Violence and Abuse Support Manager: Sponsorship Available

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to be at the centre of innovation in how we support our Staff where they experience violence and abuse? A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Manager to join the Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance Team at Sussex Partnership NHS foundation Trust. This is a 9 month temporary, full-time opportunity for a skilled individual, to join our established team to provide a psychologically safe space for direct contact with Staff and support the development of a centralised approach to our post incident support offer.

As the Trusts’ Violence & Abuse Support Manager you will be responsible for identifying the level of impact Staff have suffered and provide an appropriate direct contact response following each incident, and to signpost to any relevant services which may support Staff. You will also deliver ongoing innovation to the centralisation of our post incident support offer, which will include engagement with Managers within Divisions and Specialist Leads and Managers across the Trust.

Our ideal candidate will have experience of creating psychological safety and aiding Staff wellbeing, as well as understanding the regulatory standards and underpinning legislation in relation to violence, abuse and Staff wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

You will assess reported incidents of violence and abuse, providing an appropriate direct contact response, which may be from an email to a face-to-face discussion depending on the impact (psychological or physical) to the Staff member. You’ll provide a psychologically safe space for Staff to contact, discuss incidents, share experiences and signpost Staff to associated post incident and wellbeing services and complete feedback loops. You will keep incident records up to date with information, actions, and outcomes and support the collation of data.

You will also work with Managers within Divisions on supporting Staff and upskilling on post-incident support processes.

Your role will also support the ongoing work to innovate and centralise the Trusts offer around post-incident support being engaged with Managers within Divisions, and specialist Managers across the Trust to provide feedback, be a part of the development of systems and be a conduit for messaging across the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline or equivalent experience of working in this area
  • Evidence of continuing personal development

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • Highly experienced at managing complex relationships
  • Knowledge and understanding of the principles of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

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