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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The ten occupational duties that are required to provide a high standard of health care using judgement, skills and knowledge for enhanced practice are: 

1. Be an accountable professional acting in the best interests of people, putting them first and providing complex clinical care that is evidence-based, person-centred, safe and compassionate. 
2. Ensure evidence based practice and up to date legislation is such as local and national quality standards and frameworks are used to inform, plan and provide enhanced patient-centred clinical care.
3. Ensure staff groups have access to skilled support for victim/survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse and their families. This support must be in victim/survivors best interests, ensuring trust values, evidence informed practice and legal frameworks are utilised to inform safe person centred care planning and risk assessment.
4. To provide pathways and systems for staff to easily access the relevant support for victim survivors such as specialist signposting and aces to
5. Use existing knowledge and expertise and enhanced levels of clinical judgement to independently undertake complex and holistic assessments. 
6. Work with clinicians to ensure effective risk assessments, safety planning and direction around working with victim/survivors as well as perpetrators.
7. Ensure that the Domestic abuse and sexual safety policy is implemented, embedded and governed across all divisions.
8. Act independently to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate complex care using enhanced clinical assessments, diagnostics, and interventions.
9. Communicate and deliver recommendations from statutory reviews, i.e. Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARSs), Children Practice Reviews (SCPRs) and Domestic Homicide reviews (DHRs) across the trust.
10. Contribute to the development of evidence informed risk assessment and care planning tools and resources.
11. Act as an expert resource within their own organisation and for external agencies.
12. Working collaboratively with Trust and multidisciplinary teams to ensure targeted support is provided for all categories of abuse domestic and/or sexual abuse and associated legislation, including patterns of coercive control and sexual abuse.
13. To develop staff awareness of domestic and/or sexual abuse and capacity to work to best practice guidelines in partnership with the Safeguarding Team, police, local authorities, and associated forums. This will include contributing to the planning, delivery and evaluation of domestic and/or sexual abuse training in teams across the Trust.
14. Develop, deliver and evaluate education and training opportunities for others within own scope of practice.
    1. Implement effective training cross teams within the trust to develop domestic and/or sexual abuse identification and management.
    2. Develop a standalone domestic abuse domestic training package for all staff which incorporates sexual abuse and how to promote sexual safety.
15. Communicate effectively in challenging environments and situations with patients, their families/carers and the multi-disciplinary team. 
16. Promote a Think Family approach and work closely with Children’s safeguarding professional to safeguard children and young people from harm.
17. Promote and encourage innovative clinical practice to support a culture of excellence within the wider health and care team. 
18. Challenge ineffective systems and processes and support others to identify the need for change within their area of Domestic and Sexual abuse  
19. Contribute to quality improvement plans and strategies to support a culture of continuous quality improvement within area of enhanced clinical practice in Domestic/ sexual abuse.
20. Lead and manage unpredictable and unplanned clinical situations. 
21. To provide expert level of knowledge, leadership, and professional advice in relation to domestic and/or sexual abuse to safeguard children and adults at risk, through improvements recommended from national and local case reviews, best practice evidence and research.
22. Provide supervision for domestic abuse cases and associated risk management guidance for staff
23. Participate in resource management, strategic service development, planning and service improvement. 
24. Actively participate in relevant corporate forums and contribute to the development of corporate policies and action plans within the remit Domestic abuse and sexual abuse.
25. To develop staff awareness of domestic abuse and sexual abuse and capacity to work to best practice guidelines in partnership with the Safeguarding Team, police, local authorities, and associated forums. This will include contributing to the planning, delivery and evaluation of domestic and sexual abuse training in teams across the Trust.
26. To support the roll out of the Trust’s domestic and sexual abuse work plan, work to embed the plan in raising awareness and support for effective response to domestic and sexual abuse. This will include creating tools and resources to enhance and support good practice.
27. To work with the safeguarding team to ensure the development and recognition of domestic/ sexual abuse responses in the Trust are focused and having a positive impact on service user’s experience. This will include attending the Violence against women and girl’s forum (VAWG) and implementing their strategies across the trust.
28. Develop professional relationships with all Divisions within the Trust and operational teams including Human Resources. Work with Human Resources when required to advise concerning allegations against staff and/ or supporting staff experiencing domestic abuse.
29. Lead, monitor, develop and appraise staff and learners. 
30. Coach and support staff in clinical areas to enhance front line practice.
31. Contribute to the upskilling of the workforce in how to manage disclosures of domestic abuse/sexual abuse when they occur. This includes disclosures from patient and staff groups.