Head of EPRR

NHS Greater Manchester are looking for our next Head of EPRR, following a recent organisational restructure. The team works collaboratively across the Integrated Care System (ICS) to ensure preparedness and response arrangements are in place for the ICB and our commissioned provider organisations to keep our patients and residents safe. Reporting to the Assistant Director of EPRR, the Head of EPRR will work across the full spectrum of EPRR disciplines including risk assessments, planning, training, response and recovery as well as leading and managing our team in undertaking duties to support business continuity management and the ICB annual assurance programme of NHS funded providers across Greater Manchester both internally and with resilience partners.

The successful candidate will also play a pivotal part in supporting NHS incident response arrangements., The Head of EPRR will:
Directly support the Assistant Director of EPRR, deputising as required Provide leadership to ensure NHS GM meets its statutory and non-statutory requirements Work collaboratively with external multi agency partners, ensuring integrated working and transformational change Act as a subject matter expert in EPRR Facilitate a comprehensive training and exercising programme to ensure plans, policies and supporting incident management infrastructures are fit for purpose On behalf of NHS GM, lead on the collation and evidence submission for the NHS annual EPRR core standards process and maintain assurance and oversight of the GM Trusts submissions Ensure NHS GM has a robust and resilient on call function, offering incident management and on call advice, guidance and co-ordination to the senior leadership and executive team.

NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) serves as the Integrated Care Board (ICB) for the Greater Manchester region, covering ten boroughs and cities. It was formally established on1st July 2022 alongside the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) to coordinate health and social care services, improve population health, and reduce inequalities across the city region. In summary, NHS GM is a regional body that coordinates healthcare delivery, integrates services, and drives population health initiatives across Greater Manchester, aiming to create a system where everyone has access to high-quality care and support.

Strategic goals:

• Ensure high-quality careis accessible where and when needed.
• Promote fair opportunities for all residents to live healthy lives.
• Support collaborative working across health and social care sectors to deliver sustainable improvements