SAFE Centre Clinical Director

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Site Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) Centre Town Preston Salary £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/04/:59

Job overview The Clinical Director holds the responsibility for ensuring the provision and maintenance of a high quality, appropriate medical care to SAFE Centre clients and will play a key role in the development of the Centre.

You will make a significant contribution to the SAFE Centre's strategic planning, policy formulation and to the achievement of the Centre's objectives.

This is a part-time post for 12 months.

It is anticipated that the Clinical Director role will consist of either 3 Programmed Activities or 12 hours per week but in addition to the Clinical Director role should the applicant wish to offer regular sessions to the SAFE Centre we have the option to offer hours up to a full-time post.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership, ensuring complainants (service users) receive safe and effective care.
• To manage peer review for the sexual offence examiners.
• To ensure SARC delivery is in line with national guidelines (FFLM, Forensic Regulator, BASHH), relating to forensic medical examinations.
• Sexual health (including assessment for prophylactic treatments for HIV and Hepatitis B).
• Risk assessments around mental health Safeguarding.
• To ensure that high standards of clinical care within the Centre are provided and maintained.
• To carry out forensic medical examinations at the request of the police and self-referring complainants.
• To liaise with other health professionals as required, ensuring that appropriate referrals are provided for complainants.
• To provide clinical direction for the sexual offence examiner.

Working for our organisation

• To keep up to date with relevant guidance and policies (FFLM, Forensic Regulator, NHS England) to ensure best practice.
• To develop clinical pathways with regard to other specialist services, e.g. mental health and sexual health services.
• To develop and implement changes in practice that deliver significant and substantial improvements in access and service delivery.
• To develop, implement and review clinical procedures and attend regional or national meetings such as NHSE contract meetings, Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) meetings, Scrutiny meetings with Lancashire Constabulary.
• To attend Trust directorate meetings as appropriate - Safety and Quality, Divisional Board.
• To contribute to training and development planning for SARC staff, health, police, ensuring there is effective professional education and development in order for sexual offence examiners at the SAFE Centre are competent to practice.
• To arrange and attend regular peer review meetings for sexual offence examiners working in the SAFE Centre.
• To contribute to risk management through the review of cases, gaps in service, confidentiality issues and poor clinical performance.
• To contribute to the development of operational procedures and policy formation for the SAFE Centre.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

• What we can offer

• The Team

Person specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine or membership of another (Royal) College or Faculty and Licentiate of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine or willingness to work towards.

Health

• Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice.

Experience

• Currently working as a sexual offence examiner.
• Working as a sexual offence examiner for at least 5 years.
• Extensive experience examining children of all ages following a sexual assault.
• Knowledge and understanding of SARC service.
• Previous experience of work in Genitourinary Medicine, General Practice, Obstetrics & Gynaecology or Forensic medicine.
• Clinical experience/working knowledge in GUM and contraception including HIV prophylaxis.

Management

• Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development.
• Evidence of Clinical Leadership.

Personal

• Able to participate in the on-call rota.
• Works well within MDT environment.
• Able to manage own time.
• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications.
• Full UK driving license / Car owner / driver.

Research and Development

• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications.

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we're looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We'll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

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