90837 - Health and Justice Coordinator - Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service
Number of jobs available: 1
Detail of reserve list: 12 Months
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
City/Town: Barnsley, Beverley, Bradford, Bridlington, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Goole, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Northallerton, Rotherham, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Wakefield, York
Grade: Other
NPS Pay Band: 5 National
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? No
Overview of the job
The job holder is the strategic lead on strengthening and developing continuity of care pathways so those leaving prison can access treatment and support on release, as part of the organisation’s aims on reducing/breaking the cycle of reoffending.
As a strategic role within the Probation Service (PS), post holders are accountable to the Head of Community Integration.
The role will work regionally and be based within a community probation office with the expectation that post holders will travel as and when required, including regular visits into selected prisons.
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.
Summary
The job holder will be expected to lead on continuity of care pathways working in tandem with relevant local partners and HMPPS colleagues to develop practice related to substance misuse and health-related release planning.
This includes designing and consulting on processes to enable information sharing, improving the use of substance misuse and health-related licence conditions, and understanding of health and substance misuse resettlement pathways.
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 and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
1. Develop effective relationships with key partners including prisoners, people on probation, prisons, treatment providers in custody and community, and commissioners to identify opportunities to improve join-up, locally innovate and drive forward national priority workstreams.
2. Lead strategic discussions with partners and stakeholders to ensure a whole system approach to the delivery of health and justice pathways from custody to community setting.
3. Use performance data to drive activity to improve probation and prison practice and inform partnership working, with a key focus on substance misuse and continuity of care pathways.
4. Lead joint partnership working with health and substance misuse partners to design a more integrated health and justice partnership, focusing on continuity of care pathways.
5. Identify good practice and innovation opportunities to improve substance misuse and health continuity of care pathways.
6. Provide a key interface between national Offender Health teams within HMPPS and regional probation delivery.
7. Increase understanding within Probation about good practice and health and substance misuse pathways to support continuity of care.
8. Drive partnership working with the prison Drug Strategy Leads and PGD leads offering advice and support to manage the transition into the community to improve substance misuse continuity of care.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and are 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.
Behaviours
* Changing and Improving
* Communicating and Influencing
* Working Together
* Leadership
* Seeing the Big Picture
Experience
* Worked with prisoners or those engaged in the criminal justice system with a proven record of good practice in a variety of settings.
* Experience of working across stakeholder groups and Other Government Departments.
* Excellent influencing skills, showing the ability to deal effectively with conflict and deliver objectives.
* Experience of working under pressure and fulfilling demanding deadlines.
* Experience of working flexibly as a member of a team to achieve performance targets.
* Experience in delivering change across large organisations and multiple stakeholders.
* Evidence of ability to evaluate practice.
* Demonstrable achievements in managing/supporting change and effecting improvements in quality and efficiency.
* Able to demonstrate well-developed IT skills, including the ability to interpret and apply performance reports.
* Experience of proactively championing diversity and inclusiveness.
* Knowledge of health pathways for those leaving prison, particularly for substance misuse and mental health.
* Sound understanding of probation processes, including release planning.
The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.
Interview dates : Expected week commencing - 11th November 2024
Closing Date : 18/10/2024, 23:55 hours.
Contact information
If you require any assistance please e mail YatHPS.Recruitment@justice.gov.uk. Please quote the job reference - 90837.
If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com. Please quote the job reference.
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