Domestic Abuse Health Advocate
Stop Domestic Abuse, Bedford Place, City of Southampton
Domestic Abuse Health Advocate
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Stop Domestic Abuse, Bedford Place, City of Southampton
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 19 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 6c3a314dea804d2c8bc4fa78b71ab31c
Location ref: Bedford Place, City of Southampton
Full Job Description
- This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. TAKE OUT IF NOT FEMALE ONLY, To promote the training package, to build and maintain effective relationships with general practice teams, and to recruit local general practices to participate in the training package.
- To provide in-house training for general practice teams on understanding, recognising and responding to domestic abuse.
- To provide ongoing specialist advice and support around domestic abuse to practice teams.
- To encourage general practice health professionals to ask patients about their experience of abuse and respond, record, safety check and refer.
- To provide specialist, individual and needs-led advocacy and support to patients who are or have experienced domestic abuse who are referred from participating practices, and to provide onward referrals where appropriate.
- To collect and collate performance and monitoring data for reporting purposes and also with a view to further embedding and developing the programme locally.
- To work in partnership with Southampton IDVA service to deliver Pippa (Prevention, Intervention and Public Protection Alliance) providing initial advice, information and guidance to victims, professionals, and family members. To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours on a rota basis
- Work with those experiencing domestic abuse to increase their personal safety, and that of any children, and inform them of their rights and options in terms of housing, legal and welfare rights, Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.
Stop Domestic Abuse is a proud women-led organisation supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse across Portsmouth and Hampshire. Our vision is a world without domestic abuse, and we work to ensure that it's 'everyone's business.' We provide refuge and community-based support, delivering in a trauma-informed way for adults, children and young people, tailored to individual needs. Our 19 refuges offer safe, welcoming homes, and across our services we provide one-to-one support and group activities to help improve their safety and to meet others with similar experiences. We support children process their experiences and help regain a sense of safety. We also deliver training to professionals, including the hair and beauty industry, to recognise domestic abuse and connect people to specialist support services. Our Values: Equality, Openness, Honesty, Respect for individual dignity and diversity, Empowering women and children, and Care and Compassion - are at the heart of everything we do. By committing to these values, we aim to significantly improve the lives of those we support and work towards our vision of a world without domestic abuse.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/domestic-abuse-health-advocate-127428958