Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Advocate (DASVA)
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B31 2AP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9303-26-0054 |
Summary
To work within accordance to internal, local, and national policies/guidance and legislation. To use trauma informed practice in responding to victims of domestic abuse or sexual violence. To identify and assess risks and needs of victims and their children who access our Trust or have disclosed domestic abuse and or sexual violence using the Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour Based Violence Risk Identification, Assessment and Management Model (DASH). To work in partnership with HR, freedom to speak up lead and safeguarding team in supporting staff who disclose sexual safety concerns within the workplace. Provide safety planning and signposting advice to patients, staff, and their families. Liaise with refuge accommodation services and housing departments to ensure the victim has access to safe accommodation. Manage a caseload for a time limited period whilst the patient is in hospital and or accessing hospital services ensuring each client receives the appropriate support relevant to their needs and keeps their safety as central to response. To also ensure that caseloads are regularly reviewed, actions recorded and undertaken, and cases transferred or closed. To partake in MARAC meetings, Child Protection or Child in Need Meetings and or Strategy discussions. Ensure effective continuity of service for those being transferred into community-based services or discharged from our care. Build relationships within the Trust to provide support for staff who are victims of domestic abuse and or sexual harassment/violence, by ensuring staff receive appropriate support and safety planning. Build key relationships with multiagency partners which include the Police, Domestic Abuse Services, Housing, Substance Misuse Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Primary Care Services, Sexual Health Services, Sexual Assault Referral Centres, and adult/childrens Social Care. To assist in the identification of training needs, development, and delivery of training programmes by raising awareness across the trust of the signs and the impact of domestic abuse. Contribute and participate in Trust Domestic Abuse Audits and service evaluation under the supervision of the Domestic Abuse Lead. Ensure appropriate pathways for referrals into the community are easily accessible to frontline staff. Maintain accurate and confidential case management records and databases and contribute to monitoring information for the service and report outcomes to the Domestic Abuse Lead. Ensure accurate recording of domestic abuse disclosures and actions completed are in line with the Trusts Domestic Abuse and Record Keeping Policy. Ensure that appropriate and timely information is shared if a perpetrator is identified as a Person in Position of Trust to the Safeguarding Lead.