Specialist Treatment Manager - Psychology Services Group

Ministry of Justice; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in the UK is seeking a Groupworker to manage accredited treatment programmes aimed at reducing reoffending. This role involves coordinating programme delivery, supporting staff and promoting a multi-disciplinary approach. Candidates should have experience in corrections or social care and a background in group dynamics. The position features hybrid working arrangements and offers various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual leave aligned with civil service standards

Choice of pension schemes

Access to training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Competent Groupworker trained in delivering Accredited Programmes.
• Experience motivating groups and individuals.
• Ability to support staff in professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor planning for delivering programmes.
• Provide professional supervision and support development.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Group dynamics understanding

Motivational interviewing

Training in Accredited Programmes

Education

Experience within the Criminal Justice or Social Care sector

Job description

Psychology Services Group are expanding to develop a specialist treatment management service to support the delivery of the accredited programme Building Choices, alongside other rehabilitative activity in prisons. This is an exciting development for you to join a growing team delivering a service to help reduce reoffending and protect the public, embedded in a clinical service. You will be managed through the psychology line, and supported in your professional development.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate, monitor and review the planning and preparation for delivering programmes including management of referrals and waiting lists for offending behaviour programmes, communicating with applicants and those involved in their sentence management.
• Ensure facilitators are properly selected and trained, then provide professional supervision including session monitoring to support development of skills and maintain integrity of service delivery; continuously assess and support Groupworkers and facilitator staff, identifying performance and development needs through Treatment Management processes.
• Provide advice, information, training and consultancy as required to staff, prisoners and external organisations to ensure eligibility and suitability criteria are understood and to support a multi‑disciplinary approach to reducing reoffending.
• Assist in facilitating accredited programmes or one‑to‑one work as required.
• Oversee, allocate and review assessments for the relevant programme to support effective clinical decision‑making and maintain ongoing review of participants' risks, needs and responsivity.
• Select and compose groups, considering risks and responsivity needs, ensuring national guidelines on the assessment and selection of offenders are followed and only offenders who require the programme are selected.
• Work collaboratively with the Forensic Psychology Service, the Programmes Manager, local SLT, other multi‑disciplinary teams and national OBP team.
• Chair Post Programme reviews in partnership with the Programme Manager.
• Respond to local queries or complaints about the delivery of the programme and maintain records in line with management manual(s) guidance and local protocols.
• Contribute to the function and activities of the Accredited Intervention Management (AIMs) team and attend regular meetings (minimum of 10 per year).
• Contribute to local programme awareness training.
• Take responsibility for personal Continued Professional Development (CPD).

Qualifications

• Experienced and competent Groupworker, trained in the delivery of an Interventions Services Accredited Programme.
• Experience of working within the Criminal Justice or Social Care sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of group dynamics with an ability to motivate groups and individuals to participate fully in programmes.
• Experience of prosocial modelling / motivational interviewing and challenging inappropriate language and behaviour.
• Experience of supporting others to evidence the ability to support staff in professional practice.

Working Arrangements

Hybrid working arrangements are available where business needs allow, allowing you to work from your base location, other MoJ sites and/or from home within the UK. The specific arrangements will be discussed with the successful candidate and are subject to regular review.

Benefits

• Annual leave aligned with the standard civil service holiday year, plus bank and public holidays added to your leave allowance.
• Choice of two pension schemes with flexible contributions and the opportunity to benefit from the Civil Service savings provision.
• Flexible working options including part‑time, flexible and job‑sharing arrangements where demands of the role and business needs allow.
• Access to a range of training and development opportunities and professional support.