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Job Purpose
The Bridge SARC is a single point of access to support for people living in Avon and Somerset, Swindon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire who have experienced sexual abuse and rape at any time in their lives. Working as part of the SARC multi-disciplinary team and supported by the SARC Principal Counselling Psychologist, the post holder will focus on the development and evaluation of the complex care pathway for SARC clients and the development of a grant application for further piloting of the approach.
Experience of the following are essential for this post:
- - working with complex trauma in the SARC context,
- - involvement in lived experience service development initiatives,
- - collaborative working with voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) providers.
To provide a counselling/clinical psychology service within The Bridge SARC with a focus on the service's developing model of provision for clients with complex trauma.
Ensure that the voices of clients, staff and partner VCSE and statutory agencies are attended to in the development and evaluation of the model.
Work with practitioner and academic partners to pilot and evaluate the model.
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.