Senior Practitioner, ITRS (Interpersonal Trauma Response Service)

FearFree delivers services across the Southwest for victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking with the aim to break the cycle of abuse and support all to live free from fear. We provide trauma responsive support, and this post will be fundamental to ensuring service users, stakeholders and partners experience this in our daily delivery.

The aim of the Interpersonal Trauma Response Service is to improve the health, wellbeing and safety of people who have been exposed to trauma arising from sexual violence and abuse and/or domestic abuse.

As a Senior Practitioner you will play an integral role in supporting the delivery of our frontline one to one and group work to the people we support. You will be ensuring our work meets our quality standards assisting in developing the front lines teams and assisting in building networks and multi-agency working. Your knowledge and experience will also help shape and improve all work across FearFree.

As Senior Practitioner for the ITRS Service you will work across a specified number of GP practices, providing training to health professionals to help improve identification, enquiry and response for patients. You and the team will also offer support to people who have experience of interpersonal trauma arising from sexual violence and abuse and/or domestic abuse, as well as a service for people at risk of perpetrating abuse.

FearFree is committed to flexible and hybrid working and this role will be a mix of home based and office based, alongside requiring travel for multi-agency meetings and other deliverables. This role may include evening and weekend work when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Line and/or management of staff. Ensuring annual leave is covered and all admin tasks around management is completed.
• To support the team as point of contact for support and guidance with support from team/service manager.
• Support in upskilling and mentoring this team and colleagues across the wider organisation.
• To provide sensitive and non–judgmental support, enabling the people we support to regain control, self‐esteem and to develop their own support network.
• To work with family members and supporters of victims and/or people who have harmed to provide information and support where appropriate and required.
• To complete a support needs analysis, including risk assessments and create individualised safety plans.
• To provide specialist psychoeducational support, focusing on safety and stabilisation, to support victims/ those who have harmed to manage their experience of trauma.
• To co‐facilitate group including recovery groups, trauma‐informed psychoeducational programmes and peer support groups. This work may include evenings and weekends as necessary.
• To support managers with organisational/contractual requirements.
• Be part of supporting the victims forum – this may be in the evenings or weekends.
• To refer on to other support if required, including internally to our other therapeutic based supports.
• To provide information to enable people we support to make informed decisions in relation to their support including self‐referral options, medical care, forensic examination, making a police report, mental health and sexual health etc.
• To produce clear record keeping/documentation, in a timely manner according to FearFree's policies and procedures.
• To document clearly any safeguarding concerns, complete any relevant risk assessments and liaise with relevant safeguarding teams and attend MARAC, MASH and Children's Services meetings if appropriate.
• Ensuring that the service user’s views, opinions, wishes and needs are understood, respected and listened to and held at the forefront of support, whilst fully complying with all safeguarding requirements.
• Utilise evaluation and monitoring systems to ensure high standards of service are consistently achieved.
• To manage a case load – balancing new referrals, existing cases and closing cases.
• Deliver DA and SV training to clinicians and non‐clinical staff in participating general practices.
• Develop a good relationship with all general practice staff and work effectively as part of the practice team.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the programme collecting required data and producing written reports as requested.

Hours: 37 hours per week (part time considered)

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.