22270 Governor HMP Belmarsh
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Job Summary
The role of Governor is a critical and privileged position for any prison where through effective leadership lives can be transformed and public safety protected. This is a rare and exciting career opportunity for an exceptional candidate with the right blend of skills and experience to lead HMP Belmarsh. HMP Belmarsh is part of the Long-Term and High Security Estate (LTHSE) and has a unique and critical role as both a busy reception prison serving London courts and a Category A prison managing some of the highest risk and complex offenders within HMPPS.
Senior Management - The job holder will be a Senior Manager and is accountable for the provision of leadership direction coordination strategic decisions and risks for a large/complex establishment with managerial responsibility for all staff across their functions. They are accountable for the budgets allocated to functions and the effective and efficient use of resources to ensure the security of establishment.
Job holders within this Group Profile will be responsible and accountable for running an establishment which has been defined as complex providing staff management risk management leadership and strategic direction.
They will be deploying highly developed operational managerial skills and experience gained from managing a variety of establishments. The jobholder will be required to deal with political and media attention as the establishment may house prisoners who are considered notorious or in the public interest.
These are operational and prisoner-facing roles.
Typical tasks associated with this Group Profile include:
Accountable for ensuring a safe decent and secure environment is maintained for prisoners and staff
Accountable for providing leadership and direction for staff including coaching and mentoring for managers
Lead on the development and communication of a decency strategy for the establishment that encompasses staff prisoners and visitors
Accountable for the promotion of prison service policy in all activities and behaviours by promoting diversity decency safety and reducing re-offending agendas
Accountable for strategic planning and assessing particular needs of establishment prisoner population and making changes to regimes accordingly
Accountable for ensuring the establishment has effective contingency and emergency plans in place
Accountable for local employee relations maintaining and building relationships and partnerships where possible to facilitate negotiations with trade unions
Accountable for the establishments overall achievement of Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) and standards leading on the performance and delivery of targets relating to the budget and People Plan
Accountable for the performance and development of the Senior Management Team (SMT) actively addressing underperformance whilst valuing the positive contributions of staff HMPPS OR T 11 GP Governing Governor Complex v10.0
Accountable for chairing local grievance appeals conduct and discipline and capability hearings
Accountable for the management prioritisation and allocation of resources to deliver the Establishment strategic plan
Accountable for ensuring key messages are delivered to all staff through appropriate levels of communication e.g. full staff briefings presentations and staff notices
Accountable for reviewing and sanctioning impact assessments for policies before local implementation
Accountable for overall monitoring and control of the establishment budget prioritising expenditure with budget holders.
The job holder must have either been successfully accredited at the Senior Operational Manager (SOM) assessment or been successfully accredited by passing both the Governor Assessment Centre (GAC) and the Deputy Governor & Governor Incident Management Silver Command (IMSC) Assessment.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
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 (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Hybrid Working will not suit everyones circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to aMoJoffice location which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJs terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on modernised terms in their current post or onto unmodernised MoJ terms if they are on unmodernised terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance withthe HMPPS Flexible Working policy.
If you are a current NPS employee this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.
The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidates Business Unit which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
Benefits
Annual Leave
-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days this will continue to be the case.
Bank Public and Privilege Holidays
-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment
Pension
-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Work Life Balance
HM Prison & Probation Service(HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ
Season Ticket Advance
-After two months service youll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work
Childcare Vouchers
For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
Training
HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities including areas such as Equality and Diversity Dealing with Challenging Behaviour Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes
-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts
-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles
Eligibility
-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 the HMPPS considers to be racist
Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissionsrecruitment principles.Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
- To Transformative Business Services (0(Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team();
- To the Civil Service Commission (details availablehere)
As a Disability Confident employer MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills talent and abilities by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns.
You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.
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Diversity & Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Planand theCivil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces. Redeployment Interview Scheme Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme to providing opportunities to those who are at risk of redundancy. MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion. Civil Service Nationality Rules This job is broadly open to the following groups: Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Reserve list A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.
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37 hour working week
Required Hours Allowance
This role requires regularly working unpredictable and unsocial hours and be on call to attend their place of work at anytime. A 20% 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 evening nights weekends and Bank / Public holidays.
- HMPPS OR T 11 GP Governing Governor Complex (Job Description Attachment)
Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)
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