Clinical SARC Manager (Bedford)

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will combine management leadership with two clinical days each week, while guiding a team who deliver safe, compassionate and high quality care. If you want a role where your impact is immediate, meaningful and aligned with national forensic and safeguarding standards, this is the opportunity for you.

The Emerald Centre SARC provides specialist clinical care, forensic examinations and emotional support to people affected by sexual assault. As Clinical SARC Manager you will lead the full operational, clinical and forensic delivery of the service.

Your responsibilities will include:

Service Leadership

* Oversee the day to day running of the Emerald Centre SARC so the service is safe, effective and well led

* Act as the CQC Registered Manager once your application is submitted

* Build a positive, trauma informed service culture that supports both staff and clients

* Act as the operational single point of contact for SARC doctors

Clinical and Forensic Delivery

* Support or undertake forensic examinations once trained

* Maintain high standards of forensic practice including contamination control, evidence handling, chain of custody and Oasis documentation

* Ensure equipment, kits, medication and consumables are safe, in date and compliant with UKAS requirements

* Lead daily case reviews, clinical oversight, referrals and follow up processes

Governance and Quality

* Ensure compliance with CQC, ISO 15189, the Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice and all safeguarding requirements

* Manage the SARC risk register, quality manual, asset register and incident reviews

* Oversee audits, action plans, environmental monitoring and data accuracy

* Act as Information Asset Owner, ensuring confidentiality, safety and secure handling of records and forensic samples

* Drive continuous improvement based on service user feedback and audit findings

People Leadership

* Lead all SARC staff including recruitment, induction, supervision and ongoing performance management

* Oversee rota management, shift approval, leave planning and out of hours coverage

* Ensure staff maintain training compliance, safeguarding passports, revalidation and professional registrations

* Provide supportive leadership that promotes wellbeing, development and a strong clinical culture

Partnership and Multi Agency Work

* Build strong relationships with police forces, commissioners, safeguarding boards, NHS partners and local agencies

* Prepare quarterly performance reports for NHSE

* Represent the service at operational groups, MDT meetings and SARC management reviews

* Identify service gaps and contribute to business cases to enhance the service

This role includes clear salary progression after probation and further uplift when your Registered Manager application is submitted. You will receive SOE training, clinical supervision, peer review and management development, along with support from a wider network of SARC Managers.

Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years. At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field.

We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.

DE&I Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• * NMC registered nurse with a minimum of three years post qualification
• * Leadership or management experience within a clinical setting
• * Confident working with vulnerable adults and children
• * Strong communication, clinical judgment and organisational skills
• * Ability to remain calm and professional in emotionally challenging situations
• * Full UK driving licence
• * Willingness to work outside core hours when needed to support the 24 hour rota
• * Female applicants only, as permitted under the Sex Discrimination Act Section 7(2)b and 7(2)e
• Applicants must live within 60 minutes travelling time to their appointed/local SARC.

Desirable

• * Experience within SARCs, forensic healthcare, sexual violence services or safeguarding
• * Training or experience in forensic examinations
• * Experience working with police, commissioners or multi agency safeguarding partners

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

Mountain Healthcare Ltd

Address

Shefford

MK45 2ND

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.mountainhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)