Emergency Preparedness Manager

Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Responsibilities section: As an Emergency Preparedness Manager your main responsibilities will include: Strategically develop, manage and provide an expert and high-quality specialist EPRR and business continuity advice function for the Regional Centre. Lead in the development of guidance for UKHSA health EPRR strategies for the Regional Centre and to contribute nationally as appropriate, in compliance with UKHSAs status as a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act. Ensure the Region's resilience by providing strategic direction in the development and coordination of the organisations emergency preparedness and planning arrangements. Actively contribute to and sustain the formulation of regional policies and strategies, contingency guidance and plans, through liaison with the emergency services, the military, Other Government Departments (OGDs), LAs, other responsible agencies e.g. public utilities, voluntary agencies, industry and commercial organisations. Manage the development and maintenance of all emergency plans, working with colleagues to ensure that there is a consistent and coordinated system of response. Ensure that plans and response systems are tested and exercised and to contribute and when appropriate design such exercises. Assess the strategic importance and ensure UKHSA involvement in regional and local multi-agency exercises. Liaise with Local Resilience Fora to ensure that UKHSA involvement in regional and local multi-agency exercises can be met within existing capacity. Ensure all emergency preparedness activities in their area of responsibility are audited in a way consistent with UKHSAs status as a Category 1 responder with respect to the CCA. Co-ordinate and lead when appropriate, internal response support arrangements during major incidents and business continuity disruptions particularly at a local level. Maintain an upward briefing and co-ordination system, ensuring the provision of strategic, tactical and operational support to a UKHSA response at which the Region is involved. Lead, co-ordinate and design as necessary the training of staff emergency preparedness and business continuity. Lead the local/regional review of major incidents and UKHSA involvement in exercises. Assist in design, development and co-ordination of constructive debriefs for major incidents, dissemination of lessons identified and recommendations for future best practice. Participation in the relevant on-call rota, where required The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Please review the job description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.

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£38.72k - £46.23k per annum