Polygraph Examiner - London, United Kingdom - Ministry of Justice
Description
Salary 1- £38,857 - £43,941
Number of jobs available - 1
Detail of reserve list - 12 Months
Region - South West
City/Town - Aylesbury, Basingstoke, Bicester, Bracknell, Fareham, Havant, High Wycombe, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton
Building/Site - NPS 2A WYNNE JONES CENTRE AYLESBURY, HP21 7RL, NPS EASTON COURT HIGH WYCOMBE, HP11 2EL, NPS FAREHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL FAREHAM, PO16 7AZ, NPS GREYFRIARS HOUSE READING, RG1 1PE, NPS HEAD OFFICE OXON BICESTER, OX26 2QD, NPS JAMES GLASHIER HOUSE BRACKNELL, RG12 1BP, NPS MACMILLAN HOUSE OXFORD, OX1 1BN, NPS PORTSMOUTH PROBATION OFFICE PORTSMOUTH, PO1 2BD, NPS REVELSTOKE HOUSE SLOUGH, SL1 2HF, NPS ST CLEMENTS HOUSE BASINGSTOKE, RG21 7SB, NPS TOWN QUAY HOUSE SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 2PT, NPS UNITS 9 AND 10 TALISMAN BUSINESS CENTRE BICESTER, OX26 6HR, NMS Portsmouth Civic Offices, PO1 2AL, NPS THE COURT HOUSE HAVANT, PO9 2AS
Grade - Other
Organisation Grade for HMPPS - NPS Pay Band 5 National
Post Type - Permanent
Working Pattern - Full Time
Role Type - Operational Delivery
Job description 1
This role will require delivery of Polygraph Tests across the South Central region. The successful applicant may also be required to cover tests in other Regions. This post therefore requires extensive travel. Travel costs from the designated office base will be covered by the organisation.
THE OFFICE BASE IS FLEXIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
Polygraph Examiners are paid at Band 5 (substantive) on successful completion of basic training and Post Conviction Sexual Offender Training provided by the Behavioural Measures UK Polygraph School and accredited by the American Polygraph Association.
Confirmation in post will be dependent on attending polygraph training school and passing the relevant qualifications. Polygraph training school is envisaged to take place August/September 2024.
Overview of the job
To contribute as a member of the public protection team and assist in the risk assessment of sexual offenders.
Polygraph examiners will operate as members of public protection teams but will work collaboratively with offender management teams with in the NPS.
Examiners testing terrorist offenders will work within the NPS Counter-Terrorism Units.Summary
Polygraph examinations will be the priority work of polygraph examiners
During periods of low demand for polygraph testing nationally they may be required to carry out other duties.
Any additional work that polygraph examiners carry out, must not be with any offenders that they will be polygraph testing.
- sentence report writing.
As such, a polygraph examiner can be expected to take on one or more of the following roles for the type of offender indicated.
Role /Type of offender
Offender Manager All types
Preparation of Pre-sentence reports All types
Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
The role outline is dynamic and the job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
- As a qualified polygraph examiner, carry out polygraph examinations on all high risk offenders according to their licence condition and based on referrals from the supervising officer and according to the American Polygraph Association rules. These will include sexual offenders, domestic abuse perpetrators and terrorist offenders and any other offender type that may, at a later date and according to legislation be mandatorily tested.
- Carry out pre polygraph examination interviews in accordance with the American Polygraph Association rules
- Carry out post polygraph examination interviews according to the American Polygraph Association rules
- Craft polygraph examination questions in full collaboration with the supervising officer
- Contribute to discussions regarding risk assessment and management
- Prepare a post polygraph examination written report on the results of the polygraph examination in accordance with the American Polygraph Association rules
- Promote the use of polygraph examinations within the NPS
- Provide briefings and presentations on the use of the polygraph examination to the NPS and other Government Departments as required
- Answer queries regarding the use of the polygraph examination to offender managers and senior managers within the NPS
- Cover for other polygraph examiner colleagues in other NPS Divisions during periods of leave, sickness or any other absence
Offender Manager and Pre-sentence report preparation
This includes offender management, preparing pre sentence reports and group work.
Prepare sentence plans, implement and/or oversee interventions, review and evaluate- Supervise and motivate those under supervision in accordance with sentence plan.
- Ensure contact is maintained with offenders in accordance with National Standards.
- Maintain contact wit
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