North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Resilience Officer

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trusts Resilience Team. The Resilience Officer is a key role within the Team to ensure the Trusts Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) arrangements are supported and maintained to the highest level of quality. The NWAS Resilience Team is widely regarded as the national leader in this field of work so and this recruitment process will enable an opportunity to further enhance the quality of the Team.

Applicants must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to deal with complex and sensitive issues.

It is important that the post holder is able to prioritise their workload and have the ability to recognise the importance of meeting deadlines.

Main duties of the job

In line with the Trusts Resilience Strategy and Business Plan, you are to assist with the development and regular testing of robust emergency preparedness arrangements. To provide advice on Resilience technical issues, in line with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA), the NHS England Core Standards for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) and other legislative requirements.

About us

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.

We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Date posted

17 December 2020

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£24,907 to £30,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

242-1985

Job locations

Ashburton Point (Manchester)

Manchester

M17 1EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you read the Job description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you read the Job description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

Educated to A level or equivalent educational standard, professional qualifications or relevant experience.
DiplomainEmergencyPlanning(orhigher)or willingness to work towards in post.
Relevant training to maintain National Occupational Standards as Loggist e.g. Loggist Course attendance.

Desirable

Membership of Emergency Planning Society.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Manage computer generated information to support decision making, ensuring appropriate use of all electronic data.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to present complex information to operational management teams to promote understanding and enhance decision making.
Analytical and problem solving skills.
Decision making skills.
Training and presentation abilities
Strong planning and organisational skills
Professional credibility, ability to represent Trust interests in local professional groups
The ability to work on own, or as part of a team

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

Emergencypreparednessandcontingency planning
Training exercises
Risk assessment
Thorough knowledge of requirements of legislation, in
A good understanding and knowledge of current best
Major incident experience (this may have been in
Experience of working across multi-disciplinary
Experience of communicating and involving the local

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

Educated to A level or equivalent educational standard, professional qualifications or relevant experience.
DiplomainEmergencyPlanning(orhigher)or willingness to work towards in post.
Relevant training to maintain National Occupational Standards as Loggist e.g. Loggist Course attendance.

Desirable

Membership of Emergency Planning Society.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Manage computer generated information to support decision making, ensuring appropriate use of all electronic data.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to present complex information to operational management teams to promote understanding and enhance decision making.
Analytical and problem solving skills.
Decision making skills.
Training and presentation abilities
Strong planning and organisational skills
Professional credibility, ability to represent Trust interests in local professional groups
The ability to work on own, or as part of a team

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

Emergencypreparednessandcontingency planning
Training exercises
Risk assessment
Thorough knowledge of requirements of legislation, in
A good understanding and knowledge of current best
Major incident experience (this may have been in
Experience of working across multi-disciplinary
Experience of communicating and involving the local

Employer details

Employer name

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Ashburton Point (Manchester)

Manchester

M17 1EH

Employer's website

https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Ashburton Point (Manchester)

Manchester

M17 1EH

Employer's website

https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)