Female DVA Health Advocate

Female Health Advocate

Location: Poole, Dorset

Salary: £31,757.10 (£34,332pa FTE)

Permanent, Part Time (37 hours per week)

The first suitable applicant will be appointed.

Please note that, in line with the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1, there is a genuine occupational requirement for this post to be filled by a female worker.

PARAGON are a specialist team within The YOU Trust and our mission is ‘together empowering change’ for individuals, families, and our communities. We are committed to ending violence against adults and children, and do this through empowering individual and communities to change.

Essential Requirements

Relevant qualification or equivalent to Diploma/Degree/NVQ 4 or* equivalent work level experience

• Experience of supporting women, men and children who have been subject to domestic violence and abuse
• Experience of effective multi-agency and partnership working, person-centred service delivery and enabling client involvement
• Knowledge of best practice in relation to domestic violence and abuse in health settings and of the function of the MARAC
• Skilled at effective crisis resolution

The Role

You will work closely with health colleagues and GPs, sharing knowledge and skills to improve referral processes into existing commissioned services, leading to increased referrals. You will carry a caseload and work directly with victims of domestic violence and abuse, receiving referrals across all risk categories, with a focus on medium and high-risk cases. You will utilise existing services and referral pathways for standard-risk clients.

About You

• You will be experienced in effective multi-agency and partnership working.

• You will deliver trauma-informed, person-centred services, enabling client involvement.

• You will have knowledge of best practice in relation to domestic violence and abuse in health settings and of the function of MARAC.

• You will have knowledge of civil and criminal remedies and the legal system as it relates to those experiencing domestic abuse.

• You will have knowledge of the dynamics and impact of domestic abuse and how best to support victims and survivors.

• You will be skilled in effective crisis resolution.

• You will be proficient in IT, including Microsoft Office packages such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• You will be able to effectively manage and prioritise your own caseload.

Our Benefits

If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:

• Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time, including a higher mileage rate for car sharing.
• Enhanced annual leave entitlements, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday.
• Matched pension scheme contributions, plus Death in Service Benefit and salary sacrifice options.
• Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave.
• Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully-funded apprenticeship programmes.
• Real opportunities to develop in your profession.
• Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day!
• Access to discounts across lots of your favourite stores and online shopping sites.

The You Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate Adult and Child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

Where a role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to adults and/or children it is an offence to apply for the role if you have been barred from engaging in such regulated activity.

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