University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Emergency Planning Officer
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Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) for an Emergency Planning Officer. You will work across all of our acute hospital sites -- Good Hope, Heartlands, Queen Elizabeth and Solihull and our Community Sites.
You will be part of an Emergency Planning Team who are responsible for the co-ordination of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) across the Trust ensuring that UHB is fully prepared to respond to and manage any emergency situation it may face. This includes the development and delivery of training to all levels of staff across the Trust with pre-designated roles within the Trusts emergency incident plans as well as some bespoke training packages as required. Business Continuity planning and exercising is a key aspect of this role and therefore an understanding of and/or an interest in business continuity would be beneficial.
You will need to be enthusiastic, with a pragmatic approach and excellent inter-personal skills to be successful for this exciting and dynamic role and in return you will receive a comprehensive development programme to provide you with the skills and competency to succeed in this post.
To discuss, or arrange an informal visit please contact Ian Ford, Deputy Head of Emergency Planning & Business Continuity on 07500 818348.
Closing date for applications -- Monday 21st September 2026
Interviews will be held on -- Monday 5th October 2026
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
As an Emergency Planning Officer (EPO) the postholder will aid the delivery of the Trusts Emergency Planning Work Programme. This will provide experience and exposure to understanding how one of the largest NHS Acute Trusts functions and an opportunity to work with UHB colleagues at a Strategic, Tactical and Operational level.
The postholder will be central to supporting the Trust in achieving and maintaining compliance against the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and any associated Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR) guidance, including NHS England's (NHSE) Core Standards for EPRR.
The postholder will support the Trust by reviewing and updating several existing plans, supporting the roll-out of training and exercising programmes across the Trust and get involved in the response to any potential incidents or emergencies. This means being able to multi-task, produce and maintain robust documentation and working across multiple sites and clinical delivery groups.
The postholder will provide programme and administrative support to the team to ensure delivery of projects. You will also support the team in coordinating all communications for external partners including commissioners and regulators many of which are time sensitive requirements and need to be treated with utmost confidence and professionalism.
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About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification in Emergency Planning or similar field as well as significant knowledge and experience in a relevant EPRR field to post graduate level.
- Qualification in Training/Education or equivalent
- Project Management qualification / demonstrative experience of supporting /leading the delivery of project management.
Desirable
- Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (DipHEP)
Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of EPRR legislation, including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Working within and with multi-disciplinary teams and multi-agency environments
- Supporting the delivery of projects across an organisation
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
- Proven experience of writing reports to a high level
- Experience of developing and reviewing emergency and business continuity plans and procedures in line with local and national guidance
- Experience of EPRR working within the NHS or Public Sector
- Experience of performing risk assessments
- Experience of carrying out Business Impact Analysis
- Experience of designing, delivering, and evaluating tests or exercises of emergency and business continuity plans
- Experience of responding to incidents/actual emergencies
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex issues where material may be conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience or critical thinking to make inferences and decision making.
- Ability to present complex information to a variety of people with different levels of understanding of the topic.
- Development and ongoing management of EPRR related plans and policies
- Ability to prioritise and organise large volume of work with frequently changing priorities and work systematically towards deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a small team to achieve results, including ability to encourage collaborative working.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide variety of personal and professional backgrounds.
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner confidently and effectively both verbally and in written format.
- Ability to problem solve and has attention to detail.
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation.
- Actively develops themselves with evidence of continued professional development.
- Ability to think critically, prioritise, and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information.
- Ability to take responsibility and demonstrate ownership of tasks.
- Ability to work flexibly across any of the trust sites in either response or to deliver training or exercising to meet operational/service requirements.
- Ability to adapt and respond effectively to rapidly changing situations.
- Experience of using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams on a daily basis to support daily work and produce reports from captured data.
- Excellent organisational, programme, resource, and time management skills
- Ability to travel independently between UHB sites, including Satellite/Community settings.
- Ability to respond out of hours if required.
- Ability to work for long periods at a desk using a computer workstation
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Desirable
- Ability to draft briefing papers and correspondence for senior management level.
- Ability to communicate confidently with people at all levels of seniority.
- Ability to diffuse challenging situations.
- Ability to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Ability to persuade and influence decision making.
- Ability to think ahead to anticipate, identify and address any risks or problems before they occur.
- Ability to operate at Official Sensitive level.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Ian Ford
07500818348
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9018346
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
Job Description
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