Trust Emergency Planning Manager | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,927 - £68,676 Per annum inclusive HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6556848/289-CSS-1584 |
Summary
The post holder will work alongside the Head of EPRR / BC and Lead for Mortuaries to provide expert emergency and contingency planning advice, information and support to relevant Trust wide staff and committees, to ensure the Trust meets their statutory obligations in line with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and other relevant policies, guidance and standards e.g. ISO 233101.
Ensuring lessons identified are embedded into the organisation.
· Review national polices, guidance and regulations to determine how they apply to the Trusts response within the field of emergency planning
· Know and understand roles and responsibilities of all responding organisations in the event of a business continuity, critical or major incident
· Understand the principles and practice of risk management, investigation and mitigation in the context of governance in the NHSand implement mitigation measures within the Trust
· Support Head of EPRR/BC, Lead for Mortuaries to deliver the business continuity arrangements and and produce regular reports throughout the year
· Produce and deliver professional written and oral reports regarding EPRR matters to Executive Management Board and stakeholders
· Act as a member of working groups in relation to hospital refurbishment project works and provide professional opinion and advice
· Responsible for the planning, procurement, installation, and maintenance of Incident Control Centre equipmentand ensure that the users are familiar with the facilities
· Review and maintain emergency and business continuity plans for all services across the Trust
Development and delivery of specialist training and exercises to all staff groups across the Trust to ensure staff and patients maintain safety
Ensure comprehensive debriefing and action plans including associated recommendations to address gaps / weaknesses in the Trust’s systems.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Staff Management
· Support senior staff in the implementation and management of changes relating to emergency planning and resilience
· Support the formation of the Trust response in the development of advances in emergency planning and resilience
Financial Management
· Be responsible to the Head of EPRR/BC / Lead for Mortuaries for the financial control of resources associated with EPRR· Knowledge of Financial Systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurementand support the provision and maintenance of equipment and resources related to EPRR
Communication
· Maintain the EPRR intranet section ensuring contents is up to date and user friendly· Work with the Communication Department to contribute to the maintenance of robust lines of communication for alerting and responding to incidents to fulfil warning and informing requirements
Teaching and Training
· Promote a positive learning environment and contribute to a meaningful educational experience for all new starters/learners through induction supporting competency assessments in order to achieve and maintain competencies across both sitesAct as a role model in delivering a high standard and professional EPRR training package to all levels of staff within the Trust, promoting excellence and enabling understanding through evidence based training· To develop and support an on-going EPRR strategy, so to ensure that relevant staff receive refresher training in incident management and response. That such staff understand the statutory requirement to undertake such training
Information and Knowledge Management
· Understand and educate others in the national and sector emergency planning and resilience requirements
· Understand the management of major, mass casualty incidents and business continuity
Organisational Management
· Establish and maintain an efficient office function including reference sources, records, and correspondences
· To manage own time and work items ensuring fulfilment of the core tasks of this role and seek ways of efficient working that both supports the department and the Trust
Analytical
· Use postgraduate educational skills to analyse highly complex and sensitive issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources and produce and present detailed discussions and conclusions
· Demonstrate capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
Professional
· All employees have a duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to themselves or to others and to co-operate with the Trust in meeting its statutory requirements
· Act as a role model at all times ensuring Trust values are embedded within every aspect of the service
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Sep 2024