Job Description (JD)
Band 8
Group Profile - Head of Function Complex (HOFC)
Job Description - HOFC: Safer Prisons and Equality
Document Ref.
OR-JES-610-JD-B8 : HOFC : Safer Prisons and Equality v8.0
Document Type
Management
Version
8.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
15 January 2021
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
OR-JES-610-JD-B8 : HOFC : Safer Prisons & Equality v8.0
Job Description
Job Title
HOFC : Safer Prisons and Equality
Group Profile
Head of Function Complex
Organisation Level
Functional Management
Band
8
Overview of the job
This is a functional management job in an establishment.
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for managing Safer Custody, Equality and the Care
and Separation Unit (CASU), for the establishment, ensuring prisoners are cared for
in a safe, decent lawful and secure manner and prisoners and staff are not
discriminated against. As a member of the Senior Management Team, they will
contribute and implement their functions objectives as defined in the
establishment’s business plan.
This is an operational/non-operational job with line management/no line
management responsibilities. If operational, please see technical requirements.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
? Accountable for the integrity of the following systems and processes and all staff
within the area. This Includes:
o Safer Custody
o Suicide Prevention
o Violence Reduction
o Equality
o Care and Separation Unit (CASU)
? Accountable for the performance of the function and the staff within it. Manage
the achievement of qualitative and quantative standards, including Service
Delivery Indicators (SDI’s) within the function verifying and signing off
documentation as appropriate. Analyse and act upon data, which is relevant to
their function
? Ensure all managers and staff within the function provide a respectful, safe, and
decent environment for all prisoners and staff
? Accountable for the management of the CASU providing a safe and secure
environment for those who need to be segregated for their safety and that of
others
? Accountable for ensuring all Rule 45 prisoners held in the CASU are monitored,
reviewed and where appropriate an exit strategy is developed within prescribed
timescales
? Accountable for ensuring daily CASU paperwork is quality assured and
contributes to SMARG and provide monthly reports for Equality Action Team
? Accountable for the establishment suicides and self harm, violence reduction,
strategies and equality scheme and ensure they are implemented across the
establishment
? Accountable for organising Death In Custody (DIC) investigations, ensuring the
Ombudsman receives all relevant information and assistance
? Accountable for ensuring all statistics and trends in relation to safer custody are
monitored and acted upon, such as Use of Force
? Accountable for the quality assurance processes for Use of Force
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? Accountable for carrying out briefings on Assessment Care in Custody teamwork
(ACCT), Security Information Report, observation books, anti-bullying
documentation
? Accountable for managing and quality checking the Cell Sharing Risk Assessments
database
? Accountable for ensuring that Restoration of Remission is reviewed and
completed in a timely manner
? Accountable for implementing the establishment’s annual Equality Plan, resolving
areas of non compliance
? Accountable for developing strategies to ensure the establishment meets its legal
requirements for all equality protected characteristics
? Accountable for the establishment Equality Committee, encouraging employee
engagement in the equality agenda. Take a lead in the activities of the
Accountable Committee, writing and presenting reports and be responsible for
addressing issues raised
? Accountable for ensuring all incidents of potential discrimination are investigated
fully
? Accountable for ensuring relationships are developed with local equality
stakeholders to aid and improve the knowledge and understanding of different
equality responsibilities
? Accountable for ensuring that all staff, receive equality training and external
stakeholders working in the establishment understand their legal responsibilities
when working with the Prison Service
? Accountable for ensuring all staff meet their individual and collective equality
responsibilities
? Accountable for the ‘mainstreaming’ of the equality agenda across the
establishment
Dependant on operational experience will undertake some or all other management
tasks including:
? Act as the Governor's representative by chairing adjudications and taking charge
of day-to-day establishment operations as Duty Governor
? Promote Prison Service policy in all activities and behaviours e.g. promote
diversity, decency, safety and reducing re-offending agendas
? Provide leadership and management of the Function. Will have the skills to apply
all Human Resources (HR) related policies and practices and be able to carry out
all aspects of people management such as Attendance Management, Disciplinary
Investigations, Performance Management and Staff Appraisals
? Responsible for ensuring all litigation claims relevant to the area have been dealt
with in accordance with policy
? Oversee the compilation and regular progress reporting of performance
improvement programmes
? Manage the appropriate authorisation of Financial Compliance Statements
? Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined
in the budget delegation
? Ensure that the Function produces and analyses audit and establishment
performance management information identifying variances and areas requiring
improvements
? Contribute to the establishment’s overall achievement of (SDIs) and standards
and be accountable for the performance and delivery of targets relating to the
budget; People Plan for the Function.
