Primary Care Independent Domestic Violence Adviser
Female * Primary Care Independent Domestic Violence Adviser Opportunities- STOPDA832 & STOPDA833
*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation, the work we do to support those effected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch.
Reference number: stopda832
Salary: £28,552
Location: PAN Hampshire
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Full Time/Permanent
Reference number: stopda833
Salary: £28,552
Location: PAN Hampshire
Hours: 18.75 hours per week
Contract: Full Time/Permanent
The Primary Care IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) will work across primary healthcare settings in Hampshire to improve the early identification and response to domestic abuse, ensuring victim-survivors can access timely, appropriate, and trauma-informed support.
Main purpose and scope of the job:
Working across GP surgeries, Primary Care Networks, and community health services to improve recognition and response to domestic abuse.
Providing specialist consultation, advice, and guidance to staff supporting patients experiencing domestic abuse.
Offering confidential advice, advocacy, and emotional support to victim-survivors identified within primary care, where appropriate.
Strengthen referral pathways between primary care and specialist services to ensure timely and appropriate support
Contributing to multi-agency working and attend relevant partnership or safeguarding meetings as required
Remaining up-to-date and compliant with all organisational procedures policies and professional codes of conduct and uphold standards of best practice.
Please click on links below to download an application pack.
Please note there is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for an interview.
We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation.
Appointment will be on merit alone.
We will recruit the first suitable applicants, so apply early as we may close applications earlier.
An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.
