Role Profile

Group Profile: Programme Manager
Band 6

Document Ref.
HMPPS OR T 12 GP Programme Manager v7.0
Document Type
Management
Version
7.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
27th October 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence

HMPPS OR T 12 GP Programme Manager v7.0

Group Profile
Group Profile
Programme Manager
Name
Organisation
First Line Management - Job holders at this level provide
Level
leadership and management of the function and will contribute to
the strategic planning and implementation of corporate activities.
Job holders will be fully accountable for the delivery /
performance of the function.  They manage staff and resources
to deliver activities within their function including medium and
longer term planning.  They will also manage a delegated
budget, determining resources required and actively influence
efficiency.
Band
6

Overview
Job holders within this Group Profile 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.

These roles will involve contact with prisoners.
Characteristics
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:

• 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 oversee 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
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• 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.
Job Descriptions
The job holder once in post will be in matched to a job description
relating to this
a sample list is attached below.
Group Profile

•  Programme Manager : Programmes
Minimum
• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to
Eligibility
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 HMPPS.
• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a
group or organisation which HMPPS considers to be racist.
Essential Skills/
No formal training or qualifications are required to undertake role.
Qualifications/

Accreditation/
Job holders will need to be highly organised and committed to
Registration
treatment and rehabilitation work.

They will require experience of managing both staff and
processes.

Internal applicants
All newly promoted staff to the following Band 6 first line manager
roles (Activities Unit Manager, Facilities and Services Unit
Manager, Facilities and Services Business Manager, Programme
Manager, Specialist Treatment Manager or Equality Advisor) in
Establishments will be expected to complete the New Manager
Programme on Civil Service Learning within three years of
promotion.
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Staff that have mapped or re-graded to Band 6 who have
previously worked at an equivalent level will not be required to
undertake the qualification.

External applicants

All external staff joining as a Band 6 Activities Unit Manager,
Facilities and Services Unit Manager, Facilities and Services
Business Manager, Programme Manager, Specialist Treatment
Manager or Equality Advisor in an Establishment will be expected
to complete the New Manager Programme on Civil Service
Learning within three years.

Hours of Work
37 hour working week
and Allowances

Behaviours
•  Making Effective Decisions
•  Changing and Improving
•  Communicating and Influencing
•  Working Together
•  Managing a Quality Service
•  Developing Self and Others
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential
Experience of managing both staff and processes
Experience
Technical
N.B  these  are  the  technical  requirements  for  the  group  profile,
Requirements
please  check  the  individual  job  description  relating  to  this  group
profile for any job specific requirements and add if required.
Ability

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Success Profile
Technical
Strengths
N.B these are the technical
requirements for the group
It is advised
profile, please check the
Behaviours
Ability
Experience
strengths are
individual job description
chosen locally,
relating to this group
recommended 4-8.
profile for the any job
specific requirements and
add if required.
Making Effective
Experience of managing


Decisions
both staff and processes
Changing and Improving


Communicating and


Influencing

Working Together


Managing a Quality


Service
Developing Self and


Others

HMPPS OR T 12 GP Programme Manager v7.0