EPRR Manager

Main area Division Corporate - Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate Town Cambridge Salary £49,387 - £56,515 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 04/11/2026

Working within the Operations portfolio and reporting to the Head of EPRR, the EPRR Manager provides specialist operational leadership to ensure that the Trust can prepare for, respond to and recover from incidents.

Working as part of the EPRR team, the post holder will support the Trusts in delivering their statutory duties as Category 1 Responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, the NHS England EPRR Core Standards, and the Health and Care Act 2022.

The role involves the development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive incident response and business continuity arrangements, ensuring the Trusts are prepared for and resilient to major incidents, critical incidents, and business continuity disruptions.

The post-holder will engage proactively with Divisions, Estates, Security, ICT/Telecoms, Governance & Risk, to develop and test integrated arrangements. Represent the trust at Local Resilience Forum and Local Health Resilience Partnership meetings where appropriate and deputise for the Head of EPRR, promoting multi-agency partnership and advocating for acute health requirements.

The post-holder will provide specialist advice to managers and on‑call teams during incidents and exercises, staff the Incident Coordination Centre (ICC) and maintain its readiness; deputise for the Head of EPRR when delegated.

Planning, Risk and Assurance

Maintain both Trusts’ EPRR and business continuity plans, ensuring annual review and compliance with national guidance.
Assess EPRR risks against the National and Community Risk Registers, maintain EPRR risk register entries and elevate through governance.
Coordinate designated Core Standards, assessing compliance, compiling evidence and drafting improvement actions for approval by the Head of EPRR.

Business Continuity

Lead defined areas of the business continuity programme, supporting Divisions to develop, maintain and test their own plans and BIAs.
Maintain the central BC repository and coordinate the annual review and test cycle.
Provide specialist advice during disruptions, including incident logging and action tracking.

Training, Exercising and Debrief

Design and deliver EPRR and business continuity training and exercises for staff at all levels, maintaining training records.
Coordinate debriefs and prepare lessons identified reports, tracking improvement actions to closure.

Maintain the Incident Coordination Centre and its readiness.
Support tactical and strategic commanders during incidents, including out of hours when delegated.

Partnership and Governance

Build relationships with the ICB, LHRP, LRF and partner agencies, deputising for the Head of EPRR when required.
Prepare reports for governance forums and draft Board material for the Head of EPRR.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated…