Violence Against Women and Girls Lead

Employer
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£51,488 to £57,802 per annum incl HCAS
Closing date
2 Jun 2024
This is an exciting new role as part of our new service specification for the School health Service. You will be passionate about preventing violence against women and girls, and will bring experience of working with children and young people to this role. You will work within the principles of the BiBorough Violence Against Women and Girls strategy, supporting the School Health Service to champion this and deliver key pieces of work into schools. You will work closely with Local Authority and wider partners, and have an opportunity to attend key strategic meetings to represent the service. You will be an innovative and assertive practitioner, who is skilled at partnership working and building relationships.Main duties of the jobWork alongside staff, provide specialist advice / consultation on VAWG / related issuesLead on delivery of programmes to children and young people (CYP) on healthy relationships, consent, gender equality in schools / community settings, including delivery & supporting others to deliverSignpost / refer to support services, within schools / communitySupport staff in the school health service to train schoolsCollaborate with community organisations, law enforcement, healthcare professionalsProvide group / individual supervision/case management advicePrepare and deliver training on domestic abuse and sexual violence for staffSupport the ongoing rollout of Domestic Abuse Policy / guidelinesEnsure 100% attendance at Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) across the BiBoroughProvide expert level of knowledge, leadership and professional advice re VAWG to safeguard vulnerable children, using lessons learnt from national / local case reviews, best practice evidence and researchTo support the development / practical implementation of Trust's policy and processes around VAWGTo develop and disseminate resources that support staff to respond to domestic abuse and support survivors to access support within the serviceTo work with the wider group of clinical specialists including but not limited to safeguarding advisor, Emotional and Mental Health and Wellbeing Leads, Community Collaboration Lead and the RSHE lead for support, supervision and reflectionAbout usCNWL is a supportive organisation with a range of benefits and rewards. We live our values of Compassion, Respect, Empowerment and Partnership. Our SCARF agenda (Safe, Compassionate, Respectful, Accountable and Fair) ensures that we treat all staff in a just and restorative way. CNWL has a lot to offer as a large Trust, including development opportunities, training, support and a lot more.The BiBorough School Health Service is a universal service working with children and young people in schools. The service is comprised of school nurses, staff nurses, technicians, administrators and specialist roles. The service has a wide remit and is highly valued across both boroughs for our work.The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesWork alongside staff, provide specialist advice / consultation on VAWG / related issuesLead on delivery of programmes to children and young people (CYP) on healthy relationships, consent, gender equality in schools / community settings, including delivery & supporting others to deliverSignpost / refer to support services, within schools / communitySupport staff in the school health service to train schoolsCollaborate with community organisations, law enforcement, healthcare professionalsProvide group / individual supervision/case management advicePrepare and deliver training on domestic abuse and sexual violence for staffSupport the ongoing rollout of Domestic Abuse Policy / guidelinesEnsure 100% attendance at Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) across the BiBoroughProvide expert level of knowledge, leadership and professional advice re VAWG to safeguard vulnerable children, using lessons learnt from national / local case reviews, best practice evidence and researchTo support the development / practical implementation of Trusts policy and processes around VAWGTo develop and disseminate resources that support staff to respond to domestic abuse and support survivors to access support within the serviceTo work with the wider group of clinical specialists including but not limited to safeguarding advisor, Emotional and Mental Health and Wellbeing Leads, Community Collaboration Lead and the RSHE lead for support, supervision and reflectionPerson SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssentialAppropriate professional qualification such as registered nurse, social worker or equivalentEducated to degree levelTeaching or supervision courseKnowledge and ExperienceEssentialExtensive experience working with children and familiesWorking across agency boundariesExperience of working with vulnerable familiesWorking in the communitySupervision of staffWorking within a multi-disciplinary teamKnowledge, skills and abilitiesEssentialCommitment to preventing violence against women and girlsKnowledge of legislation relating to VAWG including safeguardingClinical auditEmployer detailsEmployer nameCentral and North West London NHS Foundation TrustAddressSoho Centre for Health / St Charles HospitalLondonW10 6DZAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.333-G-SN-0087 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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