Job summary
Bradford District Care Foundation Trust (BDCFT) is looking to appoint an experienced and motivated Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Officer. The EPRR Officer will work on specific projects to help BDCFT fulfil its responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and meet its obligations as described within the NHS England Core Standards for EPRR. The EPRR Officer will promote continuous improvement in the Trust's EPRR arrangements and will undertake joint working with colleagues in partner organisations to enhance plans and processes for emergency preparedness.
Supporting the BDCFT Accountable Emergency Officer (AEO) and reporting to the EPRR Manager, the EPRR Officer will contribute to the full cycle of emergency preparedness, from risk management and planning to training and exercising. The EPRR Officer will also have a role in the delivery of EPRR assurance processes and will support processes that aim to identify learning from incidents and exercises.
Closing Date - 8th May 2024
Shortlisting - 9th May 2024
Interview - TBC
Main duties of the job
The EPRR Officer will be part of the BDCFT EPRR team that provides specialist advice and support to BDCFT executive directors, senior managers, function leads and other BDCFT staff who have a potential role in incident response or business continuity management arrangements. The EPRR Officer will also liaise with colleagues in partner organisations to support joint working for emergency preparedness across the North East and Yorkshire region.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this role. (JD ref: JM941)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certified diploma level qualification (level 4) in emergency planning and/or business continuity or working towards such a qualification
- Experience in Emergency Planning and Business Continuity or areas that are relevant for business continuity management acquired through training and experience to Masters level equivalent
Desirable
- Teaching qualification (e.g. level 3 PETTL)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of emergency planning and business continuity, in NHS or similar complex organisations
- Experience and knowledge of working in partnership with people in a range of organisations
- Experience of responding to incidents and advising organisational staff on emergency response
Desirable
- Completion of NHS Principles of Health Command training
- Qualified decision loggist
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills - written and verbal
- Organisational skills and ability to work autonomously
- Interpersonal skills - developing and maintaining effective working relationships
- Prioritise work effectively and deal with non-routine tasks under pressure
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and the NHS EPRR Framework
Able to use informatics systems and tools (e.g. Microsoft packages)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about this role. (JD ref: JM941)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certified diploma level qualification (level 4) in emergency planning and/or business continuity or working towards such a qualification
- Experience in Emergency Planning and Business Continuity or areas that are relevant for business continuity management acquired through training and experience to Masters level equivalent
Desirable
- Teaching qualification (e.g. level 3 PETTL)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of emergency planning and business continuity, in NHS or similar complex organisations
- Experience and knowledge of working in partnership with people in a range of organisations
- Experience of responding to incidents and advising organisational staff on emergency response
Desirable
- Completion of NHS Principles of Health Command training
- Qualified decision loggist
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills - written and verbal
- Organisational skills and ability to work autonomously
- Interpersonal skills - developing and maintaining effective working relationships
- Prioritise work effectively and deal with non-routine tasks under pressure
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and the NHS EPRR Framework
Able to use informatics systems and tools (e.g. Microsoft packages)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recognised Emergency Planning or Business Continuity qualification. The preferable qualification is the Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (Level 4) but a diploma in business continuity from the Business Continuity Institute (level 4) will also be acceptable.
- A level of experience in Emergency Planning and Business Continuity or areas that are relevant for business continuity management acquired through training and experience to Masters' level equivalent
Desirable
- oA teaching qualification - Level 3 (PETTL)
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive experience of working in an NHS EPRR function or an Emergency Planning or Business Continuity function in a similar, or complex organisations
- oExtensive knowledge of business continuity and emergency planning techniques, standards and application
- oExpert knowledge of all NHS England EPRR standards and the ability to progress work / training and procedures in all areas (see appendix 1 for the full range of experience and skills required)
- oExperience of leading and emergency response including acting as Incident manager and advising the organisation's senior staff / directors in an emergency
Desirable
- oCompletion of NHS Principles of Health Command training
- oQualified Decision Loggist
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A recognised Emergency Planning or Business Continuity qualification. The preferable qualification is the Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (Level 4) but a diploma in business continuity from the Business Continuity Institute (level 4) will also be acceptable.
- A level of experience in Emergency Planning and Business Continuity or areas that are relevant for business continuity management acquired through training and experience to Masters' level equivalent
Desirable
- oA teaching qualification - Level 3 (PETTL)
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive experience of working in an NHS EPRR function or an Emergency Planning or Business Continuity function in a similar, or complex organisations
- oExtensive knowledge of business continuity and emergency planning techniques, standards and application
- oExpert knowledge of all NHS England EPRR standards and the ability to progress work / training and procedures in all areas (see appendix 1 for the full range of experience and skills required)
- oExperience of leading and emergency response including acting as Incident manager and advising the organisation's senior staff / directors in an emergency
Desirable
- oCompletion of NHS Principles of Health Command training
- oQualified Decision Loggist
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).
