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Domestic Violence
2 months ago
**DVA Health Advocate**
**Location: Paragon Dorset (University Hospital, Bournemouth)**
**Salary: £30,494 FTE** (£28,207pa for 37 hours per week)
**Contract Type: Permanent and Full-Time (37 Hours per week)**
**YOU **is a registered charity that has been providing care, support and advice for over 30 years to vulnerable people, working across Hampshire, Dorset, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight to give them the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure and valued lives.
**Essential Requirements**:
The appointed _DVA Health Advocate _will:
- Have the ability to work with and train Health colleagues to increase their knowledge of DVA and commissioned DVA services and referral pathways
- Have experience of effective multi-agency and partnership working, person-centred service delivery and enabling client involvement
- Be a car driver with willingness to work across the county and to travel beyond occasionally for meetings and training as required.
**The Role**:
The role of the DVA Health Advocate is to work closely with health colleagues to share knowledge and skills and improve their referral processes into existing commissioned services which will lead to increased referrals.
The DVA Health Advocate will carry a caseload and work directly with victims of domestic violence and abuse, receiving referrals across all risk categories with a focus on medium and high risk, utilising existing services and referral pathways for standard risk clients.
DVA Health Advocates work from the point of crisis to provide high quality advocacy and support and engaging with local partners ensuring each person has a co-produced support package.
**About You**:
- You will be used to working in a fast-paced environment.
- You will work as part of a team
- You will be warm friendly and approachable to clients and internal and external colleagues.
- You will be trustworthy in all that you do and act with integrity, treating people with dignity and respect.
- You will have a can-do approach asking how you can achieve things rather than whether we can.
- Have the Ability to manage own workload and client caseload demonstrating excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
**YOU** has a strong value base, striving to be person-centred, innovative, trustworthy, can-do and excellent at all times, so it is important that you are as passionate about these principles as we are.
**Our Benefits**
If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:
- Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time, including a higher mileage rate for car sharing.
- Enhanced annual leave entitlements, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday.
- Matched pension scheme contributions, plus Death in Service Benefit and salary sacrifice options.
- Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave.
- Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully-funded apprenticeship programmes.
- Real opportunities to develop in your profession.
- Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
- Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day
- Access to discounts across lots of your favourite stores and online shopping sites, as well as discounted bus travel on the First bus network.
- A company that is committed to its employees, valuing their knowledge, creativity and flexibility.
- The chance to work with amazing people.
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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent
**Salary**: £28,207.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
**Experience**:
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (required)
- Domestic Violence client group: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- Diploma/Degree/NVQ4 or equivalent work experience (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 02049/DVAHA/Dorset
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