Head of EPRRNHS

Job summary

The Head of EPRR is Sirona's senior specialist adviser and operational lead for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, Response and business continuity; playing a key role in protecting people and safeguarding the continuity of safe, effective NHS-funded services.

You will lead an organisation-wide, all-hazards system that protects people, maintains safe and effective NHS-funded services, enables coordinated incident response and recovery, and provides reliable assurance from frontline services to the Board.

Working with substantial autonomy, you will translate legislation, NHS contractual requirements, the current NHS England EPRR Framework and Core Standards, risk intelligence and learning into policies, plans, capabilities, training, exercises and measurable improvement.

The role works across Sirona and with BNSSG and wider resilience partners, while respecting the operational accountability of service, clinical and corporate leaders.

Main duties of the job

• Act as principal specialist adviser to the AEO, Chief Executive, executives, senior leaders and Board on readiness, resilience, compliance, capability, material risk and resource requirements.
• Lead the EPRR policy, operating model, annual work programme and assurance framework, maintaining alignment with current NHS England requirements, applicable Core Standards, the NHS Standard Contract and relevant legal duties.
• Lead the annual Core Standards self-assessment and evidence process; make professionally robust compliance judgements; coordinate improvement plans; support AEO sign-off, ICB confirm-and-challenge and final public Board assurance.
• Prepare the annual public statement/report on EPRR readiness and preparedness and concise assurance reports for the agreed route: Business Continuity Oversight Group (BCOG) -> Resilient Sirona -> Executive Management Board -> Audit, Assurance and Risk Committee -> Board, or its formally approved successor route.
• Maintain an auditable evidence library, action tracker and document-control system; escalate non-compliance, expired evidence, overdue actions, capacity constraints and unresolved risks promptly.
• Provide expert input to business planning, transformation, service change, procurement and investment so resilience requirements and unintended consequences are considered before decisions are made.

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.