2551 - Business Administrator

**General Information**:

- Salary
- £50,303
- Working Pattern
- Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
- Vacancy Approach
- External
- Location
- Durham, Leyland, March, Nottingham, Sheerness, Wakefield, York
- Region
- National
- Closing Date
- 14-Feb-2025
- Business Unit
- Psychology Services
- Post Type
- Permanent
- Civil Service Grade
- SEO
- Number of jobs available
- 19
- Job ID
- 2553

**Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description

The Directorate of Security (formerly Long Term High Security) have a number of vacancies for Registered (Band 7) forensic psychologists at various sites. The population in DoS prisons are some of the most complex, challenging and high risk Category A and B men and young people in the country. Prisons are spread across a wide geographical area but t is a working ethos throughout the region. We encourage and support team working across sites.

Psychologists in DoS have a range of responsibilities, which includes the assessment of high risk, complex and diverse cases, intervention work, consultancy, research, training and development, as well as providing supervision and line management to trainee psychologists. Many of the prisoners within the region are serving life/indeterminate sentences or very long determinate sentences. Offences include serious violent and sexual offences, terrorism offences and organised crime such as drug trafficking and armed robbery. Psychologists working in DoS form an integral part of prison life and work ly with local teams and senior managers to contribute to the day-to-day management of the establishment and the prisoners residing t; psychologically informed solutions to support progressive cultures, environments and regimes are actively embraced within the Directorate. Psychologists are also required to work ly with external agencies involved in the management of offenders.

The region has a strong focus on the training and development of staff. We value the continuing professional development of all grades of staff within the region. In addition to accessing formally offered training events, we also provide a programme of grade neutral continuing professional development seminars, aiming to share the wide range of expertise held within our large staff group. We also support the attendance of staff at external conferences and events to ensure up to date knowledge is maintained, and then subsequently shared with the wider group.

DoS provides an exciting and varied opportunity for registered and senior registered forensic psychologists encouraging development for all grades.

**Current vacancies**

Frankland

6

Wakefield

1

Garth

6

Whitemoor

1

Full Sutton

1

Swaleside

2

Lowdham Grange

2
- Additional Information

**Working Arrangements & Further Information**

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.

**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**

**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**

**Season Ticket Advance**

**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
- T 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 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 Commission's recruitment 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
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**Diversity & Inclusion**

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