SARC Specialist Social Worker
Job Description
Job summary
SARC: Paediatric Specialist Social Worker
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen at the Bridge. We are looking for an experienced social worker to join the team at the Bridge Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) and Paediatric Centre of Excellence located in Bristol.
The Bridge SARC looks after children and young people of all ages who have experienced sexual abuse in the geographical regions of Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire as well as adults complainants of rape and sexual assault in the area covered by the Avon & Somerset Constabulary.
The role will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care and support primarily for children and young people and their parents and carers following sexual harm.
Main duties of the job
This role will entail
- Overview and coordination of referrals into the service for access to non-recent CSA service including :
o To act as the key service navigator for this patient group
o Direct liaison with local authorities, police forces, CYP and their parents/carer across the commissioned area and
o Coordinate and chair weekly intake meetings for the non-recent service
- To represent the SARC and its function in the context of multiagency strategy and professionals meetings across the commissioned area; this will involve:
o Information sharing
o Expert advice and guidance to inform decision making supported by the SARC clinical team
- To collaborate with other members of the team on the training of professionals, consultation with professionals, data scrutiny and safeguarding activity across the SARC service to include
o Maintenance and analysis of the safeguarding database
o Dissemination of child protection medical reports to relevant professionals
- To promote the SARC and non-recent service activity amongst social care teams, MASH, Public Health and Education across our commissioned ICBs
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About us
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.
Job responsibilities
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- Direct CYP care that entails
o To develop a therapeutic relationship with children, young people and their parents carers accessing the non-recent (ARC) clinic to support their attendance and care
o To contribute to team discussions and decision making and jointly assess and evaluate risk for vulnerable and complex young people/families/carers and document and plan to manage this risk as appropriate and in line with Trust safeguarding policies and protocols
o To provide advocacy and crisis work support to CYP and parents/carers during their attendance at the ARC clinic including aftercare coordination.
The Bridge is based on the second floor of UHBW Central Health Clinic in central Bristol although the role requires working across the commissioned area and may occasional travel
For further details / and to arrange an informal visit please contact paediatric Lead Dr Michelle Cutland [email protected] or SARC manager Nicola Shannon on 0117 342 6999
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Current registration with Social Work England
- Degree in Social Work
Desirable
- Counselling Qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant Post qualification experience of client work with children adolescents or families where sexual abuse is confirmed or suspected
- Experience of presenting social work assessments and interventions to a multi-professional team.
- Good understanding of Trauma Informed Practice and Principles
Desirable
- Experience of formal or informal teaching/training to social care, health and other professional (D)
- Experience of working with children with health needs
- Experience of work within a health setting
- Up to date knowledge of third sector provision and services
Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills from which to build therapeutic relationships with families. And communicate effectively with members of the MDT
- Able to manage sensitive information and demonstrate active listening skills
- Able to demonstrate empathic and relatable manner in working with families and team members
- Able to demonstrate good organisations and time management skills
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to assess the SW needs of patients and families in a physical health setting
- Able to generate systemic and individual assessments and interventions based on applying social work principles to the complex information generated by the family, health and social care systems
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the roles of a specialist social worker in relation to a patient/ their family/ the staff teams/ and the wider organisational systems around them
- Able to prioritise workload depending on risk/need
- Awareness of the potential risk of personal stress related to this work and evidence of strategies to mitigate this
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Central Health Clinic
Tower Hill
Bristol
BS2 0JD
