Out of Hours Crisis Worker

For this role you will need to be someone was is able to:

• Be calm and supportive in order to ensure that a victim is being listened to and treated with respect.
• Be supportive without trying to 'fix' a victim. Could you sit with someone going through unimaginable trauma without wanting to hug them or try and make things go back to normal?
• Be impartial information givers. You are there for the victim and to inform them of their choices, rather than making the decision for them.
The post holder will provide support, information and crisis management to clients attending the Sexual Assault Referral Centre in partnership with the police and Forensic Medical Examiner. Following the completion of a forensic medical examination, the post holder will carryout a DNA forensic clean of the SARC following strict cleaning procedures as well as completing the required administration duties. Must be able to travel to SARC 24 hours of the day within the required time The successful applicants will be able to work on their own initiative in emotional and stressful situations. The ability to remain calm under pressure whilst supporting clients in trauma is central to the role.

Ynys Saff Sexual Assault Referral Centre at Cardiff Royal Infirmary provides a safe space, specialist support and dedicated care for people who have been sexually assaulted. We are looking for 3 highly motivated candidates who would like to be part of our new regional service for South East Wales All SARCs in England and Wales are currently waiting to be accredited to ISO15189 Forensic Standards to reflect the high standard of care and forensic integrity for cases that may be heard at Crown Court. A willingness to provide a DNA sample for the police Staff Elimination Database is required. This will be discussed further at interview., Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support. Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

The successful candidates will be contracted for one hour a month to attend a compulsory supervision/rota meeting and will be part of an on-call rota comprising of weekday evenings, 5pm-8am and at least 3 weekend shifts a month on a 12 hour rota 7am - 7pm and Bank Holidays. For all on-call shifts an on-call shift allowance is paid: Weekday/Weekends £24.83 Bank Holidays £46.66 In addition any call outs attended at SARC for forensic purposes are paid at a Band 4 hourly rate at a time and a half. There may be some circumstances when the post holder will be required to work from another site such as Accident and Emergency. Although you will be part of the team, this is a primarily lone working post.