Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Officer, Band 6

1. Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response - Support the development, maintenance, and regular review of the Trusts Emergency Plans and Business Continuity arrangements in line with NHS Englands EPRR Core Standards and statutory requirements. - Coordinate and contribute to annual EPRR assurance processes, including evidence collection, gap analysis, improvement planning, and reporting. - Assist in preparing the Trust for internal and external incidents, ensuring plans remain current, accessible, and operationally workable. -Support the Trusts oncall teams and operational managers with advice, briefing materials, and guidance relating to emergency response arrangements. 2. Incident Response - Provide operational support during incidents, including staffing or supporting the Trusts Incident Coordination Centre, producing situation reports, maintaining logs, and coordinating information flows. -Act as a point of contact for departments during incidents, ensuring consistent communication and prompt escalation where required. - Assist in postincident debriefs, capturing learning and supporting the development of action plans to strengthen resilience. 3. Training, Exercising & Organisational Learning - Organise, deliver, and evaluate EPRR training programmes for staff across the Trust, including incident management training, loggist training, and rolespecific preparation for command teams. - Lead or support the design and facilitation of exercises (tabletop, command post, liveplay), working with internal teams and multiagency partners. - Capture and analyse learning from incidents, exercises, audits, and national guidance; support the development of learning frameworks and improvement actions. - Support the collection and analysis of data from exercises, incidents and audits to identify trends, learning themes and opportunities for improvement. - Contribute to the development and evaluation of new training resources, digital tools or methodologies that enhance incident readiness and staff engagement. 4. Business Continuity - Support the implementation and maintenance of divisional and departmental Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and Business Continuity Plans (BCPs). - Help monitor compliance with business continuity requirements, providing guidance and support to operational departments in developing robust continuity arrangements. - Contribute to risk assessments and organisational resilience activities, ensuring risks are identified, mitigated, and escalated appropriately. 5. Partnership Working & MultiAgency Engagement - Develop and maintain effective working relationships with system partners, emergency services, Local Resilience Forum (LRF) colleagues, local authorities, and other NHS organisations. - Represent the Trust at relevant meetings, user groups, working groups, and exercises as delegated by the Head of Organisational Resilience. - Support integrated health system planning and ensure alignment between Trust arrangements and wider multiagency response structures. 6. Assurance, Governance & Reporting - Produce clear, accurate reports, briefings, dashboards, and documentation to support governance processes. - Maintain accurate records, logs, and audit trails relating to plans, training, exercises, incidents, and assurance activities. - Assist with policy development and updates, ensuring they reflect best practice and national guidance. 7. General Responsibilities - Model and promote a culture of proactive preparedness, safety, and organisational resilience across the Trust. - Provide expert advice to colleagues at all levels, supporting a proactive and informed approach to emergency planning and continuity management. - Undertake additional duties that may reasonably be required, commensurate with the postholders role and grade. 8. Professional Development, Education and Training - Take responsibility for maintaining and developing their own professional knowledge and competencies in Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR), business continuity, and incident management. - Participate in regular appraisal, supervision, and personal development planning, identifying learning needs and undertaking agreed training to support progression and effectiveness in the role. - Keep up to date with changes in legislation, national guidance, NHS England EPRR Core Standards, JESIP doctrine, and best practice in civil contingencies and emergency planning. - Participate in relevant internal and external training courses, conferences, networks or communities of practice to support ongoing professional growth. - Maintain accurate records of all mandatory training and ensure compliance with Trust requirements. - Share learning and specialist knowledge with colleagues, helping to promote continuous learning and a culture of resilience across the Trust. - Contribute to the development of training materials, educational sessions, and awarenessraising initiatives for staff involved in emergency planning and incident response. 9. General Working Conditions - The postholder will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including occasionally adjusting working hours to support training, exercises, or incident response activities. - Unpredictable or rapidly changing situations may require the postholder to reprioritise tasks and respond at short notice to emerging operational pressures or incidents. - The role may involve working in a busy office environment, the Trusts Incident Coordination Centre, or clinical/operational areas as required. - During periods of heightened activity, such as major incidents or critical business continuity events, the postholder may need to provide extended support until a safe level of service continuity is restored. - Travel between Trust sites and to external partner locations may be required. - The postholder is expected to maintain professionalism and composure when working under pressure or in timecritical situations.