Careers within the Prison Service
National Offender Management Service
Karen Mulliner
Regional HR Business Partner
West Midlands
Principles - NOMS Values
How we manage
In delivering offender management services, we will:
• Be objective and take full account of public protection when
assessing risk
• Be open, honest and transparent
• Incorporate equality and diversity in all we do
• Value, empower and support staff, and work collaboratively
with others
• Treat offenders with decency and respect
• Embrace change, innovation and local empowerment
• Use our resources in the most effective way, focusing on
outcomes and delivering value for money for the taxpayer
Background
• The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) was
formed in 2008, bringing together Her Majesty’s Prison Service
(HMPS) and the National Probation Service (NPS).
• NOMS works to protect the public and reduce reoffending by
delivering the order of the courts.
• NOMS now delivers offender services through 4 channels;
– NPS – For community elements of an offender’s sentence.
– HMPS – 109 Public Sector Prisons provide custodial
services.
– Private Prisons – 14 Prisons managed under contracts
commissioned by NOMS.
– Partnerships – Commissioned work with Primary Care Trusts
(PCTs), Education Providers etc.
Background
Types of Prison
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High Security – House Category A prisoners that would pose the most
threat to the public, the police or national security should they escape.
Core Local Prisons – House Category B prisoners, taking them
directly from the courts either sentenced or remand.
Training Prisons – House Category C prisoners and provide them with
opportunities for developing skills to enable them to secure work on
release.
Open prisons – House Category D prisoners who will often spend their
day away from the prison carrying out work whilst on licence.
Female Prisons – unless classed as category A, female offenders are
unclassified and either held in open or closed conditions
Young Offenders Institutes – as with females they are unclassified
unless they are deemed to be required to be held in category A
conditions.
Juvenile – operated in partnership with the Youth Justice Board and
house prisoners aged 15-18
Security
Operations
Care &
Separation
Programmes
Drug
Treatment
Offender
Management
Activities
Residential
Induction
First Night
Reception
Careers
Operational Roles
Band 2
OSG
Band 3
Officer
Band 4
Specialist/
Supervising
Officer
Band 5
Custodial
Manager
Band 7/8
Functional
Head
Band 8/9
Deputy
Governor
Band
10/11
Governor
Careers
Non - Operational Roles
We have a variety of roles at different
grades that cover a range of areas or
specialisms within the prison. Some of our
non-operational functions are provided on a
regional basis.
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Administration Hubs
Instructional Officers
Interventions/Psychology
Human Resources
Finance
Health &Safety
Industries/Activities
How we recruit
• As an agency of the Civil Service our recruitment has to be in
line with the principles of Civil Service resourcing.
• Certain roles only become available externally once all internal
routes have been attempted and there is no successful
applicant.
• Graduate schemes and Prison Officer recruitment are available
to apply for externally.
• We use competency based in interviews and assessment
centres as our recruitment method.
How we recruit – Prison Officers
Applicant makes
on line application
FAIL
Applicant sent on
line POST test to
complete
Application not
progressed
PASS
FAIL
Application not
progressed
Applicant invited
to attend RAD
PASS
FAIL
Application not
progressed
Applicant
allocated to a
prison and vetting
commences
PASS
Start date agreed
and course details
issued
How we recruit – Competency Based Interviews
• The competency based approach is more systematic, with
questions targeting a specific skill or competence.
• Candidates are asked questions about their behaviour in certain
circumstances which they need to back up with examples.
• At interview, the panel will probe into the examples to get
explanations for the behaviour/skill demonstrated.
• The interviewer is interested in you and your suitability for the
role. When providing an example it is therefore important to
demonstrate what you personally did in that situation.
• NOMS uses the Civil Service Competency Framework
Current recruitment
Graduate Scheme
Now closed for applications for 2015 intake
Prison Officers
Currently open for applications (certain prisons only).
Closes 23:59 on 27th February 2015
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