SARC 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, 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.

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