About The Role

As the Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response Lead for our 111 service, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining robust emergency planning and business continuity processes to ensure the service is prepared for any challenges that may arise. You will play a key role in leading the response to emergencies, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of both patients and staff, and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to maintain operational resilience.

Prepares the IUC service for all matters relating to EPRR. Writing and updating national major incident plans, national business continuity plans, seasonal and other associated EPRR documentation commensurate with NHSE compliance.

EPRR is a statutory requirement and the responsibility for it is delegated from the Chief Executive Officer, who is the companies Emergency Accountable Officer. The postholder will act in delegate to ensure that IUC services meets its statutory obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) and complies with all relevant emergency planning, resilience and response (EPRR) guidance for Health care services, including non-statutory guidance that accompanies the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and also for business continuity and resilience preparedness.
Prepare, represent and communicate all elements of EPRR core standards, both in internally and externally.
Achieve a consistently high standard of compliancy in the NHS core standards framework.
Prepares the IUC service for all matters relating to EPRR. Writing and updating national major incident plans, national business continuity plans, seasonal and other associated EPRR documentation commensurate with NHSE compliance.
Advising and assisting individual sites to set up local business continuity plans and ensuring they are aware of their responsibilities – monitoring and reporting to IUC Director quarterly
Work with Regional Managers to ensure all levels of the command structure are trained, competent and practiced in incident management.
Lead event response requirements through the strategic command group, providing subject matter expertise as required.
Acting as an advisor for IUC as required.
Develop, deliver and maintain the IUC emergency preparedness and resilience function,
Develop and contribute to professional relationships within the service, commissioners and other partner organisations that facilitate the continual development of EPRR arrangements.

Lead the development and implementation of EPRR delivery plans.
Ensure appropriate representation at local health resilience partnerships (LHRPs), and their associated sub-groups and work streams.
Co-ordinate emergency preparedness and training exercises for the service and with resilience partners.
Work with the communications department to ensure an appropriate media response to significant events and emergencies.
Delivers annual training/exercising for staff at ALL levels around major incident, emergency preparedness and business continuity.

South West NHS 111 Service

Not Specified

£45,000-£55,000

Permanent

Full Time

Rewards & Benefits

Flexible working

Physical and mental health support

Refer a friend scheme

Free access to Reward Gateway discount scheme

Blue Light Card, Boundless card and Costco membership eligibility

Award winning ED&I programme

Training & Development

Tailored CPD training delivered via our bespoke Learning Management System.

Extensive training courses accessible via Practice Plus Group Skills Academy.

Great development and career progression opportunities.

You get to know people over the weeks and months, and you can see them start to improve when they are having treatment…it’s really nice, you can make a difference and help someone overcome difficulties.