Location: An agreed base of work. Requirement for national travel
Contract: Up to 21 hours per week, 2 year fixed term contract / secondment
As the Lead Authority for National Resilience, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are seeking applications from existing FRS specialists who wish to undertake a fixed term contract / secondment to the National Resilience High Volume Pump (HVP) capability team as a HVP Capability Officer. To support delivery of the agreement between the National Resilience Lead Authority and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to support the delivery of assurance of maintenance of competence and capability development and co-ordination of High Value Pump Response assets.
To operate in support of the National Co-ordination Advisory Framework (NCAF).
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the successful delivery of the Lead Authority National Resilience Functional Plan and the HVP Capability Business Plan.
- Supporting the National Resilience (NR) response to operational incidents as required in accordance with the NCAF.
- Co-ordination and delivery of the National Resilience HVP Capability assurance process.
- Delivery of the HVP capability specific advice to a range of stakeholders to maximise the benefits of the HVP capability.
- Supporting and / or evaluate any exercises that utilise National Resilience capabilities as directed.
- Supporting the governance of the HVP Capability by attending capability or other meetings as directed.
Applicants must have:-
- Successfully completed a recognised Incident Command Course
- Possess a recognised Health & Safety qualification
- Experience of working in Fire and Rescue Service environment to resolve operational incidents
- Experience and knowledge of the HVP Capability
- Experience of managing own workload and working to deadlines
- Evidence of supporting quality assurance
Please note we cannot consider CVs.
You must seek prior approval from your Chief Fire Officer to be released on secondment
Closing date for applications: midnight Sunday 29th March 2026
**Please note should we receive a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert early**
Interviews: to be held during week commencing 30th March 2026