Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Lead

Lead and manage the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Recovery (EPRR) function for the Trust delivering excellent key performance outcomes and ensuring that the Trust is capable of discharging its responsibilities for Resilience as set out in the Civil Contingencies Act (2004), Health and Social Care Act 2012 and supporting guidance. To include:

• Incident response - significant and major
• Business Continuity
• CBRN
• Pandemic Infections
• Adverse Weather that is a threat to operations
• Environmental Disaster
• Other emergency threats to the safety of patients and staff
Enable the organisation to mitigate the effects of a significant incident, major incident, pandemic influenza or other emergency, including preserving life and essential services; promoting recovery and restoring normal working; protecting the population and environment; provision of appropriate crisis support. To provide leadership and support to the organisation for the management of resilience, ensuring that it is an integral part of operations, linking closely with the local authority, other health and social care providers. Work closely with the relevant staff to ensure that departmental level business continuity plans are in place, up to date and fit for purpose for the organisation To provide advice and support on the plans and legislation to the Chief Executive and Executive Directors on call in the event of a major incident., Reporting to Chief Operating Officer who is the lead manager for EPRR. This post is accountable for the delivery of Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity throughout the Trust Develops and leads the emergency planning agenda's and alongside the Chief Operating Officer is responsible for compliance with all statutory legislation within the remit of the post including (but not restricted to):
• The Civil Contingencies Act 2004
• Health and Social Care Act 2012
• NHS England Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response Framework (2022)
• Care Quality Commission resilience standards
• ISO 22301, The NHS needs to be able to plan for and respond to a wide range of incidents and emergencies which could affect health or patient care. Under the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is listed as a Category 1 responder and is subject to the full set of civil protection duties:
• Assess the risk of emergencies occurring and use this to inform contingency planning
• Put emergency plans in place
• Put business continuity management arrangements in place
• Put in place arrangements to make information available to the public about civil protection matters and maintain arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public in the event of an emergency
• Share information with other local responders to enhance co-ordination
• Co-operate with other local responders to enhance co-ordination and efficiency
  
  TSDFT Candidate brief - Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response Lead
The post holder will be part of the EPRR team that helps deliver an environment for those who use or work in the NHS which is safe and secure.