19625 - Specialist Treatment Manager: High Intensity

£29,877 - £34,360
2
12 Months
West Midlands
Nottingham
HM PRISON WHATTON WHATTON, NG13 9FQ
HEO
Band 6
Fixed Term
For a period up to 12 months
Full Time
Psychology

Overview of the job

This is a management job in an establishment

Summary

The Job holder will have responsibility for the quality oversight and facilitation of more complex accredited programmes which address offending behaviour.  

This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

  • Responsible for the quality of delivery of complex/high intensity programmes which includes the preparation, engagement, facilitation, assessment, reporting and ongoing support of participants and staff involved in delivering offending behaviour programmes
  • Responsible for providing supervision of offending behaviour programmes as required
  • Assist in facilitating accredited programmes as required
  • Responsible for overseeing and ensuring delivery of assessments for the relevant programme
  • Responsible for ensuring completion of post programme reports.
  • Work collaboratively with the Forensic Psychology Service to ensure good quality and timely risk assessments, personality assessments and ability assessments are undertaken as directed/required
  • Responsible for conducting and overseeing appropriate interventions with high risk offenders as directed by the Cluster Manager/Head of Psychology
  • Responsible for conducting individual work in support of accredited programmes as identified such as Behaviour modification work
  • Link with professional colleagues responsible for the completion of specialist post programme report such as those for sex offender treatment
  • Ensure that the required number of programme sessions are delivered as outlined in the Treatment Management Manual within each 12 month period
  • Responsible for ensuring that programmes are delivered in accordance with their design and that facilitators adhere to the principles of the programme
  • Responsible for ensuring facilitators are properly selected and have been through the selection procedure as set out in the Treatment Management Manual
  • Responsible for the ongoing support and continuing professional skill development of facilitators
  • Responsible for setting a supervision contract with facilitators, providing professional supervision (majority within lifetime of the group) that is compliant with the Treatment Management Manual
  • Responsible for Video monitoring (VM) the required amount of sessions as set out in the Management Manual
  • Provide feedback from the VM to facilitators in a way which develops their skills and improves the delivery of the programme
  • Maintain a log, complete reports in line with national guidance and complete the majority of VM within the lifetime of group (or in a timely fashion for rolling programmes)
  • Ensure national guidelines on the assessment and selection of offenders are followed to ensure that only those offenders who require the programme, on the basis of risk, need, responsivity and diversity are selected for the programme
  • Ensure national guidelines for the de-selection of offenders are followed where necessary
  • Ensure that all relevant paperwork including those associated with the clinical assurance process is completed and sent to NOMS on time
  • Ensure that post programme reports are appropriately supervised and authorised and that they meet the needs of those for whom they are written such as offender manager, parole board. This will involve some report writing.
  • Respond to any local queries or complaints about the delivery of the programme
  • Where relevant, attend counselling support sessions at the rate outlined in the Treatment Management for the relevant programme and ensure facilitators attend counselling support sessions at the required rate
  • Attend all relevant training and the Regional and/or National Treatment Manager meetings
  • Contribute to the function and activities of the Accredited Intervention Management (AIMs) team and attend regular meetings (minimum of 10 per year)
  • Contribute to local programme Awareness Training
  • Contributes to sentence planning and reducing reoffending. Applies safer custody practices and complies with national and local security standards
  • Contribute to Cluster and Regional based tasks as agreed with the Cluster Manager
  • Attend meetings and training, both local and regional based, as required
  • Attend oral hearings as required providing opinion to prison staff and quasi-legal bodies based on own knowledge and competence.

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

Competencies  

All of the competencies in the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) Competency and Qualities Framework are relevant to this group profile. For the purpose of selection the following competencies will be measured:

  • 2. Changing and Improving
  • 3. Making Effective Decisions
  • 4. Leading and Communicating
  • 5. Collaborating and Partnering
  • 9. Managing a Quality Service
  • 13. Caring

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Accreditation/Registration

The Job holder should have completed training to deliver the programme that they intend to treatment manage

Completed NOMS video monitoring training

Delivered each element of the programme at least twice to an excellent standard of skill

They will need to attend and pass the required training such as treatment manager training and supervision skills training as applicable for the programme

The job holder should refer to the specific programme manual to obtain additional details relating to the eligibility, assessment, training and development requirements for the role                                        

Post graduate qualifications and/or experience in the specific field of forensic practice is required. In some cases, the candidate can undertake this training once in post however continuation of the role requires being assessed as competent/passing the required training within a 12 month period.

Any new line-managers will be expected to complete the New Manager Programme on Civil Service Learning within three years of promotion

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh

Working Arrangements & Further Information

Some of MoJ’s, including NOMS, 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 working hours for this post are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.

If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.

The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.

Benefits

Annual Leave

-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.

Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays

-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment

Pension

-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Work Life Balance

-The Prison Service is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. The Prison Service offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ

Season Ticket Advance

-After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work

Childcare Vouchers

-The Prison Service offers a childcare vouchers scheme. The scheme enables staff to take part of their salary in the form of Childcare Vouchers. This is known as a Salary Sacrifice. The vouchers can then be used to help meet the costs of any form of registered or approved childcare for children aged 0-16. The vouchers are exempt from tax and National Insurance contributions

Training

-The Prison Service is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes

-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and the Prison Service provide a variety of training appropriate to individual posts

-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles

Eligibility

-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post

-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within NOMS

-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the Prison Service considers to be racist

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

To be confirmed.

23/07/2018, 23:55 hours.


Closing Date: 23rd July 2018 at 23.00 hours

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or email Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@sscl.gse.gov.uk Please quote the job reference.

 

Enhanced Baseline Standard
Please note the successful applicant will need to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Security Check for this post.
if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance

We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.


Application form stage assessments

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

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Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

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

· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

· 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

This Vacancy is closed to applications.