Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced emergency planner to join the small, specialised EPRR team. The successful candidate will report to the Strategic Head of EPRR & Counter Terrorism within the Chief Operating Officer's corporate team. The Team is responsible for the provision of professional and expert advice, guidance, information, building resilience through planning, training, exercising for and responding to a wide range of incidents and emergencies which could affect health or disrupt patient care.

Whilst the post holder will work in all areas of the Emergency Management Framework, working closely with the other EPRR officer, this role will predominantly focus on Business Continuity and Exercise delivery for the Trust. Business Continuity plans are reviewed annually. Exercises must be carried out at a minimum for each care group: live every 3 years, tabletop every year, and communications every 3 months.

We are looking for a passionate, experienced resilience professional with a can-do attitude and flexible approach to adapt to situations as they evolve and unfold. If this is you, we look forward to receiving your application.

Your primary base will be Duncan Macmillan House, Nottingham but you will be required to travel to other Trust hospitals, care centres and premises. There will also be a degree of flexibility in working from home arrangements.

Main duties of the job

Lead on EPRR projects and activities including horizon scanning and hazard identification, risk assessment, emergency planning, delivering training and facilitating exercises.

Design, develop and deliver a comprehensive specialist EPRR, business continuity and recovery training and exercise programme l through face-to-face training, e-learning, podcasts, presentations, workshops and organise conferences.

Share in leading the delivery of EPRR training and exercising, with a specific responsibility of the full exercising cycle.

Co-ordinate and report outcomes for review from any exercises, training events and internal emergency response arrangements.

Develop and monitor performance indicators to analyse, measure and improve EPRR, providing regular written reports.

Support administration during business continuity, critical or major incidents.

Work flexibly to support emergency response activities including providing specialist Tactical advice/support.

Support the EPRR hot and cold debriefing session, writing a report and identifying actions to be taken and lessons learned. 

Review the response to EPRR incidents, assessing the adequacy of plans and making written recommendations for improvement.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.