Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response Officer (EPRR Officer)

Job summary

Bradford District Care Foundation Trust (BDCFT) is looking to appoint an experienced and motivated Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Officer. The EPRR Officer will work on specific projects to help BDCFT fulfil its responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and meet its obligations as described within the NHS England Core Standards for EPRR. The EPRR Officer will promote continuous improvement in the Trust's EPRR arrangements and will undertake joint working with colleagues in partner organisations to enhance plans and processes for emergency preparedness.

Supporting the BDCFT Accountable Emergency Officer (AEO) and reporting to the EPRR Manager, the EPRR Officer will contribute to the full cycle of emergency preparedness, from risk management and planning to training and exercising. The EPRR Officer will also have a role in the delivery of EPRR assurance processes and will support processes that aim to identify learning from incidents and exercises.

Closing Date - 3rd April 2025

Shortlisting - 4th April 2025

Interview - 23rd April 2025

Main duties of the job

The EPRR Officer will be part of the BDCFT EPRR team that provides specialist advice and support to BDCFT executive directors, senior managers, function leads and other BDCFT staff who have a potential role in incident response or business continuity management arrangements. The EPRR Officer will also liaise with colleagues in partner organisations to support joint working for emergency preparedness across the North East and Yorkshire region.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Date posted: 13 March 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 453-25-7053323

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa. Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• A recognised Emergency Planning or Business Continuity qualification. The preferable qualification is the Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (Level 4) but a diploma in business continuity from the Business Continuity Institute (level 4) will also be acceptable.
• A level of experience in Emergency Planning and Business Continuity or areas that are relevant for business continuity management acquired through training and experience to Masters' level equivalent.

Experience Essential

• Extensive experience of working in an NHS EPRR function or an Emergency Planning or Business Continuity function in a similar, or complex organisations.
• Extensive knowledge of business continuity and emergency planning techniques, standards and application.
• Expert knowledge of all NHS England EPRR standards and the ability to progress work / training and procedures in all areas.
• Experience of leading an emergency response including acting as Incident manager and advising the organisation's senior staff / directors in an emergency.

Employer details

Employer name: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Trust Wide, Bradford, BD18 3LD

Employer's website: https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/