Electronical Monitoring Regional Lead

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 263553**Salary**:

- £37,909 - £42,251**Job grade**:

- Other- NPS Pay Band 5 London**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- This position is based at NPS MITRE HOUSE LONDON, SE1 1JD, Regional London Probation Service SiteAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
The EM regional lead will report into the regional IOM and EM Operational Lead, who will have overall responsibility for driving performance improvement, championing the use of EM and influencing national strategy.

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

- Raising awareness and understanding of EM in their region, including delivering training
- Providing management oversight of EM performance data
- Identifying and proposing areas for improvement
- Delivering against the HMIP inspectorate response action plan and OSAG and any other inspections
- Build and maintain an effective relationship with Electronic Monitoring Services (EMS)
- Liaising with Prison Group Directors for HDC data
- Engagement with the Bail Accommodation and Advice Service (BASS) when EM is a requirement
- Leading on the introduction of new EM initiatives in their region
- Representing their region in National Governance meetings and reporting to their local regional probation director on regional progress
- Providing highlight reports from their region to the national teams to track progress
- Provide key strategic insight, to enable ministerial briefing, on effecting change and engaging key stakeholders
- Lead PS’ work on developing a professional approach to managing networks and key stakeholders in order to provide a key delivery mechanism for the PS and its relationships with Partners

**Overview of the job**

This is a management role within the National Probation Service (NPS).

The Senior Probation Officer supports the Head of Operational Function to provide management and a leading role within a Local Delivery Unit (LDU) or other operational unit.

**Summary**

The job holder will be expected to manage and lead staff within the operational area to the required standard, and will offer support and cover to other teams/functions during periods of absence.
In line with NPS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do.
The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.

If relevant to the role, some out of hours working may be required

**Responsibilities, Activities & Duties**
- Senior Probation Officers may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities set out below.- To provide effective management and leadership to the team
- To be accountable for the quality delivery of good practice and team performance improvement within policy and national standards
- To ensure that all team resources, including interventions, are deployed cost effectively and provide best value in terms of both budget control and realising the organisation's strategic aims
- To ensure that staff can efficiently and effectively meet the requirements of the NPS' contract with HMPPS, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) and local business plans as required
- To proactively manage staff development, issues of underperformance, attendance, health and safety, employee relations and diversity matters. Adopt a consistent, fair and objective standpoint when making decisions in relation to individual staff issues
- To ensure that offender managers manage risk appropriately, and meet all public protection standards and targets
- To contribute directly to public protection through multi-agency arrangements and individual casework review, discussion and feedback
- To promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to service delivery
- To manage financial resources for your area of responsibility as required by your Head of Operational Function and in line with HMPPS financial regulations and policies. To authorise expenditure within financial limits
- In accordance with the business plan, to provide a leading role and direction in work with partners and key stakeholders, and represent the NPS as appropriate to the role
- To facilitate effective communication between the LDU/Operational Unit management team and internal and external partners
- To play an active part in the corporate management of the NPS as necessary, as a member of the LDU/Operational Unit Management Team
- To undertake specific areas of responsibility as delegated by the Head of Operational Function.
- Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by