Role: Hospital IDVA
Based: West Middlesex Hospital (Hounslow)
Rate: £29630 (Unqualified) or £31411 (Qualified) inc London Weighting
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: FTC - Maternity cover - November 2026
Hours: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm - Hybrid 1 day office, 1 day hospital, 3 days home
Our client, a specialist charity is looking for a Hospital IDVA to join their team. Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
Synopsis of duties
- Implement effective ways of working with victims and those supporting them to increase safety and reduce harm.
- Provide a high-quality, front-line service to victims of domestic abuse, delivering a premium service prioritised according to risk, primarily focusing on victim/survivors aged 16+.
- Work within a multi‑agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse.
- Be comfortable with running group training sessions and be willing and able to share your specialist knowledge with acute staff across the hospital.
- Have excellent communication skills, a proactive approach and the confidence to be able to influence the way in which this service is delivered are key.
- Please note that the successful applicant will be required to sign an honorary contract with the Hospital Trust in addition to their contract of employment.
Essential Requirements
- Have a knowledge of help‑seeking barriers and support needs of victims of domestic abuse (in heterosexual or same‑sex relationships).
- Have a good understanding of domestic abuse including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children.
- Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children.
- Understand safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
- Direct service delivery to victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people.
- Have excellent communication, negotiation and advocacy skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals. Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
- Have strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
- DBS on the update service
- Available immediately
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency
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