Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response ManagerinWashingtoninWashingtonPUBLISHED THU 17 OCT 2024
The position requires collaboration with the Emergency Operations Centre and the Business Continuity Manager, as well as participation in the on-call rota to provide expert support during major incidents. The role demands staying informed about national strategies related to civil protection and ensuring that the Trust maintains adequate preparedness for extraordinary situations.
Reporting to the Deputy Head of EPRR, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Emergency Preparedness Resilience & Response (EPRR) arrangements of the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
The role will hold a Business Continuity portfolio working alongside the Business Continuity Manager. The post will be required to work closely with the Emergency Operations Centre, ensuring that response arrangements are effective for a wide range of EPRR incidents.
There is a requirement to plan, prepare and deliver exercises to test capabilities under the Civil Contingencies act, the NHS England EPRR Core Standards and Interoperable Standards. The delivery of training sessions is a requirement of the role as part of a rolling annual refresher programme and to multi-agency partners of specialist topics such as Marauding Terrorist Attack, CBRN and JESIP.
- To prepare, implement, test and evaluate emergency plans. Ensure that the Trust Major Incident Plan is compatible with other health and Emergency service plans and meets the statutory requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Ensure as far as is reasonably practical the competence of Trust staff and managers to deal effectively with extra ordinary incidents
- To manage and assess the risks associated with public events occurring within or impacting upon the Trust area. Evaluate and plan for any special medical arrangements required
- To manage the Trust preparedness for responding to, and mitigating the effects of and Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) or Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) incident
- Manage the Trusts capacity and preparedness to deal with a High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) case/incident
- In liaison with the Trust Business Continuity Manager, contribute to the Trust Business Continuity Policy
- Manage, produce and update site-specific plans in accordance with national and statutory requirements
- Manage, prepare and propose updates to any Trust plan to ensure the Trust remains compliant with relevant legislation and EPRR best practice and contractual standards
- Participate in the Resilience Team on-call rota to provide specialist support and advice to incident commanders in the event of major or specialist incidents
- Remain up to date in National, NHS or emergency services strategies concerning civil protection issues as necessary
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