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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

About

We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.

Contact

Address: Swandean; Arundel Road; Worthing; West Sussex; BN13 3EP
Contact Number: 01903 843000

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Ref: 354-CO-21993-1 Vacancy ID: 8302663

Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) Manager

Accepting applications until: 01-Oct-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 01-Oct-2026 23:59

Location

Site: Portland House
Town: Worthing
Postcode: BN111FG
Major / Minor Region: West Sussex

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 PA
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Administration

Come and join us

We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.

At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.

We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.

We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn’t based on your real experience.

Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we’ll explore your examples further at interview, so it’s important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page.

We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In order to be a successful Emergency Planning Practitioner in our team you will be:

- Experienced in business continuity, emergency planning and response
- Comfortable in planning and delivering training and exercises, virtually and in person
- Working with a variety of services across the trust to meet the EPRR core standards and needs of the trust.

Flexibility with working patterns/condensed hours can be considered. SPFT staff have the capacity to work from home remotely where applicable and in agreement with your line manager. Own transport is required as the role involves travel across the whole Sussex County area on occasions.

MAIN DUTIES

The role of the Emergency Preparedness Resilience & Response (EPRR) service is to ensure the organisation complies with it's statutory obligations regarding Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response to ensure the Trust maintains is operational capability as far as is reasonably practical during an emergency/incident.

The EPRR Manager will be an expert for all EPRR matters within the Trust and act as a conduit for all guidance and information whilst promoting and embedding a positive culture of EPRR across SPFT.

The EPRR Manager will support the Head of EPPR in co-ordinating and embedding the Trust’s emergency response plans including business continuity plans, EPRR culture, and associated processes in line with the Civil Contingencies Act and NHS England EPRR core standards.

The post holder will work towards defined results and will work closely with partner organisations to support system resilience and to contribute to forums that enable the sharing of best practice, peer review and collaborative working.

Reporting to the Head of EPRR, the post holder will be responsible for the safe, efficient, effective and co-ordinated EPRR function for the Trust’s Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Recovery (EPRR). The EPRR Manager will be the deputy for the Head of EPRR as required.

The post holder will ensure the Trust meets its statutory regulatory and NHS requirements and ensuring alignment with the activity of the Trust under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) and complies with all relevant EPRR guidance for the NHS, non-statutory guidance that accompanies the Civil Contingencies Act including business continuity and resilience preparedness.

The post holder will support interpreting, risk assessing, planning and managing the development and implementation of all arrangements relating to SPFT preparedness, resilience, ability to respond to incidents and emergencies as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Ensuring national and local standards are met including Care Quality Commission (CQC) Standards and NHS EPRR national contract standards across all sites and preparing for the annual Core Standards submission.

The post holder will be responsible for compiling the Trust annual business plan in relation to EPRR, developing the strategy for each area of activity to secure delivery of EPRR compliance, ensuring compliance with local, regional and national guidance and ensuring implementation and that performance targets and strategic objectives are met.

The post holder is responsible for the end to end procurement process of mass notification systems.

The post holder will manage the training and exercising program for the Trust and will be expected to travel to SPFT locations across Sussex to ensure training and exercising delivery requirements are met.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:

Alison Horton, Head of EPRR: al[email protected]

SPFT is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and from disabled candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented.

Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced.

SPFT takes its responsibilities for safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk very seriously. We expect all staff and bank workers to share this commitment and complete the relevant safeguarding training for their role.

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. However, we’ll always do our best to keep you informed as we know how much time and care goes into applying for a role.

In the event of a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy early.

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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust does not charge any fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements or employment offers.

All vacancies, applications and recruitment communications are managed through the Trust's official careers website and published contact details.

These are the only authorised channels for applying for roles, receiving recruitment communications and verifying job offers.

Further information relating to our vacancies and recruitment process can be found at - https://careers.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/.

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification with specialist training to masters or equivalent level.
Professional emergency planning or business continuity qualification, DipHEPRR or equivalent
Recognised training qualification or willingness to work towards (e.g. City & Guilds Level 3 award in education & training, PTTLS, CTLS etc)
Experience of continuing professional development and other significant training and experience in a workplace setting

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria

Subject matter expertise in Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response
Experience of emergency planning and business continuity within an area such as the NHS, CCG or local authority ideally within the NHS.
Knowledge of resilience legislation and guidance including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Knowledge Demonstrable senior management experience.
Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
Up to date knowledge of the local and national agenda in relation to resilience
Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
Up to date knowledge of the local and national agenda in relation to resilience

Desirable criteria

Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.