Sherwood Forest Hospitals (SFH) is a nationally recognised acute hospital trust and is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual as an Emergency Planning Support Officer (EPSO) to strengthen the trust’s Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response (EPRR) arrangements.
The post holder will carry out the day-to-day administration and act as a key point of contact for the team, working with colleagues throughout the Trust on the emergency planning and business continuity workstreams. They will support various EP projects and assist the training and exercising programmes provided by the Emergency Planning Officer.
This role is high-profile and will provide the successful candidate with an excellent development opportunity both within the trust and across the wider health and social care system. The ideal candidate will be a team player with considerable experience of working in acute hospital settings and a strong track record of delivering across multiple priorities, working on their own initiative and building relationships with a wide range of colleagues.
An interest in emergency planning is key and some experience of incident response and/or business continuity processes would be advantageous. For an informal discussion prior to application then please contact EPO Mark Stone on 07713 325984.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to 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.
We would love you to join us.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

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