Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Emergency Planning Officer (EPRR)
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Senior Emergency Planning Officer (EPRR) – Fixed-Term (5 Months)
About the Role
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Emergency Planning Officer (EPRR) to join our Operations team on a 5-month fixed-term contract.
This is a key role supporting the delivery of the Trust’s Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response (EPRR) and Business Continuity programme, ensuring the organisation can prepare for, respond to, and recover from major incidents while maintaining compliance with NHS EPRR Core Standards and statutory requirements.
You will provide specialist leadership in planning, training, exercising, and assurance activities. Additionally, you will support incident response efforts and maintain readiness for the Incident Coordination Centre, collaborating closely with clinical, corporate teams, system partners, Local Resilience Forums (LRFs), and ICS colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist operational leadership to ensure the Trust can prepare for, respond to, and recover from major, critical, and multi-agency incidents.
- Establish, lead, and assure Business Continuity (BC) arrangements aligned with statutory and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate the deliver of the Trust’s EPRR work programme, including planning, risk assessments, training, exercises, and assurance.
- Support Trust Divisions in maintaining robust BC arrangements.
- Act as deputy for the Head of EPRR as required.
- Champion Integrated Emergency Management principles across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
- Lead and coordinate incident response activities when required.
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About Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust, known for delivering joined-up patient care by integrating hospital and community services, alongside providing regional specialist cancer care.
Our five main sites are located in:
- Guildford (main acute hospital)
- Milford
- Haslemere
- Cranleigh
- Community services across Guildford and Waverley
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We work closely with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust under a collaborative Group Model, fostering workforce flexibility and career development opportunities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Royal Surrey as Outstanding, and we remain committed to investing in our people and infrastructure.
For more about life at Royal Surrey, explore our short video: Royal Surrey Video Tour
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme
- Career development opportunities within a supportive team
- Collaborative reporting culture to the Head of EPRR
- Outstanding work culture recognised nationally
Application Details
Application Tip: Adverts may close early, so apply as soon as possible.
For further inquiries, informal visits or information: Name: Meghan Hill Job Title: Head of EPRR Email: megan.hill20@nhs.net Phone: 01483 571 122
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