About this role
Job summary
Working as part of the Trust's EPRR team, the post holder will support the daily operation of BCHFTs emergency preparedness, resilience and response functions, and the enhancement and embedding of the resilience culture across the Trust, including delivery of the Trust EPRR and Business Continuity Management (BCM) work programme to maintain compliance with the NHS England EPRR Core Standards and associated guidance.
Main duties of the job
Work at all levels and across all services to ensure effective Business Continuity plans are in place, through negotiation and persuasion as required, and these are reviewed and maintained in line with the workplan.
Persuade clinical, non-clinical, and senior leaders of the importance of business continuity planning, and provide advice and motivation to staff developing local plans against other competing priorities.
Appropriately communicate legal and commercially sensitive information to support organisational compliance with NHSE EPRR Core Standards.
Liaise with partner organisations, including NHSE, Black Country ICB, West Midlands LRF, Emergency Services, and Local Authorities to receive and communicate technical, complex, sensitive or contentious information as part of planning and incident response.
Provide expert and potentially contentious EPRR advice under pressure to senior leaders during incident response.
About us
The role involves close collaborative working with the Divisions, nursing, governance, finance and medical leads ensuring that anticipated outcomes are well managed, communicated and ultimately meet the needs of the organisation.
Job description Job responsibilities
Advise strategic and tactical commanders during incident response, and monitor external events for potential impacts on the Trust. This will require making judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options, and may be during highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances.
Lead complex risk assessments and options appraisals across Trust services, balancing patient safety, service continuity, finance and workforce constraints to recommend preferred solutions.
Responsible for the development and implementation of emergency plans and policies for the Trust in relation to EPRR, on-call and escalation, and business continuity management.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Diploma in DipHEP or equivalent EPRR qualification Experience working in EPRR roles in a complex organisation Experience of delivering training to a wide range of staff at all levels
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.
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Employer details Employer name Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trust HQ
Trustwide
WV11SH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)