to detail for example to legal requirements and corporate governance.
Desirable
- Ability to design and facilitate exercises across multi-agency boundaries.
- Welsh Language Skills at level 1, e.g. introduce yourself, greet someone in person, answer the phone with a Welsh scripted greeting.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across Wales in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service.
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).
