NE and Yorks and Humber Police Advisor – Operational Partnership Team (Ref: 23721)

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

HMPPS Grade: Band 8

Overview of the job

The role will be based in the NE and Yorks and Humber region.

This is a manager job in HMPPS HQ responsible for providing advice to a wide range of prison, HMPPS, Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) and Police personnel on policing issues in prisons; in particular on Category A prisoners, High Security Estate issues, threats to life in prisons and criminal gang issues. These are highly sensitive areas where the appropriate and timely sharing of intelligence is critical for the safe management of high risk prisoners and establishments.

Providing Police Adviser attendance in HMPPS Gold Command suite to manage major incidents in prisons.

Reports to the Head of the Operational Partnership Team within the Intelligence Unit of the HMPPS Security Group.

Summary

Providing advice to HMPPS, Her Majesty’s Prison Service (HMPS) Police and other LEAs, professionalising and developing the role of prison intelligence officer, Single Point Of Contact (SPOC) for intelligence exchange with Category A Section and Police/LEAs and panel member for monthly Category A prisoner reviews, SPOC for threats to life in prisons, managing Operational Guidance Documents (OGD) on Threats to Life, Gangs in Prison and Management of Law Enforcement Agency Intelligence in relation to the High Security estate, training, advising and regulating LEA operations in prisons, regional oversight of two prison areas and the High Security Estate and management/supervision of staff.

Office within region to be discussed, extensive travel throughout region with frequent national travel.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these Behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions (Lead) - Application and Interview
• Communicating and Influencing - Application and Interview
• Managing a Quality Service - Application and Interview
• Working Together - Application and Interview
• Delivering at Pace - Interview Only

Mandatory Requirement: Current or previous experience as a serving Police Officer in England and Wales.

Post holder must be vetted to SC level.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Qualifications

Mandatory Qualification.

Current or previous experience as a serving Police Officer in England and Wales.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,398, HM Prison & Probation Service contributes £16,628 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and 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 Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5358

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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