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.
Please see the attached Job Description for a detailed description of responsibilities and person specification.