About this role
Job summary
The Emergency Planning Manager will be a key member of the Trust's specialist Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) team, supporting services across the organisation to strengthen resilience and maintain the continuity of patient care. The team works at all levels of the Trust to develop, implement and maintain effective emergency plans, deliver training and exercises, and coordinate responses to a wide range of incidents and major emergencies that may impact healthcare services.
Based across Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton, the post holder will work closely with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to ensure the Trust is prepared to respond effectively to both internal and external challenges, safeguarding patients, staff and essential services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Head of Emergency Planning in maintaining the trust's EPRR responsibilities and manage the day- to-day implementation and development of EPRR including business continuity plans, training, communication and exercising for the trust ensuring delivery of performance outcomes. Other projects may be assigned within the remit of the Head of Emergency Planning to ensure delivery of key aims and objectives.
Responsible for risk assessing, planning the development and implementation of all arrangements relating to integration and delivery of Business Continuity Plans, training and exercising programmes and communication compliance across all 5 hospital sites in support of the Head of Emergency Planning contributing to the trust'spreparedness, resilience and ability to respond to and recover from incidents and emergencies as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Ensuring national and local standards are met including NHS EPRR Framework monitored through EPRR Annual Assurance process and any other relevant guidance.
The Post holder will be a key trust contact for all EPRR matters within the Trust and act as a conduit for EPRR guidance and information. The post holder will work autonomously.
Closing date of applications: 16 September 2026
Interview date: 29 September 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience as an Emergency Planning Manager preferably NHS or Public Sector A broad range of leadership management experience Experience of delivering training to small groups Experience of working in the NHS or similarly complex public sector organisation in a comparable level role. Practical experience of integrated management activities including risk assessment, business continuity / emergency planning
Desirable
Managed an NHS EPRR Team
Qualifications Essential
Recognised Qualification in Emergency Planning or relevant experience Post-graduate level or equivalent relevant experience in EPRR related field
Desirable
EPRR Qualification
Skills Essential
Demonstrate excellent written communication skills Be able to communicate confidently to staff and Managers at all levels of the organisation Demonstrates excellent computer skills particularly MS Office
Desirable
Be able to write plans, policies and procedures in a logical manner
Values and Behaviours Essential
Be prepared to travel across site Evidence of leading or coordinating activities in challenging, time-critical environments while maintaining a calm and resilient approach.
Desirable
A proven record of delivery of EPRR at a management level
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Derby hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)