Emergency Planning Advisor - 12 mths
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bradford, BD9 6RJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9389-26-0093 |
Summary
To populate and review work and action plans, contact action owners for progress and escalate any actions not completed where necessary. Co-authoring and delivery of the EPRR work plan, as directed by the Emergency Planning Manager. Compile submissions to NHS England, Commissioners and regulators as required both in and out of incident response. Provide comprehensive support to first and second on call colleagues with their continued professional development. To oversee the ongoing development of the Emergency Planning web page on the Trusts Intranet, creating new content including the upload of documents and archiving of obsolete documents. Act as a point of contact and a subject matter expert on EPRR within the Trust with the ability to work and deliver on a number of projects simultaneously. Disseminate information relating to EPRR, including national guidance, and sharing of lessons learnt from internal or external incidents, including the management of EPRR electronic information processes. Deputise for the Emergency Planning Manager and the Trust Accountable Emergency Officer in all relevant EPRR activities and meetings within the Trust and at regional level. Support the process of assurance inspections, reports and audits for emergency preparedness and organisational resilience. Provide professional support and advice to local NHS organisational and emergency preparedness partnerships within the scope of the role and responsibilities of the Trust using analytical and judgement to your decisions. Examples include the Trusts response to incidents, support available to on call staff Work with colleagues to ensure that a culture of resilience is embedded within the organisation at all levels; and ensure that emergency preparedness is mainstreamed into all other key functions of the organisation. To ensure that the Trusts electronic risk register is maintained with regard to all emergency planning and business continuity planning related risks on a regular basis. To respond to incidents and assist with Tactical and Strategic command and control as an EPRR specialist by providing leadership and support. This will involve working with trust staff, external agencies, patients, contractors and visitors and requires emotional and mental effort. This can relate to dealing with incidents and supporting colleagues and patients who need urgent assistance. Working flexibly to support emergency response activities of the Trust including, but not limited to, providing support to those on call, or to the Trusts wider response structure. Supporting the assessment and evaluation of the levels of preparedness and resilience within the Trust with reference to its statutory requirements, guidance, best practice and lessons identified from exercises and incidents Attendance at, and contribution to internal meetings and networks, particularly the Trust Resilience Group, including being co-chair of the meeting including preparation of agenda, minutes, action tracker and meeting invitations, recording accurate notes and allocate actions as directed by the Chair. Evaluation of Business Continuity Plans at both strategic and operational levels. Organise the evaluation process, approval, and ratification of plans through appropriate governance processes including developing business continuity processes working with service managers. Have responsibility for managing electronic data, its interpretation and reports generated by the EPRR function. This includes risk assessments and electronic information tracking processes. Assist in the procurement of EPRR resources and services Lead on the maintenance of the Trust Incident Coordination rooms. To undertake any other duties at a comparable level that may be required of the post.