Band 6 Emergency Planning Officer

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) for an Emergency Planning Officer. You will work across all of our acute hospital sites -- Good Hope, Heartlands, Queen Elizabeth and Solihull.

You will be part of an Emergency Planning Team who are responsible for the co-ordination of Emergency Planning across the Trust ensuring that UHB is fully prepared to respond to and manage any emergency situation (regardless of cause) it may face. This includes the development and delivery of training to all levels of staff across the Trust with pre-designated roles within the Trusts emergency incident plans as well as some bespoke training packages as required. Business Continuity planning and exercising is a key aspect of this role and therefore an understanding of and/or an interest in business continuity would be beneficial.

You will need to be enthusiastic, with a pragmatic approach and excellent inter-personal skills to be successful for this exciting and dynamic role and in return you will receive a comprehensive development programme to provide you with the skills and competency to succeed in this post.

Whilst this post is for 30hrs there may be opportunity for a full time post available.

To discuss, or arrange an informal visit please contact Ian Ford, Deputy Head of Emergency Planning & Business Continuity on 07500 818348.

Closing date for applications -- Thursday 20th February 2025

Interviews will be held on -- Tuesday 11th March 2025

Main duties of the job

As an Emergency Planning Officer (EPO) the postholder will aid the delivery of the Trusts Emergency Planning Work Programme. This will provide experience and exposure to understanding how one of the largest NHS Acute Trusts functions and an opportunity to work with UHB colleagues at a Strategic, Tactical and Operational level.

The postholder will be central to supporting the Trust in achieving and maintaining compliance against the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and any associated Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR) guidance, including NHS England's (NHSE) Core Standards for EPRR.

The postholder will support the Trust by reviewing and updating several existing plans, supporting the roll-out of training and exercising

programmes across the Trust and get involved in the response to any potential incidents or emergencies. This means being able to multi-task,

produce and maintain robust documentation and working across multiple sites and clinical delivery groups.

The postholder will provide programme and administrative support to the team to ensure delivery of projects. You will also support the team in coordinating all communications for external partners including commissioners and regulators many of which are time sensitive requirements and need to be treated with utmost confidence and professionalism.

Job responsibilities

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.