Out of Hours Crisis Workers

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Sexual Assault Referral Centre for out of hours Crisis workers. We are looking for exceptional individuals to join our expanding team to cover on call weekday nights between 7pm and 7am and weekends 7am-7pm and 7pm-7am. Please note you must be able to offer both weekday and weekend availability.

Crisis Workers are the first point of contact for clients accessing both medical and emotional support through the Bridge and provide a 24 hour 365 day service for the populations in Avon and Somerset Gloucester Swindon and Wiltshire. Crisis workers support victims of sexual assault when they need us most, from helping to gather forensic evidence through to linking with sexual health, advocacy, counselling and other specialist support.

If you are enthusiastic motivated and feel passionate about supporting adults, children and young people at what can be times of great vulnerability and trauma and want to play a key role in ensuring high quality client-centred care in a trauma informed environment then this role is for you.

Crisis workers are paid an on call rate of £22.96 per shift plus holiday entitlement and are paid hourly when called out at at an enhanced band 5 hourly rate.

• The post holder will be based in the The Bridge and will manage all client referrals into the SARC

outside core working hours.

• Consider the physical, sexual, emotional and cultural wellbeing of clients in the assessment and planning process.
• To receive and respond to telephone enquiries about sexual assault from first and third party reports, assess cases and refer on to appropriate professionals or agencies
• To provide telephone information and support; assisting the administration and management process of a client visiting the SARC, providing advocacy support for the client and ensuring a high standard of DNA decontamination between forensic cases

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.