Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £40,617 – £48,778 per annum, pro rata, including HCAS
Partner Org: Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust Partnership
Job overview
My job makes lives better by providing support to young people who have been affected by sexual abuse/trauma. When young people disclose sexual abuse they often say they feel confused and worried about what is going to happen next. The ISVA aims to work alongside young people and their families to support and advise them as the investigation takes place. ISVA Service sits within Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust STARS service, which is a specialist community based mental health service for young people who have suffered sexual/abuse trauma. ISVA Service is funded by the Ministry of Justice and the current funding for the service has been secured until March 2028. This post is a maternity cover post until 1st March 2027.
Main duties of the job
· Offer one to one support and advice throughout the investigation – from attendance at the SARC to the end of the investigation or court process.
· Work with young people and families to develop support plans and promote safety
· Provide explanations of the investigation process and the criminal justice system
· Act as a liaison person between families and agencies such as the police, education, CPS, Social Care, Youth Support Service, GUM services, the Witness Service and adult services
· Help identify other avenues of support
· Signpost and refer individual or group therapy through STARS as appropriate
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description document for detailed job description, as it will provide full details of what is required of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education, to degree level or similar work-based qualification
- Professional background: Family support worker, home link worker, school nurse, youth support worker, social worker, mental health practitioner
Desirable criteria
- ISVA qualification and/or CAADA qualification or desire to work toward
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least three years direct work with children and young people
- Case management skills
- Experience of working with young people who have been affected by sexual abuse
- Experience of multi- agency work
- Experience of working independently and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the criminal justice system.
- Experience of assessing mental health of children and young people
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
