Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Officer

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) is searching for a dynamic, motivated individual to join our team Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response (EPRR) team, where you will contribute towards keeping our services safe, prepared, responsive and resilient.

We are looking for an individual who not only has the knowledge and experience needed for this role, but who works well with individuals and teams across our diverse organisation and ICS and regional systems. To excel in this role, we need an individual who is a great communicator; who is able to work proactively as part of a team, be able to work at pace with competing deadlines and be able to create partnerships and motivate a range of colleagues across wide networks.

The post holder will support the EPRR Manager to ensure the Trust is compliant with the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and the NHS England EPRR Framework and Core Standards.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Work closely with all Care Groups to ensure business continuity plans are developed to a high standard. This includes monitoring annual reviews, training and exercising of key staff.
• Support development of internal emergency plans and procedures, ensuring key staff are trained and plans are tested to a high standard.
• Assist with recovery and ensuring the Trust is a learning organisation by analysing lessons identified from internal and external incidents and embedding change
• Represent the Trust and work closely with external partners in NHS England, our two ICBs and Local Resilience Forums (LRF's) to develop multi-agency emergency plans, training and exercise.
• Support and monitor training compliance of on-call staff, including assistance with developing training and exercises.
• Manage on call rota

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf