Treetops SARC supports people of all ages across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who have experienced rape or sexual assault. From April 2025, the service will relocate to a purpose-designed, refurbished building in Fareham. The centre operates 24/7, 365 days a year, with on-call crisis workers and sexual offence examiners providing out-of-hours cover.
Sexual offences have a profound impact. A timely, high-quality forensic medical examination can support recovery, address patient concerns, and help preserve critical evidence--should the patient choose to involve the police.
Treetops provides dedicated, trauma-informed care focused on physical and emotional wellbeing. Our Sexual Offence Examiners combine clinical expertise with forensic accuracy to support patients and ensure the integrity of any evidence gathered, reducing the risk of miscarriage of justice.
We are seeking doctors who are committed, compassionate, and driven by a sense of justice to join our team. Full training will be provided.
A DBS check and Hampshire Police vetting are required. Postholders must have lived in the UK for at least three years to meet vetting requirements.
Join us in delivering care that matters when it matters most.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The post holder will be a medical doctor who shall be able to practice as an autonomous practitioner exercising independent and objective clinical judgement within professional guidelines and code of conduct.
Attend the SARC base, the Treetops Centre, and on occasion other locations, within 90 minutes of being called out, unless an appointment has been arranged
The post holder must work together with and liaise with the Crisis Worker and Sexual Offence Interview Trained (SOIT) Police Officer to support the complainant.
The examinations will usually be undertaken at the SARC, but may, in an emergency, be conducted elsewhere.
The post holder must be available for court attendance when requested as a professional witness.
The main responsibilities of the post holder will be to undertake forensic medical examinations of complainants of rape and sexual assault in accordance with current guidelines including: providing telephone information and support for police, crisis workers; undertaking forensic medical examinations where appropriate for police and non-police referrals; use of a colposcope to support the examination and enable photo documentation; documentation of injuries using body maps; taking of forensic samples and providing medical care inclusive of sexual health assessment, pregnancy risk assessment, blood borne virus risk assessment, mental health and suicide risk assessment and safeguarding.
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