EPRR Manager

Bradford District Care Foundation Trust (BDCFT) is looking to appoint an experienced and motivated Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Manager. The EPRR Manager will take the senior operational lead for the management and delivery of EPRR matters to help the Trust fulfil its responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and other statutory legislation. The EPRR Manager will be expected to lead the Trust's compliance requirements as described within the NHS England Core Standards for EPRR. The EPRR Manager will promote continuous improvement in the Trust's EPRR arrangements and will undertake joint working with colleagues in partner organisations to enhance plans and processes for emergency preparedness. The postholder will act as a specialist advisory resource for the Trust.

Reporting to the Accountable Emergency Officer (AEO) and managing the EPRR Team, the EPRR Manager will contribute to the full cycle of emergency preparedness, from risk management and planning to training and exercising. The EPRR Manager will also have a role in the delivery of EPRR assurance procedures and will support processes that aim to identify learning from incidents and exercises., The EPRR Manager will lead and be a member of the BDCFT EPRR team which provides specialist advice and support to BDCFT executive directors, senior managers, function leads and other BDCFT staff who have a potential role in incident response or business continuity management arrangements. The EPRR Manager will also liaise with colleagues in partner organisations to support joint working for emergency preparedness across the North East and Yorkshire region.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 4500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.