Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview Two exciting opportunities have arisen within the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR) Team: Permanent full time post 12 month fixed term / secondment opportunity We are looking for 2 dynamic EPRR Managers to join the busy team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, who will work across all sites which include St Thomas’, Guy’s, Evelina Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton, Harefield and all community sites. We are seeking to appoint two high calibre and credible individuals. You must be dynamic, innovative and motivated , passionate about EPRR, putting the patient experience first and who shares the trust values. Significant experience in a similar role in a complex environment is essential. The post holder will also be capable of working under pressure, prioritising to deadlines and multi-tasking. Good motivation, persuasion and planning skills are also essential. Your skills will have been ideally developed in an NHS environment and you will bring energy and a resilient leadership style. The post requires a high standard of communication, analysis, clear thinking and organisational skills and offers excellent opportunities for career development. Although GSTT offers opportunities for flexible working, both roles will require regular on-site attendance at all GSTT sites. The permanent position specifically requires attendance at the Royal Brompton & Harefield hospital sites at least 2 days a week. Main duties of the job The Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR) Manager is a high-profile role with trust wide responsibility and will act as part of the EPRR Team, working to achieve its objectives to ensure the trust remains resilient to incidents and disruptive events. The team function is to enable the organisation as a Category 1 responder, to meet the full statutory duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, ensuring alignment of the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) to ISO22301 and NHS England Core standards for EPRR, and to evolving national guidance, supporting the site operations team to manage incidents effectively. The EPRR Manager ensures that EPRR risks are proactively managed and that learning from incidents is implemented. The role provides expert advice to services to ensure appropriate plans are in place, and delivers training and exercising from floor to board to ensure staff are knowledgeable of and confident in their roles so as to minimise impact on performance from both routine and more serious disruptions. The EPRR Manager acts as a specialist lead and advisor to the trust Senior Leadership Team and the professional link for regulators, external partners and interested parties, leading on EPRR assurance and operational planning. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts,. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best-known teaching hospitals. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation. The Royal Brompton and Harefield has recently joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world leading expertise in heart and lung disease. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 25,000 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Planning Lead on the production, review and updating of Trust EPRR plans Undertake risk assessments of potential breakdowns in continuity of normal services and systems of work. Manage the Trust wide business continuity software system, ensuring the implementation across all trust services and supporting services to develop and further mature their plans. Continue the development of the Trust Business Continuity implementation strategy and design structures, processes and procedures to ensure that the Trust can provide appropriate response and recovery through its business continuity plans. Provide specialist knowledge, support and guidance on matters relating to business continuity management, emergency planning and organisational resilience within the Trust To be visible and work across all sites covered by GSTT and other Trusts where GSTT provides services. Deputise for the Head of EPRR where required. Training and Exercising To be responsible for the maintenance, development and delivery of the online and face to face EPRR training and exercising programme across all key areas of risk and command and control Technical Aspects Accountable for the appropriate maintenance of the Everbridge mass notification tool functionality and its use. Provide assurance to the trust, and be accountable for ensuring appropriately trained staff are available for comprehensive CBRNe / Hazmat incident management Manage the maintenance contracts of specialist CBRNe / Hazmat and emergency response equipment. Support the management and maintenance of the Trust’s incident coordination centres Communication and Working Relationships Develop and maintain close working relationships with the Site Nurse Practitioner team and all directorates across the trust. Act as the EPRR advocate and coordinator for the designated clinical group to ensure the embedding of EPRR across all of the clinical group’s services Represent the Trust’s interests on a range of meetings and forums internally and externally Represent the trust on statutory groups Deputise as the chair the Trust Resilience Working Group when required. Ensure appropriate plans and processes are in place to adhere to NHS England (London’s) requirements for the reporting of internal incidents, exercises and other outcomes. Provide EPRR mutual aid support and/or advice for other stakeholders if required, at the discretion of the Head of EPRR. Information and Knowledge Management Lead on the coordination of post incident debriefs, working with the Site Nurse Practitioner team, and be accountable for ensuring that improvements are logged, tracked and available to key stakeholders. Person specification Qualifications / Education Essential criteria Masters level of education and / or relevant professional experience in an emergency planning related environment DipHEP / CBCI, DipBCM or other relevant EPRR qualification Evidence of continuous professional development Desirable criteria Membership of BCI and / or emergency planning society Previous Experience Essential criteria A track record in undertaking skill training for staff in operational settings Substantial experience of working in the emergency planning and resilience environment Desirable criteria Acute trust EPRR experience Experience of line management and budget responsibility Skills / Knowledge / Ability Essential criteria Knowledge of public sector/NHS work structures and management of the EPRR agenda Specialist knowledge and experience of planning response for major incidents in a complex environment involving large numbers of staff and members of the public Understanding of Integrated Emergency management and risk mitigation in the context of governance in the NHS Experience of implementing a Business Continuity Management System Ability to produce and deliver multi agency training and exercising in line with the training and exercising strategy Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Caroline Fiore Job title Head of EPRR Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07809217006