Bank Sexual Offence Examiner £100-£150

Role Responsibility:

Flexi (Bank) Sexual Offence Examiner Nurse

Salary: £100 on call allowance and £150 when called to Sexual Assualt Referral Centre (SARC).

Working Hours: As and when required, 4 shifts per month minimum. Can include week nights & weekends.

Location: The Bridgeway SARC, Penrith, Cumbria

About our Site:

G4S Health Services has been one of the leading providers to all justice health environments since 2005. Working across Secure, Custody and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) across the UK, we provide primary care and forensic healthcare to a wide range of patients.

A Sexual Assault Referral Centre is a dedicated centre providing a comprehensive service to men, women and children who have suffered sexual assault, both for those who wish to involve the Police and those who self-refer.  Utilising a multi-disciplinary team of Doctors, Nurses, Crisis Workers, Police Officers and support staff the SARC will provide crisis support, appropriate facilities and trained staff for completion of forensic medical examination, provision and advice regarding aftercare including emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, as well as facilitating counselling and ongoing support via third sector agencies and Independent Sexual Violence Advisors.

Job Spec:

As a Sexual Offences Examiner (SOE) you will provide an essential serviceacting as an independent practitioner supporting the Criminal Justice System by providing forensic medical examinations of complainants of rape or sexual assault. For all examinations, the SOE must accurately document findings. If required the SOE will produce these as a written statement for the use of the courts or other agencies. Whenever called upon to do so by the Police, the SOE must attend any Court as a professional witness for the purpose of giving objective and unbiased evidence. After each examination of a child, a Child Protection report must be written and shared appropriately. 

Other Key Responsibilities:

• To carry out acute and historic forensic examinations of adult and child victims of rape and sexual assault in accordance with G4S Health, FFLM and GMC guidelines
• To be available and to attend the SARC, or other venue, within an agreed timeframe when requested to by G4S Health call centre.
• To treat all SARC clients with courtesy, consideration, care and respect and give appropriate care and treatment in accordance with SARC best practice.
• To work with and liaise with the Crisis Worker and Specially trained officer to ensure that the client feels in control and the service is tailored to their needs.
• To obtain fully informed consent for all procedures from the SARC client.
• To complete aftercare risk assessments; pregnancy, STI’s, blood-borne virus, mental health and safeguarding.
• To administer any relevant medication as per G4S Health SARC Medicine code.
• To complete all documentation as per local guidelines including a FFLM Proforma and an
• Aftercare Form, and store securely as per local guidelines.
• To complete child protection reports for each paediatric case.
• To practice as an independent medical professional exercising independent clinical judgement.
•  To maintain their SARC Training Matrix by attending quarterly peer supervision and peer review.

The Ideal Candidate:

Essential Skills:

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with 4 years post-reg experience.

• Experience and confidence working as an Autonomous Practitioner.

• Excellent Safeguarding knowledge and understanding.

• Venepuncture.

• Speculum Examination skills .

Desirable Skills:

• Sexual Health. 

• Women’s Health.

• Forensic Awareness.

• Statement writing and giving evidence experience.

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