85987 - Health and Justice Partnership Manager
The postholder will work at a regional and strategic level providing management and leadership to a team of Health and Justice Partnership Coordinators to deliver on the Social Care Strategy within the Probation Service North East. This key strategic senior leadership role will report direct to the Head of Community Integration (HoCI).
The role will involve working with an extensive range of internal and external partners to improve the health and wellbeing of those under Probation supervision and contribute to reducing health inequities within the Criminal Justice System. This includes improving ‘continuity of care’ that delivers robust pathways to treatment services. This work will make a key contribution to reducing reoffending and reducing the number of victims of crime that will support HMPPS’ shared goals with health and social care partners.
The Health and Social Care agenda is complex and will require the postholder to engage with and lead multiple themes, which include, but are not limited to; mental health, substance misuse, physical health and social care.
The postholder will have excellent analytical and stakeholder engagement skills with an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to solve problems and find pragmatic solutions that deliver improved outcomes for People on Probation.
The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.
This role is regional and will require travel across the North East Region.
This is a twelve month fixed term position with potential to be made permanent.
New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join at the entry point salary for the advertised band
Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Department’s pay on transfer / pay on promotion rules.
Overview of the job Accountable to the regional Head of Community Integration HoCI or Head of Reducing Reoffending in Wales HRRW, Health and Justice Partnership Managers will work across one of the Probation regions in England or Wales to lead the Health and Social Care agenda on behalf of the Probation Service PS.
You will work at a regional and strategic level, providing management and leadership to a team of Health and Justice Partnership Coordinators with the aim of working with stakeholders to reduce reoffending through improving the health and wellbeing of people on probation.
You will represent the Region at a senior level across multiple external agencies and stakeholders involved in Health and Social Care. Equally, you will deliver skilled leadership within the PS to influence the health and social care agenda, including improving performance, quality, and outcomes.
You will work across the region and be based within a community probation office with the expectation that post holders will travel as and when required, including regular visits into selected prisons and probation offices.
Summary As a Health and Justice Partnership Manager, you will be expected to play a key strategic senior leadership role under the Head of Community Integration HoCI or Head of Reducing Reoffending in Wales HRRW and provide leadership to a team to deliver on the Health and Social Care Strategy within the Probation Service.
This role will involve working with an extensive range of internal and external partners to improve the health and wellbeing of those under probation supervision and contribute to reducing health inequities within the criminal justice system. This includes improving ‘continuity of care’ that deliver robust pathways to treatment services. This work will make a key contribution to reducing reoffending and reducing the number of victims of crime that will support HMPPS’ shared goals with health and social care partners.
The Health and Social Care agenda is complex and will require you to engage with and lead multiple themes, which include, but are not limited to; mental health, substance misuse, physical health and social care.
You will have excellent analytical and stakeholder engagement skills with an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to solve problems and find pragmatic solutions that deliver improved outcomes for people on probation.
The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• Under the guidance of the regional HoCI/ HRRW, the postholder will develop and deliver regional Probation Service Health and Social Care strategic priorities, which align with existing and emerging national priorities. This includes directly contributing to the delivery of the Cross Government ‘Harm to Hope’ Drug Strategy for the PS.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with key senior leads at multiple external agencies and stakeholders, including but limited to: NHSE/I, Integrated Care Systems (ICS), Local Health Boards (LHBs) in Wales, Local Authorities (LAs), Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).
• Represent the PS externally in key regional and local partnership meetings, as well as internally with national and regional senior teams. You will also develop briefings and presentations to influence the health and social care agenda/outcomes at these forums.
• Effective analytical skills to identify multi-faceted and interdependent challenges between health and justice care at a regional level, and progress local initiatives that deliver improved outcomes, including performance and quality.
• Interpret varied and highly complex information from numerous sources to identify local and regional opportunities, and support strategic discussions with an extensive range of partners to ensure a whole-system approach to the delivery of national priority workstreams.
• Play a critical role in the developing Operational Health and Social Care Governance within HMPPS by providing interface between national and policy teams within HMPPS and regional probation delivery.
• Financial and budget responsibilities for joint initiatives or commissioning opportunities with health and justice partners.
• Responsible for the management of the Health and Justice Partnership Coordinators within the probation region, including ensuring impactful delivery of workstreams, performance and quality matrices.
• Lead and matrix manage multiskilled teams, across different departments, using varied resources for specific regional and cluster improvement projects, such as an uplift in appropriate health-related licences conditions or improve outcomes for specific cohorts.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
Behaviours
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
Experience
• Experience of working within health and social care pathways, particularly substance misuse and mental health, and/or criminal justice pathways and Resettlement processes. Knowledge of learning disabilities, physical health and neurodiversity pathways is an advantage.
• Considerable experience at middle manager level, including the management of staff.
• Experience of working across a range of stakeholder groups and other Government Departments, including experience of influencing and managing conflict in these settings.
• Experience of monitoring performance and quality in area of responsibility against predetermined targets, setting local targets and effecting necessary improvements.
• Demonstrable achievements in managing/supporting change and effecting improvements in quality and efficiency.
• Experience of proactively championing diversity and inclusiveness.
Desirable
• Experience of conducting employee relations investigations (e.g., disciplinary, capability, grievance etc)
• Experience of contributing to the development of strategic business plans to achieve improved service delivery
Technical Requirements
• Level 6 qualification desirable in health and social care, probation or leadership/management.
• Considerable knowledge of health and social care treatment pathways for those leaving prison, particularly for substance misuse and mental health, including the key partners involved.
• Knowledge of probation processes, including Resettlement Pathways.
• Knowledge of the wider criminal justice system.
Ability
• Able to demonstrate well developed IT skills, including evidence of ability to interpret and apply performance reports.
• Evidence of ability to evaluate practice and provide a practice perspective on policy development.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.
Benefits
The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
Annual Leave
Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service, plus public holidays. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis
Pension
The National Probation Service is covered by the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) run through the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF). Please visit www.gmpf.org.uk for further information.
Please note: Any current Civil Servant who is a member of the PCSPS, by accepting an offer of employment to the National Probation Services will be opted out of the PCSPS and auto enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Networks
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
Eligibility
All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post
Support
- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
· UK nationals
· nationals of the Republic of Ireland
· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
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· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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This Vacancy is closed to applications.