Head of Resilience

at  South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

The Head of Resilience will be responsible and accountable for ensuring that the Trust, as a Category 1 responder, is fully compliant with the Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) requirements as set out in the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004, the Health and Social Care Act 2022 and the NHS Standard Contract, including the NHS England EPRR Framework and the NHS England Core Standards.
The post holder will ensure the duties of the Accountable Emergency Officer (AEO) are fully met and maintained for the organisation.
The post holder will develop, maintain and be responsible for testing the Trusts’ generic and specific plans for emergency preparedness, ensuring there is a joint approach between SECAmb and other key agencies inside and outside of the NHS.
The post holder will adopt a whole systems approach across South East Coast Ambulance Service, ensuring the organisation aligns its arrangements with the wider health community, other Emergency Services and other Agencies e.g., UKHSA etc.
The post holder will put in place robust arrangements to ensure senior representation at each LRF in the in the trusts region and undertake appropriate scrutiny of each LRF’s work plans, information, and intelligence in order to advise the organisation appropriately.
The Head of Resilience will be responsible and accountable for ensuring that the Trust, as a Category 1 responder, is fully compliant with the Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) requirements as set out in the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004, the Health and Social Care Act 2022 and the NHS Standard Contract, including the NHS England EPRR Framework and the NHS England Core Standards.
Option to join NHS pension scheme
A minimum 27 days’ holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
Access to occupational health and counselling services.
Award winning wellbeing hub
Back up buddy App
Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
To ensure that clear strategies and plans are in place to deal with significant short- term emergency pressures adversely affecting service delivery.
Maintain and update as required the EPRR Policy statement for the organisation.
Produce and gain EMB and Board approval for the annual Winter plan for the organisation. And undertake a review of the previous years winter plan to highlight key learning and recommendations for future plans.
Produce and complete the annual national EPRR assurance framework for the Trust (core standards) and complete the same process for the annual national Key Line of Enquiry for national interoperability (Via NARU). Complete a report for each process to assure the organisation of compliancy.
Provide monthly updates to Operational Management team (OMT) and quarterly updates to Executive Management Board (EMB) regarding EPRR matters via a report.
Be the initial point of contact and ongoing liaison between the service and the Military in relation to the Reception Arrangements for Military Personnel (RAMP) programme.
To ensure the appropriate guidance, action cards, rotas and communication are in place for an effective response by SECAMB and all our staff in the event of a major incident.
Provide strategic leadership to ensure that the Trust plans and prepares for major events and mass gathering festivals taking place within the Trusts area.
Maintain compliance linked to ‘guide to safety at sports grounds’ (Green/purple guide)
Maintain a national security clearance level of Secret (SC) enabling the post holder to receive and retain highly sensitive and complex information up to and including ‘secret’ as defined by the Government Protective Marking Scheme.
Communicate effectively with staff and managers on a regular basis, both individually and at team meetings

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