Children's Crisis Worker

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a dedicated individual to join our established team of daytime crisis workers at our Manchester Sexual Assault Referral Centre

This is a part-time contract as a crisis worker offering support to anyone attending for a forensic medical examination, with a particular focus on children and young people .

You will have some previous experience of working with people in a supportive role and an understanding of the impact of trauma.

You will have some understanding of safeguarding and possess a calming influence in stressful crisis situations. You must be highly organised, self motivated and able to work effectively on your own initiative as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Provide Crisis Support to clients during a forensic examination including children and young people
• Ensure forensic integrity and cleaning of the suite following an examination
• Facilitate non-acute clinics with children and young people, alongside the forensic physician, including pre-clinic calls to provide information and directions.

The post holder will provide Crisis Worker cover within Manchester Sexual Assault Referral Centre, as part of a team. They will provide the initial support to individuals who have recently been victims of rape and sexual assault, as well as historic abuse, within the context of a non-judgemental and confidential service. The post holder will provide crisis management for patients that attend the Centre for a forensic medical examination within office hours.

The post holder will provide services to victims of rape and sexual assault within the context of a non-judgemental and confidential service. as well as providing support for family and/or care givers.

The post holder will provide telephone support and information and crisis management to clients attending for a forensic medical examination and assist the forensic physician within the medical room.

The post holder will help manage the chid historic clinic by ensuring relevant documentation is recorded and pre-clinic calls to clients and/or relevant care givers are completed prior to their appointment.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.