Trosolwg o'r swydd

Here is an exciting opportunity - we are looking for a band 6/7  Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Officer.

Working under the direction of the Head of EPRR, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of emergency preparedness, resilience, and response planning within MSEFT.

You will coordinate emergency plans and business continuity plans, working closely with the Heads of Service across clinical and corporate departments. This will include ensuring that effective and up to date plans are in place to comply with national, regional, and local guidance, along with ensuring the organisation meets its legal requirements as a Category 1 Responder, as described in the Civil Contingencies Act (2004).

You will be a key point of contact for emergency preparedness matters within the organisation, providing advice, guidance, training, and support to the organisation and participating in system emergency planning meetings. You will develop and coordinate processes and reports for resilience testing and exercising.

This post  is based at Basildon  but will be required to work across our othersites in Southend and  Broomfield as per need. You will occasionally be required to work out of hours and some weekend if necessary.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

Delivering all aspects of EPRR to ensure the Trust meets the NHSE EPRR core standards.

Develop, implement and maintain EPRR plans across the Trust.

Development, redesign and maintain the Incident Coordination Centres across the Trust.

Deliver a range of EPRR training and exercising across the Trust.

Provide support and specialist guidance to Trust response teams in the event of a major incident or business continuity incident at an operational and tactical level.

Assist in the production of service-level Business Impact Analysis and use the information gathered via this process to assist service leads to produce robust and comprehensive service-level Business Continuity plans.

Review and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical service responses to major, critical and business continuity incidents. Identify critical activities and ensure service level inter-decencies do not conflict with one another; adjust plans as required following review.

Responsible for Emergency Planning for the Trust including policy and plan development, implementation and review.

Represent the Trust at meetings with other authorities/organisations both health and non-health, in relation to emergency preparedness and resilience, fostering and developing good working relationships.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.