The Havens are advertising for Maternity Cover for 12 months for their Training & Awareness Raising Officer, full-time OR part-time job-share.
Candidates should be educated to degree level or equivalent, have excellent organisational skills, with experience of project planning and marketing, be confident when public speaking or teaching to large groups, and have the ability to build professional relationships with external colleagues / professionals. The post holder will need to be able to have flexible working hours, with some work over the evenings and weekends.
The Havens are London's Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) based at Camberwell, Paddington and Whitechapel. We provide client-led and trauma-informed services which are delivered in partnership with police and third sector services. Our services include acute healthcare and support in age-appropriate settings; police and self-referred forensic medical examinations; follow-up services which address the client’s health, psychosocial and on-going needs, as well as direct and ongoing access to an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA).
The Havens provide specialist training to healthcare professionals and police officers, both in London and within the UK, as well as awareness raising sessions to target audiences.
- To co-ordinate a training programme (covering sexual assault and related issues) for Haven staff, health/social care workers, and voluntary agencies in ongoing consultation and liaison with all stakeholders. To assist when appropriate regarding police officers training programme.
- To administer, evaluate and partly deliver the training programme including marketing of the programme and the management of finances.
- To partly deliver and administer the Havens’ awareness raising programme.
- To work towards some income generation from Haven courses.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Poon-McFarlane Job title: Training & Stakeholder Engagement Manager Email address: v.poon@nhs.net
