The Regional Head of Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR)

We are recruiting for the position of Regional Head of Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR) to join our UKHSA regional EPRR team. As the Regional Head of EPRR, you will leverage your expertise in this field to develop and integrate best practices, drawing from lessons learned through experiences, incident debriefs, exercises, and national events.

You will also be responsible for the legal and regulatory requirements that apply to the region are met including training, planning and co-ordination working with NHSE/I, Local Authorities, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Local NHS Commissioners, multi-agency partners and the local resilience fora.

The role will require frequent travel within the geographical area of responsibility and some travel elsewhere.

Location:

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at UKHSA's Canary Wharf office (10 South Colonnade, London, E14 4PU).

*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available. *

Working Pattern - Full Time, Part Time, Job Share, Flexible Working, Hybrid Working,

Responsibilities section:

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Responsible for the strategic and operational oversight of the preparation, implementation maintenance, exercising and compliance of the Region’s EPRR and Business Continuity plans in accordance with local and national guidance.
• Lead and provide systematic assurance as to the effectiveness of the Region’s emergency and contingency planning arrangements at strategic, tactical, and operational levels through a structured review of the organisation’s capabilities.
• Ensure the regions is prepared to respond to any health protection emergency. Leading to ensure that the region has the capability and capacity to response to emergencies and incidents, covering health protection scenarios.
• In the event of a major or significant incident and act as a tactical advisor to UKHSA strategic leads.
• Ensure that the region, as a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, fulfils its civil protection responsibilities.
• Provide assurance to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) that local and regional UKHSA EPRR systems have resilient plans in place to respond to health emergencies, acting as the conduit between regional and national systems.
• Facilitate the operational debriefing following major, large scale or significant incidents.
• Lead the regional coordination of and enable strategic development and implementation of the EPRR assurance and preparedness functions to support corporate strategies, national and corporate guidance, and initiatives.
• Lead the implementation of the Regional Response Centre and its ongoing functionality and assurance, aligned to the UKHSA Response Centre Framework.
• Working with other Regional EPRR Teams, the Head of EPRR will lead on ensuring that lessons learned are applied and tailored to support local systems; and across government to ensure an effective response to all health hazards.

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