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Job Description (JD)
Band 6
Group Profile: Programme Manager(PM)
Job Description: PM: Programme Manager
Document Ref.
OR-JES-263-JD-B6: PM: Programme Manager v8.0
Document Type
Management
Version
8.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
20th January 2025
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
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Job Description
Job Title
PM: Programme Manager
Group Profile
Programme Manager
Organisation
First Line Management
Level
Band
6
Overview of the
This is a management job in an establishment.
job
Summary
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,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following
Activities and
responsibilities, activities and duties:
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.
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• 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.
• 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
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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.
Civil Service Success Profile Criteria
Behaviours
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others
Strengths
We recommend you choose 4 to 8 strengths locally.
Experience
• Job holders will need to be highly organised and committed to
treatment and rehabilitation work.
• Will require experience of managing both staff and processes.
Technical
Internal applicants
requirements
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.
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.
Ability
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Minimum
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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 HMPPS.
• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a
group or organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
37 hour working week
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
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