Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response; EPRR Officer

Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) Officer

Closing date is 22 March 2026

The EPRR Officer provides business and operational support to the EPRR function so that DBTH meets its duties as a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, and complies with the NHS England EPRR Framework and NHS Core Standards for EPRR. Working across clinical and corporate services, the postholder manages EPRR information and evidence, coordinates plans, training and exercising, and supports incident readiness, response and recovery.

A core element of the role is the operational leadership of the Trust's FFP3 Fit Testing programme. The postholder provides day‑to‑day supervision of a team of Fit Testing Officers, plans multi‑site delivery, and assures compliance with HSE INDG
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Fit good practice. The role requires strong organisation, clear communication, confident stakeholder engagement, and the ability to work autonomously within defined policies while coordinating actions to closure and maintaining a complete, auditable evidence base.

This vacancy will be across all Trust sites, however will primarily be based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary; travel to Bassetlaw Hospital and Montagu Hospital as required.

Interviews will be held on the 2nd April 2026

• Coordinate delivery of NHS EPRR Core Standards and maintain assurance evidence/returns.
• Run EPRR governance schedule and action tracking, escalating risks/issues.
• Maintain incident response documentation; support SITREPs, logs and briefings during incidents.
• Coordinate debriefs and lessons/actions to closure, embedding learning into plans/training/BC.
• Support delivery of annual EPRR training and exercise programme; produce exercise packs and reports.
• Monitor ESR compliance/competency records and report variances.
• Operationally lead Trust-wide FFP3 Fit Testing: supervise delivery, line‑manage Fit Testing staff, assure standards, manage logistics, and report KPIs/coverage.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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