? Accountable for all local and national policies relating to the Function, and ensure
procedures implemented are compliant, including the development of new
policies
? Contribute to the development and delivery of the medium-to-long term
strategic and business plan for the establishment, with overall responsibility for
implementation within their Function
? Attend relevant boards/meetings and actively contribute either as chair or team
member
? Responsible for ensuring the defined work areas and associated activities comply
with Health and Safety legislation. Ensure all risk assessments are undertaken
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and staff are made aware of their personal responsibility towards Health and
Safety compliance
? Work collaboratively and provide constructive challenge to colleagues to ensure
that their own and other Functions are joined up and together contribute
towards the overall delivery of the establishments performance
? Contribute to the preparation of the establishment contingency and emergency
plans and ensure implementation when required.
? Ensure the effective use of staff resources and the provision of training and
annual leave opportunities
? Produce relevant reports as required and ensure that the response to all
correspondence are within agreed timescales
? Carry out investigations and administration in relation to incidents of potential
discrimination and report on findings
? Accountable for ensuring actions arising from Standard Audit, Her Majesty
Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) Action Plans and Managing Quality of Prison Life
(MQPL) surveys, including local self audit action plans and Resettlement
strategies, are delivered
? Deliver and implement projects as directed by the Governor
? Actively encourage staff engagement within the Function to ensure objectives are
met
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.
Behaviours
? Delivering at Pace
? Leadership
? Communicating and Influencing
? Working Together
? Managing a Quality Service
? Changing and Improving
? Making Effective Decisions
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential Experience
Technical
Job holders must complete specific training in their specialism once they take up post.
Requirements
If Operational
? Must be successfully accredited by passing the Head of Function Assessment
Centre (HFAC), or prior to 2016 be accredited as an Operational Manager (or
in post as a G5 prior to 1999).
? Where HFAC accreditation was gained from 2018, the Incident Management
Silver Command (IMSC) assessment must also be passed to be eligible for
operational Head of Function roles.
? Successful completion of the workbook.
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? When transferring to a Young Persons establishment the job holder will be
required to successfully undertake an assessment to demonstrate suitability
to work with Young People.
Ability
Minimum Eligibility
Please do not alter this box
? 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 week
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
Required Hours Allowance - TBC by Recruiting Manager
This role requires regularly working unpredictable and unsocial hours and be on call
to attend their place of work at anytime. A 17% payment will be paid in addition to
your basic pay to recognise this. Unsocial hours are those hours outside 0700 -
1900hrs Monday to Friday and include working evenings, nights, weekends and Bank/
Public holidays.
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Success Profile
Strengths
Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
Experience
Technical
are chosen locally,
recommended 4-8
Delivering at Pace
Must be successfully accredited by
passing the Head of Function
Assessment Centre (HFAC), or prior to
2016 be accredited as an Operational
Manager (or in post as a G5 prior to
1999).
Leadership
Where HFAC accreditation was gained
from 2018, the Incident Management
Silver Command (IMSC) assessment
must also be passed to be eligible for
operational Head of Function roles.
Communicating and Influencing
Job holders must complete specific
training in their specialism once they
take up post
Working Together
When transferring to a Young Persons
establishment the job holder will be
required to successfully undertake an
assessment to demonstrate suitability to
work with Young People.
Managing a Quality Service
Successful completion of the workbook
Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Choose an item.
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