Job summary
Are
you passionate about keeping people safe and ensuring that vital services
continue in times of crisis? We are looking for a dedicated Resilience
Adviser to support and strengthen the resilience of Leeds Teaching Hospital
Trust. You will be joining the
Emergency Preparedness (EP) team who are responsible for ensuring that the
Trust l complies with the Civil Contingencies Act and the NHS EPRR Framework
along with other legislation and guidance
What
Youll Bring:
Strong administrative and
organisational skills.
A proactive approach with excellent
attention to detail.
The ability to collaborate and
adapt in a fast-paced environment.
A passion for emergency
preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) in the NHS.
This
is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact on the health and care
systems ability to respond to emergencies and maintain essential services. If
you're ready for a dynamic and rewarding role, we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Key
Responsibilities: As a key member of the EP team, you will:
Maintain and update EP plans,
policies, and training records.
Work proactively with wards and
departments to ensure preparedness for business continuity threats and
emergencies.
Provide support to incident
management teams
Prepare for planned outages of
estates and IT systems and services
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is a major UK hospital trust providing
local care for Leeds, and specialist services for Yorkshire, the Humber, and
nationally. The trust operates several major hospitals, including the Leeds
General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital, and is a significant
centre for medical research and innovation, working with the University of
Leeds. LTHT is committed to high-quality, safe, and patient-centred care,
guided by its core values known as 'The Leeds Way'.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working
with the Head of Resilience and the Resilience Adviser, the post holder will:
Facilitate the development and
maintenance of departmental business continuity and emergency incident
responses. This will involve taking the lead as directed for specific areas
of the Trust.
Co-ordinate and collate
departmental planning responses to provide a Trust level emergency response
plan covering all reasonable foreseeable internal and external
incidents. This will include major
incidents, pandemics, adverse weather and site integrity issues.
Provide feedback on plans and
progress towards appropriate levels of preparedness, ensuring that response
arrangements are based on the best available evidence and guidance.
Support work to risk assess,
evaluate and audit levels of emergency preparedness and resilience with
reference to statutory requirements, guidance, best practice and lessons
learnt from real life incident and exercise scenarios.
Ensure that the planning process,
risk assessment and reviews are carried out in line with internal audit and
external assurance and quality standards for emergency preparedness and
organisational resilience, to demonstrate that the relevant standards are
achieved and can be appropriately evidenced.
Maintain effective and accessible
information systems to record emergency planning and business continuity
data, ensuring that this is accessible in an incident.
Develop, design and deliver
training on emergency planning and business continuity to staff and managers
across the Trust, ensuring that courses are updated to incorporate changes in
local policy and external guidance and best practice. Ensure all costs incurred
are recorded and managed appropriately.
Plan, coordinate and ensure
delivery of a range of emergency preparedness activities including hazard
identification, risk assessments and incidents and ensure these are reviewed
and updated on the Trusts Corporate Risk Register, systems and database.
Undertake and lead on a range of
projects relating to Business Continuity/ Emergency Planning
Provide a source of knowledge and
advice on the theory and practice of emergency incident response and business
continuity planning.
Lead on the development of the
Trusts command and control rooms.
Ensure all equipment, documents and plans within the command and
control rooms are regularly audited and tested.
Develop and deliver regular tests
of the Trusts emergency call in procedures
Ensue all information on the senior
managers on call laptop is regularly reviewed and updated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working
with the Head of Resilience and the Resilience Adviser, the post holder will:
Facilitate the development and
maintenance of departmental business continuity and emergency incident
responses. This will involve taking the lead as directed for specific areas
of the Trust.
Co-ordinate and collate
departmental planning responses to provide a Trust level emergency response
plan covering all reasonable foreseeable internal and external
incidents. This will include major
incidents, pandemics, adverse weather and site integrity issues.
Provide feedback on plans and
progress towards appropriate levels of preparedness, ensuring that response
arrangements are based on the best available evidence and guidance.
Support work to risk assess,
evaluate and audit levels of emergency preparedness and resilience with
reference to statutory requirements, guidance, best practice and lessons
learnt from real life incident and exercise scenarios.
Ensure that the planning process,
risk assessment and reviews are carried out in line with internal audit and
external assurance and quality standards for emergency preparedness and
organisational resilience, to demonstrate that the relevant standards are
achieved and can be appropriately evidenced.
Maintain effective and accessible
information systems to record emergency planning and business continuity
data, ensuring that this is accessible in an incident.
Develop, design and deliver
training on emergency planning and business continuity to staff and managers
across the Trust, ensuring that courses are updated to incorporate changes in
local policy and external guidance and best practice. Ensure all costs incurred
are recorded and managed appropriately.
Plan, coordinate and ensure
delivery of a range of emergency preparedness activities including hazard
identification, risk assessments and incidents and ensure these are reviewed
and updated on the Trusts Corporate Risk Register, systems and database.
Undertake and lead on a range of
projects relating to Business Continuity/ Emergency Planning
Provide a source of knowledge and
advice on the theory and practice of emergency incident response and business
continuity planning.
Lead on the development of the
Trusts command and control rooms.
Ensure all equipment, documents and plans within the command and
control rooms are regularly audited and tested.
Develop and deliver regular tests
of the Trusts emergency call in procedures
Ensue all information on the senior
managers on call laptop is regularly reviewed and updated.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to communicate concisely and effectively
- Ability to assimilate, manage and communicate complex information
- Able to analyse and summarise relevant elements of detailed reports and documents
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload in face of competing demands
- Able to develop and apply creative solutions to problems
- Able to work flexibly to meet deadlines and targets
Desirable
- Able to collate information and draft range of documents for different audiences
- Able to negotiate and influence
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
- Achieved or working towards Diploma/Certificate in Health Emergency Planning or equivalent level of knowledge gained through short courses, theoretical study and on the job training and experience
Experience
Essential
- Ability to review and analyse plans to identify areas for change.
- Excellent communication skills
- Recent experience of working in a comparable or relevant role
- Experience of working in and with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency environments
- Experience of working in a Health Care setting
Desirable
- Familiar with NHS EPRR guidance
- Familiar with the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Knowledge of business continuity ISO 22301.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to communicate concisely and effectively
- Ability to assimilate, manage and communicate complex information
- Able to analyse and summarise relevant elements of detailed reports and documents
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload in face of competing demands
- Able to develop and apply creative solutions to problems
- Able to work flexibly to meet deadlines and targets
Desirable
- Able to collate information and draft range of documents for different audiences
- Able to negotiate and influence
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent level of experience
Desirable
- Achieved or working towards Diploma/Certificate in Health Emergency Planning or equivalent level of knowledge gained through short courses, theoretical study and on the job training and experience
Experience
Essential
- Ability to review and analyse plans to identify areas for change.
- Excellent communication skills
- Recent experience of working in a comparable or relevant role
- Experience of working in and with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency environments
- Experience of working in a Health Care setting
Desirable
- Familiar with NHS EPRR guidance
- Familiar with the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Knowledge of business continuity ISO 22301.
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.
