HM Prison and Probation Service
Personality Disorder Probation Officer (PDPO): London Probation Service (Ref: 20838)
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This position is based in the Regional London Probation Service Site
Job Summary
Please refer to the Job Description
Job Description
This is a dual workplace role. The post holder will be required to work across more than one location within their allocated cluster. Travel between locations will be required in line with business need. Staff are expected to attend all four allocated PDU locations, typically working from a different office each day per week, with one day per week working from home, subject to business need.
Job Specification
- Offering individual and group consultations, writing formulations and developing pathway plans for cases that screen into OPD and recording this in line with current guidance. Flexibility on whether PDPO delivers group consultation.
- Delivering CORE-OM joint case work as required
- Attending MAPPA as required for cases that screen in.
- Delivering training including the OPD induction for OPD staff, Personality disorder Awareness Training (PAT) to probation staff
- Promoting the OPD pathway and services offered within PDUs including via attending managers meetings
Additional Role Information
This role includes aspects that differ from the generic probation officer job description, such as PDPO staff completing Joint Case Work (JCW)
Staff are managed within the OPD team. The PDUs allocated to the role and addresses of offices covered within are as follows:
Ealing and Hillingdon PDU
- Ealing Probation Office, Leeland House, London, W13 9HH
- Uxbridge Probation Office, The Court House, Middlesex, UB8 1PQ
- Acton Probation Office, 4 Birkbeck Road, Acton, W3 6BG
Brent PDU
- Willesden Probation Office, 440 High Road, NW10 2DW
Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster PDU
- Hammersmith Probation Office,191A Askew Road, London, W12 9AX
Harrow and Barnet PDU
- Hammersmith Probation Office,191A Askew Road, London, W12 9AX
Please note that any candidates placed on the merit list following recruitment may be considered for future PDPO vacancies across the London region, which could be based at different locations.
The successful postholder will be required to undergo and pass NPPV Level 2 vetting as a requirement for this role. NPPV Level 2 vetting process will be initiated upon acceptance of the provisional offer.
Technical Skills
To be eligible for this role, you must confirm you meet the mandatory qualification requirements outlined below and you must also upload a scanned copy of your qualifications.
Applicants that do not provide the mandatory qualification evidence, will not progress to interview stage.
Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/ Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice.
Or a Qualification Which Was Recognised At The Time Of Qualification By The Secretary Of State For Justice As Per Section 10 Of The Offender Management Act 2007. The Following Qualifications Gained In England And Wales Were Previously Recognised As Providing Such Eligibility:
- Diploma in Probation Studies,
- Diploma in Social Work (with Probation Option)
- CQSW (with Probation Option)
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Person specification
Qualifications
To be eligible for this role, you must confirm you meet the mandatory qualification requirements outlined below and you must also upload a scanned copy of your qualifications.
Applicants that do not provide the mandatory qualification evidence, will not progress to interview stage.
Probation Qualification Framework Graduate Diploma/ Honours Degree in Community Justice integrated with Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice.
Or a Qualification Which Was Recognised At The Time Of Qualification By The Secretary Of State For Justice As Per Section 10 Of The Offender Management Act 2007. The Following Qualifications Gained In England And Wales Were Previously Recognised As Providing Such Eligibility:
- Diploma in Probation Studies,
- Diploma in Social Work (with Probation Option)
- CQSW (with Probation Option)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Please refer to the Technical Skills section in the Job Description
Benefits
- 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
Recruitment Process
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
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
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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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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
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,
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