91258 - Probation Service Officer - IIRMS PSO - Chippenham - Salisbury - Swindon
Number of jobs available: 1
Detail of reserve list: 12 Months
Region: South West
City/Town: Chippenham, Salisbury, Swindon
Building/Site: NPS 150 Victoria Road Swindon, SN1 3UZ, NPS 34 Marshfield Road Chippenham, SN15 1JT, NPS The Boulter Centre Salisbury, SP1 3SL
Grade: Other
NPS Pay Band: 3 National
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? No
An exciting opportunity has been developed to join Swindon and Wiltshire’s Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway as a PSO in the Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (IIRMS). IIRMS services operate across the SW region offering psychosocial, psychoeducational, and formal psychological interventions to a small caseload of complex, high risk and hard to reach individuals. This is a unique opportunity to work with probation and health colleagues to improve outcomes for people with complex needs.
As a PSO in a multidisciplinary team, a flexible and collaborative approach is required, with a willingness to travel. Duties may include engagement and induction work, including prison visits; the co-delivery of groupwork; offering individuals a range of practical and social inclusion support such as accompanying them to relevant external appointments (GP registration, benefits assessments, pursuit of employment, hobbies, and sports activities, etc.). You will be part of a team with a diverse skillset which may include probation officers, forensic and clinical psychologists, clinical nurse specialists, health care support workers, and occupational therapists.
You will support your probation colleagues to maintain a good understanding of and engagement with the IIRMS service. This may include delivering briefings and training alongside IIRMS colleagues. You will also play a key role in the operating of the Hub, an innovative social inclusion space for IIRMS cases. As an integral part of the MDT, you will bring probation knowledge and expertise to the service. The role requires a high degree of motivation and commitment to a relational, compassionate, and professional approach with a strong ethos for team collaboration.
Responsibilities may include:
1. Contribute to the delivery of Risk Management Plans and report significant changes relating to risk of harm and/or reoffending or any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures.
2. Proactively support the strategic and operational objectives of the IIRMS through engagement with team and clinical meetings.
3. Use HMPPS IT systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within expected timescales.
4. Ensure effective referrals to services through timely communication with offender management staff, interventions staff, service providers, and external agencies to review progress and manage associated risks.
5. Take a primary role in engagement and social inclusion activities.
6. Deliver and co-lead groups with OPD Pathway colleagues.
7. Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
8. Work within the aims, values and relevant policies of the PS and Health partners.
9. Represent the Probation Service and OPD Pathway with professionalism when interacting with all stakeholders.
The role is 0.5FTE and can be worked part time or alongside an existing PSO role. We welcome applications from a diversity of working backgrounds and from experienced PSOs. There is an expectation that the successful applicant will rotate out of the role following a period of 3 – 5 years.
Overview of the job
The job holder will undertake the full range of work with people on probation before and after sentence. This will include assessment, sentence implementation, offender management, and producing reports.
Summary
To assess and manage the risk posed by people on probation to protect victims of crime and the general public by:
1. Liaising, providing information and advice to criminal courts, criminal justice agencies, and other partner agencies.
2. Supervising and managing risk of those people on probation subject to community sentences, during and after custodial sentences.
3. Working with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and people on probation.
In line with PS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do.
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 & Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities, and duties:
1. To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with people on probation assessed as low or medium risk of harm and to support the Probation Officer grade in high-risk cases.
2. To use computer-based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales.
3. To undertake prison, home or alternate location visits as required in accordance with service procedures and policies.
4. To undertake work in the court setting, including the completion of appropriate reports on cases and prosecution of breaches.
5. To provide cover within teams as required.
6. To deliver and co-lead accredited programmes commensurate with grade.
7. To conduct mandatory alcohol and drug tests as required, and to follow prescribed medication procedures.
8. To work within the aims and values of PS and HMPPS.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Behaviours
1. Making Effective Decisions
2. Changing and Improving
3. Working Together
4. Delivering at Pace
5. Communicating and Influencing
Ability
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with people on probation, professionals, courts, and other public fora.
Experience
Experience of working with a diverse range of people who have experienced a range of social/personal difficulties and the need to use tact and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive issues.
Technical
The ability to evidence high-level numeracy and literacy skills required to read, understand and interpret policies and the ability to write reports and correspondence for internal and external stakeholders or minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above, including English, Maths.
Mandatory Eligibility Requirements
Fluent written and spoken English.
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.
Benefits
The MoJ offers a range of benefits including annual leave, pension, training, and employee-run networks.
As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent, and abilities.
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