EPRR Manager | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

EPRR Manager | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

This is a key leadership role within University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL), the post holder will support the Director of Urgent and Emergency Care and Chief Operating Officer by:

Developing the strategic direction of Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR) to ensure the Trust embeds EPRR within the organisation.

Having strategic responsibility for the delivery of the EPRR Work Programme within the Trust, and ensure this is aligned with partners at a local, regional and national level.

This includes providing a framework for members of the EPRR Team to operationally deliver the EPRR Work Programme.

Provide oversight and assurance of the delivery of the EPRR Work Programme complies with the legislative requirements / responsibilities for the Trust. This includes aligning the work programme with NHS England’s Core Standards for EPRR, the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, Health & Social Care Act 2022 and NHS Act.

The post will be responsible for providing oversight the Trust’s Single Point of Contact, ensuring time-sensitive letters, directives and information requests from commissioners and partners are disseminated, and any actions required are coordinated. This includes coordinating the Trust’s response to any external inquiries or investigations following the response to any incidents

A key requirement for this role is the development of effective relationships with stakeholders internally and across system boundaries, with a particular focus on partners across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland and NHS Regional EPRR colleagues.

The post will provide strategic and operational leadership and expertise for all matters concerning EPRR. This includes acting on behalf of the Director on Call (when delegated authority has been provided), to warn, inform and liaise with partners, as well as provide advice and guidance to the Trust’s Tactical and Operational Teams to support responses to incidents.

The post will be responsible for providing oversight the Trust’s Single Point of Contact, ensuring time-sensitive letters, directives and information requests from commissioners and partners are disseminated, and any actions required are coordinated. This includes coordinating the Trust’s response to any external inquiries or investigations following the response to any incidents

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,

• being a great place to work,

• partnerships for impact, and

• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,

• we are proud,

• we are inclusive, and

• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

• This post will lead the work on EPRR, to ensure that progress on delivery is tracked robustly, that exceptions are identified, and actions are identified to improve the Trust’s EPRR arrangements. Detailed reports on the delivery of the EPRR Work Programme are produced on a regular basis as required for governance and assurance purposes.
• Strategic oversight and lead for the development and implementation of the Trust’s annual EPRR work programme to ensure the Trust can achieve full compliance with NHS England’s core standards for EPRR.
• To set a 3 year strategy to improve embedding EPRR within the Trust.
• To lead the Trust’s response and support the development and implementation of the ICB’s Work Programme.
• To ensure the Trust can quickly notify and provide information to its staff of potential or actual business continuity, critical or major incident.
• To ensure the Trust has in place appropriate and fully equipped incident coordination centres and maintained in a constant state of readiness.
• To deal with sensitive and confidential material from Category 1 and 2 responders, including the Police. Cabinet Office requirements will mean that the post-holder will have to have appropriate security clearance.
• To act as an advanced subject matter expert on all matters relating to EPRR and to provide advice to the UHL Executive Team and senior managers.

Please see job description/person specification for further details on the role.

This advert closes on Thursday 6 Aug 2026

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