Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Officer

at  Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a dedicated Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Officer (EPBCO) to join our Corporate Operations team.
The EPBCO will lead the Trust’s Emergency Planning, Resilience, and Response (EPRR) function, ensuring that our Trust is fully compliant with NHS England Core Standards for Emergency Preparedness and that all sites and services meet high standards of safety and preparedness.
The ideal candidate will offer expert advice to senior leaders, ensuring comprehensive readiness for incidents and emergencies, as well as maintaining robust business continuity and response plans.
By joining our team, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the continuity of essential healthcare services and enhancing the resilience of our Trust. You’ll have the opportunity to work with senior leaders, contribute to strategic planning, and ensure our organisation is well-prepared to respond to emergencies. This role offers a challenging yet rewarding environment where your expertise will have a tangible impact on patient care and safety.
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification

Please refer the Job description for details