# EPRR Support Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/eprr-support-officer/7e3372cf-8705-4012-bf39-515b0782f6c5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/eprr-support-officer/7e3372cf-8705-4012-bf39-515b0782f6c5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust - **Location:** Pinderfields Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Officer (discipline unspecified) - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T15:40:24.566Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9377-26-0445 - **Application URL:** https://careers.midyorks.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=1635&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, the Trust maintains the statutory duties of a Category 1 responder. This work is referred to in the Health community as Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response - EPRR. The Office of EPRR maintains a strategic overview of resilience arrangements across the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, and has agency to support hospital functions with effective response to an incident. This is a niche area, and the successful candidate will be supporting the Head of Resilience with complying with the EPRR Core Standards Framework and during live incidents. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day administrational duties in the office for EPRR. This will include scheduling relevant governance and steering group meetings, supporting the Head of Resilience with arranging training and exercising, managing specialist resources such as the Incident Coordination Centre (ICC) and taking notes and replying to correspondence. You will be the point of contact for external suppliers of specialist equipment and managing the required preventative programme of maintenance (PPM) schedules for resources that are required in the event of an emergency. You will be in daily contact with internal colleagues and senior executives from across the Trust, supporting them with managing their plans and procedures and ensuring stakeholders are kept informed of developments. The post holder will also be working with partners from across the Integrated Care System (ICS), local authorities and blue light (emergency) services. ### About us We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day. ### Details - Date posted: 13 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 3 - Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 12 months - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 001622 - Job locations: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Essential person specification requirements Qualifications - Word processing or equivalent qualification or experience - Sound educational background (4 GCSE’s grade C or above) - IT qualifications e.g. ECDL or equivalent Experience - Experience and knowledge of multi-disciplinary team working - Administrative or secretarial experience - Experience of working with IT systems - Experience of good customer or patient care - Advanced use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), MS Teams, e-mail and internet - Experience of scheduling/co-ordination activities and/or resources ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to satisfy Occupational Health screening - Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience and knowledge of multi-disciplinary team working - Administrative or secretarial experience - Experience of working with IT systems - Experience of good customer or patient care - Advanced use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), MS Teams, e-mail and internet - Experience of scheduling/co-ordination activities and/or resources **Desirable** - Previous NHS administrative role - Experience of working with patients requiring health care - Experience with NHS/healthcare software systems - Experience of working with confidential material - Experience of Lean Improvement Methodology ### Qualifications **Essential** - Word processing or equivalent qualification or experience - Sound educational background (4 GCSE's grade C or above) - IT qualifications e.g. ECDL or equivalent **Desirable** - PA/Secretarial Diploma - Shorthand Qualification - RSA Level 3 typing/word processing ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Confident - Capable of working under pressure - Flexible approach to working arrangements - Strong attention to detail and accuracy - Self motivated - Professional appearance **Desirable** - Evidence of ongoing personal development and willingness to further progress (knowledge and skills framework and continuing personal development ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Proficient with the use of MS Teams - Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and be confident in speaking in front of groups of people - Good time management skills - Ability to engage and motivate others - Have an eye for detail and be able to proof read protracted documents - High level of initiative - Maintain meticulous notes and capture information at a quick pace. - Flexibility and able to adapt to change - Able to work as part of a team - Must be able to understand and translate complex information from regulatory bodies. - Be responsible with managing sensitive and confidential information. **Desirable** - Can generate dashboards and use innovative reporting formats. ### Knowledge and Awareness **Essential** - Understanding of Civil Contingencies Act 2004 - Caldicott/Data Protection Act **Desirable** - Knowledge of Trust Values and Behaviours ## Documents - [Job Description and Person Specification (DOC, KB)](https://careers.midyorks.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=5386&JobId=1635) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.