Male Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA)
| Posting date: | 20 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,518 to £32,061 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30518 - £32061 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol , BS8 1SB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0448-26-0022 |
Summary
Promote the service through building positive relationships with current, potential referrers and service users to ensure a steady flow of appropriate referrals. Provide support as part of an integrated approach by working in partnership with other voluntary and statutory agencies (e.g. the police, local authority, social services, housing, youth service, education/ training/ employment agencies, primary health services, mental health, counselling and substance misuse services) to ensure efficient mechanisms for referrals and to advocate for service users to ensure their needs are met. Provide emotional and practical support by building rapport and trust with service users through regular support sessions, which can be a combination of face to face appointments, telephone, email, text, and skype/facetime. Advocate on behalf of service users in a professional and respectful manner, encouraging and enabling service users to have their own voice and develop self resilience Actively participate in regular one-to-one supervision, reflective practice groups, and annual appraisals. Attend and make a positive contribution to staff / team meetings and to participate in organisational training and development events as required