Job summary
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) planks were hailed as a light weight, but effective building material used within the UK from the late 1950s to the early-1990s. The national NHSE team have indicated that RAAC should be removed from all NHS estate by 2035, this follows a school part-roof collapse in 2018. Structural engineers have advised EoE regional Trusts that their life span is estimated to 2030.
Consequently, RAAC is regarded as the highest known estates risk in the NHS, with the East of England having one of the highest aggregate risks nationally, due to the quantum of RAAC across its estate. In response the region launched in 2020 a regional RAAC coordination programme managed by a dedicated team to bring enhanced focus and structure. The role of this team is to lead key elements of the regional response, through a specialist interface with RAAC impacted trusts and systems, and to coordinate multi-disciplinary support from core areas including Finance, Operational Performance, Strategic Estates, EPRR, Clinical and Communications. Due to the high-risk nature of the RAAC programme the team is required to deliver high levels of assurance with Trusts and work to strict governance and decision-making models to ensure the programme is 'enquiry ready' should there ever be the unlikely scenario of a RAAC collapse.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a Senior EPRR Lead within the programme who will deputise for the Head of the programme, with experience of working in fast-paced roles in high performing teams, be positive, self-motivated, articulate, and show a strong knowledge understanding and experience in providing specialist EPRR support to RAAC and EPRR teams, RAAC affected systems and Trusts, all within a highly sensitive and political environment.
About us
The role is predominantly via remote working, with a monthly team day scheduled at Victoria House, Fulbourn, Cambridge. There will also be occasional travel to affected Trusts throughout the EoE region.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specifically, the postholder will be responsible for:
- RAAC Team Deputy: deputising for the RAAC Regional Lead as required.
- RAAC EPRR Lead providing specialist support and horizon scanning to the RAAC programme, the regions EPRR team and RAAC affected systems.Implement, lead,and monitor the regions RAAC EPRR work plan/ action log including, training & exercising and regional planning.
- National RAAC EPRR programmes of work; lead and support bespoke work programmes.
- Support RAAC Incident Management in extremis
- RAAC EPRR Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Support: link with provider Trusts; estates and operational teams, EPRR teams, commissioners, Local Health Resilience Partnerships and Local Resilience Forums on RAAC EPRR matters.
- RAAC Evacuation Recovery workstream: lead and provide specialist EPRR input to the Regional, System and Provider evacuation recovery programmes and agreed workstreams.
- Chair and manage the EPRR focused RAAC forums.
- Executive Briefing & Reporting including RET/ RLT to ensure the programme is inquiry ready:
- Line management of a RAAC programme officer.
Salary Progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8b with a full-time starting salary of £58,972, with a pay step increase after 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review. You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specifically, the postholder will be responsible for:
- RAAC Team Deputy: deputising for the RAAC Regional Lead as required.
- RAAC EPRR Lead providing specialist support and horizon scanning to the RAAC programme, the regions EPRR team and RAAC affected systems.Implement, lead,and monitor the regions RAAC EPRR work plan/ action log including, training & exercising and regional planning.
- National RAAC EPRR programmes of work; lead and support bespoke work programmes.
- Support RAAC Incident Management in extremis
- RAAC EPRR Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Support: link with provider Trusts; estates and operational teams, EPRR teams, commissioners, Local Health Resilience Partnerships and Local Resilience Forums on RAAC EPRR matters.
- RAAC Evacuation Recovery workstream: lead and provide specialist EPRR input to the Regional, System and Provider evacuation recovery programmes and agreed workstreams.
- Chair and manage the EPRR focused RAAC forums.
- Executive Briefing & Reporting including RET/ RLT to ensure the programme is inquiry ready:
- Line management of a RAAC programme officer.
Salary Progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8b with a full-time starting salary of £58,972, with a pay step increase after 5 years service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review. You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Strong knowledge, understanding and have had interface with a RAAC programme.
- Demonstrate expert EPRR knowledge in particular regarding RAAC and show experience of supporting incident management in extremis.
- Experience of leading or co-leading national EPRR programmes of work
- Experience of working in the NHS is essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes.
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda.
- Experience of line managing a team
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
Skills
Essential
- Examples of leading (or deputising) a high-profile, fast paced regional team, including a strong track record in executive briefing & report writing and experience in horizon scanning to Regions, Systems and Trusts, including training & exercising, against joint national and regional priorities.
- Show first class EPRR Stakeholder Engagement and strategic support experience and skills at National, Regional, System and Trusts level, including multi agency partners.
- Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.
- Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Interpreting national policy for implementation.
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
- Demonstrable experience developing, managing, and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Strong knowledge, understanding and have had interface with a RAAC programme.
- Demonstrate expert EPRR knowledge in particular regarding RAAC and show experience of supporting incident management in extremis.
- Experience of leading or co-leading national EPRR programmes of work
- Experience of working in the NHS is essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes.
- Experience of building effective cross functional working relationships to drive organisational agenda.
- Experience of line managing a team
Desirable
- Member of relevant professional body
Skills
Essential
- Examples of leading (or deputising) a high-profile, fast paced regional team, including a strong track record in executive briefing & report writing and experience in horizon scanning to Regions, Systems and Trusts, including training & exercising, against joint national and regional priorities.
- Show first class EPRR Stakeholder Engagement and strategic support experience and skills at National, Regional, System and Trusts level, including multi agency partners.
- Highly developed communication skills with the capability to analyse, review and make sense of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information across a diverse range of subjects relevant to post portfolio.
- Demonstrable skills in presenting complex concepts and information which may include difficult and controversial issues, across a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
- Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution.
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Interpreting national policy for implementation.
- Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects and services on time.
- Demonstrable experience developing, managing, and motivating teams/individuals to ensure success.
- Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Additional information
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).
