Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity to join the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response (EPRR) Team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) as an Emergency Planning Officer.
We are looking for someone with a keen interest in Business Continuity to join our small but dynamic team. As an Emergency Planning Officer you will work with the EPRR Team to deliver an effective EPRR and Business Continuity service, supporting internal and external stakeholders to ensure a robust and resilient NHS response to any incident or disruptive event.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the EPRR Manager, as an Emergency Planning Officer, you will:
- Contribute to the Trusts EPRR and Business Continuity work programmes to ensure the Trust complies with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Provide a source of EPRR and Business Continuity expertise to the Trust in conjunction with the EPRR Team.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of EPRR arrangements relating to Business Continuity, Critical and Major Incidents.
- Contribute to the review of Emergency and Business Continuity Plans for the Trust to ensure robust arrangements that are reflective of the Trusts capabilities.
- Support the implementation of the Trusts Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) in conjunction with the EPRR Manager and Divisional Business Continuity Leads.
- Contribute to multi-agency Emergency Planning through the Local Resilience Forum (LRF) and the Local Health Resilience Partnership (LHRP), including attendance at relevant Working on Tuesday meetings, multi-agency training, exercises and working groups.
- Develop strong working relationships with our internal hospital teams (clinical and non-clinical), our health sector partners and wider multi-agency organisations.
- Support the Trust response to incidents and disruptive events, as required.
- Understand risk management to ensure Emergency and Business Continuity Planning is undertaken within this wider context.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information regarding the Trust and the Emergency Planning Officer role (including the person specification) can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.
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This advert is for Emergency Planning Officer with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Jun 2026.
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