Job Description (JD)
Band 7
Group Profile - Head of Function Standard Complex
(HOFSC)
Job Description - HOFSC : Drug Strategy and
Healthcare Provision
Document Ref.
OR-JES-465-B7 : HOFSC : Drug Strategy and Healthcare Provision
v10.0
Document Type
Management
Version
10.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
17/04/2025
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
OR-JES-465-JD-B7 : HOFSC : Drug Strategy and Healthcare Provision v10.0
Job Description
Job Title
HOFSC : Drug Strategy and Healthcare Provision
Group Profile
Head of Function Standard Complex
Organisation Level
Functional Management
Band
7
Overview of the job
This is a functional management job within an establishment.
All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The
post holder must undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for
ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the
organisation.
Summary
The job holder will be responsible for managing the provision of Healthcare, drug
recovery wings and the development and implementation of the local drug strategy.
The job holder will work closely with internal and external partners to develop
needs-led, recovery-focused services and tailored support that continues beyond
their release to deliver long-term change.
This is either an operational or non-operational job with 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:
• Ensure all managers and staff within the Function provide a respectful, safe
decent environment for prisoners and staff.
• Accountable for the performance of the Function and the staff within it. Manage
the achievement of qualitative and quantative standards including Service
Delivery Indicators (SDIs) within the Function, verifying and signing off
documentation as appropriate. Analyse and act upon data which is relevant to
your Function.
Accountable for management of Healthcare provision, drug strategy and staff within
this area. This includes:
• Accountable for ensuring interaction between prisoners and staff is actively
encouraged.
• Accountable for managing the contracts of provider agencies working within the
prison delivering healthcare provision and drug or alcohol services, ensuring
relevant outcome measures are achieved.
• Accountable for integrating all aspects of the drug and alcohol services within the
prison and intervention programmes.
• Accountable for managing the recovery pilot to ensure all areas of service
delivery are coordinated and functioning effectively.
• Accountable for developing the establishment’s drug and alcohol services in
accordance with policy changes, the Transforming Justice agenda and Payment by
Results schemes.
• Responsible for maintaining an awareness of changes to drug services
commissioning and Healthcare provision.
• Accountable for managing professional relationships between HMPPS staff and
Primary Care Trust (PCT) drug and alcohol agencies and external commissioners.
• Compile reports relating to the supply of illicit substances utilising information
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from a variety of sources, identifying any actions that will limit the availability of
drugs.
• Accountable for conducting needs analysis of the prison population and hold
prisoner and family focus groups to determine changes in need, adapting services
in accordance with findings.
• Responsible for developing and managing the Drug Recovery Wing, working with
commissioners to ensure the pilot delivers meaningful outcomes and long-term
benefits for the prisoner and community.
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.
• Review open Assessment Care in Custody Teamwork (ACCT) as and when
required in line with audit baselines.
• 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.
• Manage Prisoners Complaints Process within the Function.
• 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
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
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 establishment’s 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’s
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.
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• 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
Requirements
take up post.
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.
• 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.
• Successful completion of the workbook.
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.
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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 any time. 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
Job holders must complete specific
training in their specialism once they
take up post.
Leadership
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).
Communicating and Influencing
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.
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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