Job overview

As an EPRR Officer at MFT, you will work closely with Clinical Groups, leading key areas, providing expert advice, and supporting business continuity. Your role is essential in fostering a culture of resilience across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include leading and supporting Clinical Groups in developing robust business continuity plans, delivering workshops and training, and overseeing exercising and testing programmes. You will ensure compliance with the NHSE EPRR Framework and Core Standards, maintain expertise in CBRN preparedness, and contribute to related workstreams. The role also requires operating effectively under pressure, producing high-level reports, and engaging with Strategic and Tactical Coordinating Groups. A strong understanding of JESIP principles is necessary for collaboration with leadership and operational staff. Additionally, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality training, exercises, and debriefs, producing situational reports, and meeting tight deadlines while maintaining accountability and resilience. The role involves working across multiple locations, strengthening partnerships within the EPRR framework.

Main duties of the job

This role demands a proactive approach, strategic thinking, and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders to enhance organisational resilience. Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA), the Trust is classified as a Category 1 responder with key emergency response duties. The Trust must ensure robust Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response (EPRR) plans, covering business continuity, critical incidents, and major incidents, while meeting NHS England EPRR Core Standards.

The EPRR Officer supports the EPRR Manager in producing Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), ensuring they are regularly reviewed and tested to comply with ISO 22301 standards. The role includes assisting in the annual self-assessment against EPRR Core Standards, gathering evidence, and developing action plans to address areas of non-compliance. The postholder will work directly with Clinical Groups to ensure governance and delivery through EPRR Forums, which play a crucial role in strengthening resilience, building capability, and promoting EPRR within the Trust.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. 

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. 

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. 

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. 
 
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.