16911 - Programmes Manager in Heath

Overview of the job

This is a management job in an establishment. The job holder will be responsible for programme management of drug, alcohol and offending behaviour programmes in the establishment ensuring they are delivered in line with required standards. The job holder will assist in the provision of constructive and supportive regimes, which addresses offending behaviour, improve educational and work skills and promote law abiding behaviour in custody and after release in reducing reoffending. To assist in the management of the planning and execution of the Service Delivery Agreement for the offending behaviour courses. In addition, they will manage a group of facilitators and administrative staff to ensure that all protocols, procedures and routines to do with Psychological Services are planned, prepared, operated and developed in line with standards. This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities. This role is non-rotational.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

• Responsible for managing and overseeing the facilitation team and the suite of interventions to ensure they are supported and given appropriate guidance.
• Responsible for ensuring that treatment managers are effectively managed and supported.
• Responsible for ensuring best value of resources for the department.
• Responsible for ensuring that all Programme work is delivered in line with the baselines identified in the Accreditation Document.
• Responsible for ensuring a plan for effective delivery is made for the forthcoming year to ensure that there are enough spaces offered to achieve the establishment’s performance target and specifically taking into account the needs of the prisoner population and staff training requirements.
• Responsible for managing and overseeing the delivery of complex/high intensity programmes such as the Sex Offender Treatment Programme.
• Liaise with the psychological services to ensure that resources are appropriately identified for the delivery of sex offender treatment programmes.
• Attend all relevant and appropriate meetings, both at local and national as per the Audit requirements.
• Act as a consultant with regard to the introduction of both accredited and non-accredited programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring the full participation of staff in the supervision process.
• Develop and monitor productive working relationships with all staff.
• Responsible for managing the delivery of and providing interventions of both clinical and non-clinical offending behaviour programmes.
• Liaise with the establishment Senior Management Team and ensure that they are updated on policies set by HMPPS in respect of Treatment Programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring that all standards contained in the programme specific criterion enclosed within the programme manuals and audit document are met.
• Promote the concept of multi-disciplinary team effort and integration within the Accredited Intervention Meetings (AIMs) teams, in staff awareness sessions and tutor support.
• As part of the AIM team, is responsible for the management of group members and their specific treatment needs.
• Promote opportunities for integrating programmes with other establishment processes, particularly with other interventions such as basic skills, Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare service (CARATS) and other aspects of drug strategy.
• Produce data analysis of the local drug strategy for area reports.
• Contribute to the overall risk management process including sharing information on high risk and dangerous offenders with relevant agencies.
• Contribute to the Programme Department performance as assessed by the audit criteria, with particular reference to all Programme Manuals and to assist with the successful delivery of all audit baselines.
• Contribute to improvements and compliance of any issues raised as part of action plans arising from Standards Audit, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), Measuring the Quality of Prison Life (MQPL) and any other relevant action plans including local self-audit action plans and resettlement strategies.
• Contribute to the successful achievement of the Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) target agreed between the Deputy Director of Custody and Governing Governor ensuring milestones are properly identified and communicated.
• Manage a safe working environment for staff, prisoners and visitors.
• Ensure Health and Safety legislation is followed ensuring safe systems of work (SSOW) and risk assessments are completed in a timely manner and any faults are reported promptly.

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