Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arise to lead and manage the EPRR function, ensuring the organisation can respond effectively to emergencies and maintain essential services. This includes developing and implementing EPRR plans, training staff, and working with various stakeholders to enhance the organisation's resilience across our four hospitals and community services ensuring the organisation meets its legal requirements under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Trust compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements and work with partner organisations to ensure effective business continuity planning and emergency preparedness, resilience and response.
• Acting as first point of contact within the Trust for National, Regional and Trust EPRR teams.
• Representing the Trust’s interests at Local Resilience Forum Groups, and deputise for the Accountable Emergency Officer at regional and national meetings as appropriate.
• The communication strategy in relation to EPRR both internally (cascade tests) and externally.
• Operating as Deputy Chair at the Trust’s EPRR Resilience Fora.
• EPRR training development and delivery.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.