Head of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and - Manchester, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Job Summary/Purpose To Provide leadership in the trust fulfilling the requirements of the emergency planning standards and the civil contingencies act (CCA) 2004, ensuring the adequacy and appropriateness of local emergency plans, preparedness, and business continuity planning arrangements.

The Civil Contingencies act and accompanying non-legislative measures contain highly complex and sensitive information that will require the post holder to interpret the act (including present and future regulations) in a local context and devise and co-ordinate strategies, policies, and procedures for the trust.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the trust complies with all relevant emergency preparedness, resilience, and response (ERPP) as set out in the NHS England EPRR framework.

Develop and deliver the organisations emergency preparedness, resilience and business continuity plans and procedures.

Improve standards and provide leadership.

The post holder will also be responsible for the representation of the trust in the GM Health Economy EPRR planning groups and for supporting the workstreams arising from those.

Main Duties & Responsibilities Duty/Responsibility On behalf of the Chief Operating Officer, the post holder will Be responsible for ensuring that Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust is compliant with the statutory obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and its associated regulations.

Lead on planning and training and exercising work associated with Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Business continuity System resilience Represent the Trust in a broad multi-agency environment and manage relevant multi-agency project and workstreams, Liaising with GMMH clinical and corporate services, commissioners and other Health Care Providers and multi-agency partners ensuring that GMMH is fully involved in/and supportive of health economy resilience planning and response.

GMMHs interests are fully represented and advanced. Strong communications are maintained between GMMH and its stakeholders.

Lead on the development and coordination of all aspects of major incident and emergency planning for the trust and its managed and contracted services.

The post holder will also facilitate and support the trusts response to major incidents and emergencies as appropriate, acting as a specialist knowledge resource in all aspects of emergency planning offering detailed advice across the trust and external partner organisations.

Manage EPRR corporate processes to provide assurance to the Board that is complies with relevant legislation and guidance as identified by the NHS Core standards for EPRR.

Research and develop programmes to contribute to the advancement of emergency planning and a health context and act as a source of expertise and professional point of contact on Emergency Planning and Business continuity for the whole organisation.

Develop and maintain appropriate systems, processes, and policies so that the Trust is fit for purpose relating to the emergency planning and Business continuity.

Plan and organise a broad range of complex activities that will test current emergency plans, policies and procedures and lead on communication of these throughout the trust.

The post holder will also be responsible for the management of training for all levels of staff including senior management and front-line clinicians across the organisation to ensure that the Trust meets all the requirements as set out in current guidance and legislation.

Work with key managers to develop, produce and update business continuity plans materials and documentation e.g.

plans, emergency response procedures, call lists, action cards Ensure that there are suitable arrangements in place for the trust to quickly establish a command and control room (major incident room) as needed, and this is embedded into local localities as required.

Work closely with clinical and corporate services to ensure plans, policies, action cards, training and supporting infrastructures and exercised to enable the trust to effectively respond to the following - An internal or external major incident - Flood - Heat wave - Extreme weather conditions - Pandemic/ flu - Lock down - Site specific service, geographical hotspot or trust wide business continuity risks or incidents.

Lead responsibility for developing and co-ordinating the training of key trust staff and those of our contracted services with regard to major incidents and emergency planning and response.

Lead and coordinate the development, monitoring and updating of Business impact assessments (BIA) / Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) across the trust.

Develop and contribute to professional relationships within the Organisation, with commissioners and NHS funded organisations and Multi-agency partners that facilitate the continual development of EPRR arrangements e.g.

local resilience forums.

Ensure appropriate representation at local health resilience partnerships (