Job summary
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Job description
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Overview of the job
Accountable to the regional Head of Community Integration HoCI or Head of Reducing Reoffending in Wales HRRW, Health and Justice Partnership Managers will work across one of the Probation regions in England or Wales to lead the Health and Social Care agenda on behalf of the Probation Service PS.
You will work at a regional and strategic level, providing management and leadership to a team of Health and Justice Partnership Coordinators with the aim of working with stakeholders to reduce reoffending through improving the health and wellbeing of people on probation.
You will represent the Region at a senior level across multiple external agencies and stakeholders involved in Health and Social Care. Equally, you will deliver skilled leadership within the PS to influence the health and social care agenda, including improving performance, quality, and outcomes.
You will work across the region 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 and probation offices.
Summary
As a Health and Justice Partnership Manager, you will be expected to play a key strategic senior leadership role under the Head of Community Integration HoCI or Head of Reducing Reoffending in Wales HRRW and provide leadership to a team to deliver on the Health and Social Care Strategy within the Probation Service.
This role will involve working with an extensive range of internal and external partners to improve the health and wellbeing of those under probation supervision and contribute to reducing health inequities within the criminal justice system. This includes improving �continuity of care� that deliver robust pathways to treatment services. This work will make a key contribution to reducing reoffending and reducing the number of victims of crime that will support HMPPS� shared goals with health and social care partners.
The Health and Social Care agenda is complex and will require you to engage with and lead multiple themes, which include, but are not limited to; mental health, substance misuse, physical health and social care.
You will have excellent analytical and stakeholder engagement skills with an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to solve problems and find pragmatic solutions that deliver improved outcomes for people on probation.
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:
� Under the guidance of the regional HoCI/ HRRW, the postholder will develop and deliver regional Probation Service Health and Social Care strategic priorities, which align with existing and emerging national priorities. This includes directly contributing to the delivery of the Cross Government �Harm to Hope� Drug Strategy for the PS.
� Develop and maintain effective relationships with key senior leads at multiple external agencies and stakeholders, including but limited to: NHSE/I, Integrated Care Systems (ICS), Local Health Boards (LHBs) in Wales, Local Authorities (LAs), Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).
� Represent the PS externally in key regional and local partnership meetings, as well as internally with national and regional senior teams. You will also develop briefings and presentations to influence the health and social care agenda/outcomes at these forums.
� Effective analytical skills to identify multi-faceted and interdependent challenges between health and justice care at a regional level, and progress local initiatives that deliver improved outcomes, including performance and quality.
� Interpret varied and highly complex information from numerous sources to identify local and regional opportunities, and support strategic discussions with an extensive range of partners to ensure a whole- system approach to the delivery of national priority workstreams.
� Play a critical role in the developing Operational Health and Social Care Governance within HMPPS by providing interface between national and policy teams within HMPPS and regional probation delivery.
� Financial and budget responsibilities for joint initiatives or commissioning opportunities with health and justice partners.
� Responsible for the management of the Health and Justice Partnership Coordinators within the probation region, including ensuring impactful delivery of workstreams, performance and quality matrices.
� Lead and matrix manage multiskilled teams, across different departments, using varied resources for specific regional and cluster improvement projects, such as an uplift in appropriate health-related licences conditions or improve outcomes for specific cohorts.
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.
Person specification
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
1. Leadership
2. Communicating and Influencing
3. Working Together
4. Changing and Improving
Benefits
Alongside your salary of �46,390, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes �12,293 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
5. Access to learning and development
6. A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
7. A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
8. A with an average employer contribution of 27%
9. Annual Leave
10. Public Holidays
11. Season Ticket Advance
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