Job summary
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring a continued state of preparedness for the Trust to respond to any major or significant incident both planned and unscheduled ensuring, that where practical, measures are in place to maintain continuity of its core business.
The post holder will ensure that legal and regulatory requirements that apply to the Trust are met including training, planning and co-ordination working with NHSE/I, Local NHS Commissioners, multi-agency partners and the local resilience forum.
The post holder will further develop expertise in emergency planning that the Trust holds and seek to develop good practice by using lessons identified from experiences and debriefs of incidents, exercises and events nationally.
The post holder will ensure that emergency planning and resilience is an integral part of business planning, strategy and operations across the Trust.
The post holder would be required to be available in the event of a major or significant
The post holder will be responsible for coordinating all Business Continuity Activity (including Business Continuity Plans and Business Continuity Impact Analysis) and ensuring all areas have the right plans in place to respond to incidents and periods of disruption.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the preparation, maintenance, exercising and compliance of the Kettering General Hospital Emergency Preparedness, Business Continuity and Resilience Plans in accordance with local and national guidance.
Responsible for ensuring that KGH is compliant with all statutory requirements appertaining to emergency and resilience planning with reference to the Civil Contingency Act and regulations which are derived from the Act including
a) The CCA 2004 and associated Cabinet Office Guidance
b) The NHS Act 2006 (as amended)
c) The NHS Constitution
d) The requirements for EPRR as set out in the NHS Standard Contract(s)
e) NHS England EPRR guidance and supporting materials including:
1. NHS England Core Standards for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response
2. NHS England Business Continuity Management Framework (service resilience) 2022
f) Other guidance available at http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/eprr/f) National Occupational Standards for Civil Contingencies
g) BS ISO 22301 Societal security - Business continuity management systems
h) Emergency Preparedness guidance (2012)
To ensure that the Trusts Major Incident and Business Continuity Plans are robust, regularly reviewed and updated and that effective communications arrangements are in place throughout the Trust.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey.Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent demonstrable work experience at this level
- Health Emergency Planning Diploma or equivalent specialist qualification or demonstrable work experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Member of the Emergency Planning Society or other professional EP body
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at a senior level in an NHS Organisation or equivalent
- Significant previous experience in emergency liaison and planning
- Proven experience of developing and delivering
- Emergency planning within a large organisation
- Highly developed knowledge of legislation and guidance in relation to emergency planning, civil contingencies, pandemics and business continuity
- Experience of emergency planning, plan creation and business continuity
- Understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and other relevant Emergency Preparedness guidance
Desirable
- Significant experience of managing risk
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop strong working relationships to lead and motivate others
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- IT literacy particularly with Microsoft Office programs
- Excellent presentation skills and the ability to address large, multi-disciplinary audiences and present complex, sensitive or contentious information to both internal and external groups
- Ability to maintain and create effective partnerships and cooperative working with other organisations which cross geographical and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Project Management skills
Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Able to develop, influence and maintain key working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in managing operations and developing and implementing systems, processes and policies
- Receiving, interpreting and analysing complex data and identifying the potential impact, in order to develop effective solutions
- Effective persuading, influencing and negotiating skills to achieve beneficial outcomes
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure without compromising standards of performance
- Demonstrate organisation skills including the ability to identify, plan and prioritise essential work
- Experience of teaching and training
- Ability to manage difficult/stressful situations and conversations
- Demonstrable ability to work independently and unsupervised whilst being accountable for results and actions and hold others to account
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent demonstrable work experience at this level
- Health Emergency Planning Diploma or equivalent specialist qualification or demonstrable work experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Member of the Emergency Planning Society or other professional EP body
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at a senior level in an NHS Organisation or equivalent
- Significant previous experience in emergency liaison and planning
- Proven experience of developing and delivering
- Emergency planning within a large organisation
- Highly developed knowledge of legislation and guidance in relation to emergency planning, civil contingencies, pandemics and business continuity
- Experience of emergency planning, plan creation and business continuity
- Understanding of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and other relevant Emergency Preparedness guidance
Desirable
- Significant experience of managing risk
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop strong working relationships to lead and motivate others
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- IT literacy particularly with Microsoft Office programs
- Excellent presentation skills and the ability to address large, multi-disciplinary audiences and present complex, sensitive or contentious information to both internal and external groups
- Ability to maintain and create effective partnerships and cooperative working with other organisations which cross geographical and professional boundaries
Desirable
- Project Management skills
Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Able to develop, influence and maintain key working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in managing operations and developing and implementing systems, processes and policies
- Receiving, interpreting and analysing complex data and identifying the potential impact, in order to develop effective solutions
- Effective persuading, influencing and negotiating skills to achieve beneficial outcomes
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure without compromising standards of performance
- Demonstrate organisation skills including the ability to identify, plan and prioritise essential work
- Experience of teaching and training
- Ability to manage difficult/stressful situations and conversations
- Demonstrable ability to work independently and unsupervised whilst being accountable for results and actions and hold others to account
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).
