Job summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join our established team of daytime crisis workers at St Mary's SARC, Manchester.
The post holder will provide crisis management for patients that attend the Centre for a forensic medical examination
Candidates must also be aware that there is a future requirement for all SARC staff to provide a DNA sample for elimination purposes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide services to victims of rape and sexual assaultwithin the context of a non-judgmental and confidential service.
They will provide telephone support and information and crisismanagement to clients attending for a forensic medical examination. They will support and advocate for clients throughout a forensic examination.
They will complete safeguarding referrals and onward referrals for support and liaise with medical staff and Police to provide a high standard of care.
They will help to maintain high standards of forensic integrity
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3, Counselling Qualification, Safeguarding training
- Counselling
- Safeguarding training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the issues relating to rape and sexual assault
- Previous recent experience of directly working with people in a supportive/advocacy role.
- Possess an understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding.
- Understand the nature of SARC and issues in relation to victims of rape or sexual assault.
- Understand the impact rape and sexual assault can have on victims.
- Experience working within a team
Desirable
- Previous experience of telephone support work such as Samaritans.
- Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting.
- Previous experience of working with people in traumatic or crisis situations.
- Previous experience of working with victims.
- Knowledge of national policies relating to sexual assault and sexual health.
Skills
Essential
- Have good listening, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to support distressed clients
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to utilise supervision effectively
- Have a flexible approach based around victim's needs & the SARC.
- Ability to prioritise own workload.
- Able to liaise with other professionals.
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Compassionate
- Empathetic
- Works well under pressure
- Able to work under protocols and to policies
- Adhere to data protection and confidentiality requirements
- Highly motivated
- Mature in attitude
- Good communicator
- Honest, reliable and trustworthy
- Flexibility- good team player
Other requirements
Essential
- The post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies approved by the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3, Counselling Qualification, Safeguarding training
- Counselling
- Safeguarding training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the issues relating to rape and sexual assault
- Previous recent experience of directly working with people in a supportive/advocacy role.
- Possess an understanding of confidentiality and safeguarding.
- Understand the nature of SARC and issues in relation to victims of rape or sexual assault.
- Understand the impact rape and sexual assault can have on victims.
- Experience working within a team
Desirable
- Previous experience of telephone support work such as Samaritans.
- Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting.
- Previous experience of working with people in traumatic or crisis situations.
- Previous experience of working with victims.
- Knowledge of national policies relating to sexual assault and sexual health.
Skills
Essential
- Have good listening, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to support distressed clients
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to utilise supervision effectively
- Have a flexible approach based around victim's needs & the SARC.
- Ability to prioritise own workload.
- Able to liaise with other professionals.
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Compassionate
- Empathetic
- Works well under pressure
- Able to work under protocols and to policies
- Adhere to data protection and confidentiality requirements
- Highly motivated
- Mature in attitude
- Good communicator
- Honest, reliable and trustworthy
- Flexibility- good team player
Other requirements
Essential
- The post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies approved by the Trust.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Peter Mount Building, Manchester University Foundation Trust site
Manchester
M13 0HY
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
