EPRR Manager (Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response) | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Pennine Care NHS FT
Salary:	£57,528 - £64,750 Per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7SR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Nov 2026
Closing date:	2 Dec 2026

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Summary

This role will be the Trust’s single point of contact and expert on all matters relating to Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) and as such will be the initial point of contact, as the lead specialist in the field of emergency planning in the Trust, for contact to/from:

 Department of Health and Social Care

 NHSE/I

 GMHSCP

 CCGs

 Police

 Local Authorities and other partner organisations for special operations and/ or incidents and planning for such.

The postholder will build and maintain resilience in all aspects of emergency preparedness by developing existing arrangements and creating new strategies and plans as required which will include ensuring regular testing of directorate plans and associated interdependencies to provide assurance.

Ensuring the Trust meets and maintains the requirements as required by the NHS Commissioning Board EPRR Framework. The development, implementation, and maintenance of all necessary policies, plans and procedures for all aspects of contingency planning and emergency preparedness, including major incident, pandemic and business continuity arrangements, taking account of associated patient-care issues.

Advise and support the Trusts’ management arrangements in respect of contingency Planning.

Ensure risk management arrangements take account of service continuity issues and work with the network EPRR leads to ensure the contingency planning-related risks adequately reflect in the Local Resilience Forum’s multi-agency Community Risk Register. Ensure that the Trust is an active participant in the relevant HERGs in respect of their emergency preparedness, and work with

the local and wider NHS community developing emergency preparedness resilience.

Identify, understand and quantify all requirements to satisfy the Trusts’ emergency preparedness obligations, particularly in respect of the NHS England EPRR Core Standards, EPRR Framework and other relevant guidance and standards.

Create an EPRR development plan incorporating all EPRR requirements.

Keep updated with Trust developments, service rationalisations, re

organisations, etc., in order to identify potential conflicts with, and / or ‘knock on’ effects on, the Trust’s contingency arrangements.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

• Access to Continued Professional Development

• Involvement in improvement and research activities

• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Be required to be available in the event of a major or significant incident and act as the lead tactical advisor to the Strategic and Tactical commander for the incident. Be the expert for EPRR within the Trust and act as a conduit for all guidance and information .Provide a single point of contact for all EPRR matters both internally and external to the Trust.

Ensure the Trust is fully engaged with the HERG partners and participate as required to ensure the Trust is an integral and supportive partner to the resilience requirements and activities across the area.

Maintain liaison with appropriate regional and local managers / Co-ordinators particularly with those of Ambulance service, the Commissioners, Public Health, emergency services and the local authorities.

Be the key influencing voice in persuading the Trust Board and the relevant Directors of the requirements for effective and up to date emergency planning and frameworks.

Conduct briefings, as required but no less frequently than annually, to advise the Trust on current policy, best practice, guidance and statutory changes affecting the Trusts’ resilience activities.

Frequently deliver training and development to staff at all levels of the organisation about the requirement and sensitive impacts of emergency planning, at service and Trust wide levels

Operate and manage emergency preparedness groups, as required, to assist in overseeing all aspects of EPRR. Member of other related groups of the Trust as required.

Ensure that all EPRR Plans have a formal review date and process to ensure all constituent part are still able to carry out the specified roles and that all resources cited are still in place and are adequate; edit / amend arrangements as necessary.

Lead on debriefing after major incidents and making sure that any lessons learned are built in to future emergency responses.

Develop and arrange scheduled desktop and scenario testing exercises to test the organisational plans in line with the EPRR Core Standards, ensuring learning points are tracked and owned across the Trust as needed and sufficient assurance is gathered to ensure improved compliance and the effectiveness of EPRR plans.

Support the planning and organisation of external EPRR exercises, where the scenario would develop staff capability and/or understanding within the Trust.

In conjunction with the Trust’s various departments and services, oversee and coordinate the development of business continuity plans in all areas of activity critical to maintaining essential service delivery, patient safety, throughput, etc.

Liaise with each management unit to identify a lead individual and provide guidance and support to develop unit business continuity plans, together with timescales and action plans to achieve.

Ensure departments’ respective continuity plans integrate with each other.

Alongside the Trust MIP, the postholder will review specific risks on the Local Resilience Forum Risk Register which may require, or be mandated by NHSE as requiring Risk Specific Planning.

In conjunction with the Trust’s various departments and services, oversee and coordinate the development of effective risk specific plans in all areas of activity critical to maintaining service delivery, patient safety, throughput, etc.

Ensuring planning to respond to an increase in Surge Training and Awareness

Budget holder for any relevant budget. Responsible for ongoing monitoring of expenditure against that budget and ensuring the appropriate documentation is available for scrutiny.

Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of budget management responsibilities, monitor expenditure on a regular basis.

To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.

To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals. Standards of Business Conduct

The post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers.

The post holder must ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or responsibilities.

The post holder must comply with and support the development of the performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers.

The post holder will be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with all patients, service users, staff, contractors and where appropriate, members of the public.

It is essential that at all times, the post holder carries out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic and professional manager.

All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice / conduct.

The post holder must carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.

The post holder must promote awareness of and respect for equality and diversity in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

The post holder is responsible for treating all staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public with dignity and respect at all times.

All staff have a responsibility to promote the welfare of any child, young person or vulnerable adult they come into contact with and in cases where there are safeguarding concerns, to act upon them and protect the individual from harm.

All staff should refer any safeguarding issues to their manager and escalate accordingly in line with the Trust Child and Adult Safeguarding Policies.

The post holder must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities by attending the Trust Mandatory Training and Induction Programme.

The post holder will be involved in a formal IPDR/KSF review with their manager at least every 12 months. Once performance / training objectives have been set, the staff member’s progress will be reviewed on a regular basis, so that new objectives can be agreed and set, in order to maintain progress in the service delivery.

The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for their own professional development and will be supported by the Trust to achieve development opportunities as appropriate.

The post holder must maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date. The post holder must only access information, whether paper, electronic or in other media, which is authorised to them as part of their duties.

The post holder must work to the requirements of data protection laws as applicable to the UK, which includes the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Health and Safety at Work

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they do not intentionally or recklessly misuse or interfere with anything provided in the interests of health safety or welfare e.g. misuse of equipment.

The post holder is required to contribute to the control of risk and must report immediately, using the Trust Incident reporting system, any incident, accident or near miss involving patients, service users, carers, staff, contractors or members of the public.

All Trust sites have been designated a no smoking area. The post holder is therefore advised smoking is not permitted within the hospital premises or grounds or whilst representing the Trust in the course of their duty.

Infection Prevention and Control is the responsibility of all Trust staff.

All staff members have a responsibility to protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections by consistently observing Trust Infection Prevention and Control Policies and procedures and best practice guidance in order to maintain high standards of Infection Prevention and Control.

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Nov 2026

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