# NCL - Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc HCAS pro rata
- **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed-term Maternity Leave cover)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post is based across NCL sites (Mortimer Market Centre, Archway Centre, Barnet Services and Haringey Services, and will be expected to work across sites.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-29T16:01:04.188Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Sexual_Health/Sexual_Health-v8076148
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8076148?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

CNWL Sexual Health Services are recruiting an Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate to provide Maternity Cover and support patients 16 and over experiencing domestic and sexual violence who attend our service and live in Barnet, Camden, Haringey or Islington. The role is based within the Safeguarding Team and will provide risk assessment, safety planning, advocacy, and close working with clinical and other safeguarding staff and teams. The role has a focus on being clinic-based to respond to patient disclosures and works directly alongside multidisciplinary teams.

### Main duties of the job

The IDSVA will also provide training, advice, and guidance to staff to strengthen the service response to domestic and sexual violence.

We’re looking for:

- An experienced IDSVA (or working towards accreditation)
- Strong safeguarding and multi-agency working skills

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

## Job Details

CNWL Sexual Health Services are recruiting an Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate to provide Maternity Cover and support patients 16 and over experiencing domestic and sexual violence who attend our service and live in Barnet, Camden, Haringey or Islington. The role is based within the Safeguarding Team and will provide risk assessment, safety planning, advocacy, and close working with clinical and other safeguarding staff and teams. The role has a focus on being clinic-based to respond to patient disclosures and works directly alongside multidisciplinary teams.

## Job Description

The IDSVA will also provide training, advice, and guidance to staff to strengthen the service response to domestic and sexual violence.

We’re looking for:

An experienced IDSVA (or working towards accreditation)

Strong safeguarding and multi-agency working skills

## Responsibilities

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience within the DA sector

**Desirable**

- Experience of working within sexual health

### Skills and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of the issues facing people affected by Domestic abuse and/or sexual abuse
- Working knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients, statutory, voluntary and other stakeholders verbally and in writing

### Values and Behaviours

**Essential**

- Non-judgemental, non-directive and anti-discriminatory approach to empowering vulnerable clients.
- A perspective on how gender, social, economic, race, cultural, linguistic, religious & sexual orientation issues may impact on people’s lives.

### Education and qualifications

**Essential**

- CAADA/Safe Lives/Women’s Aid IDVA, ISVA or DAPA Qualifications (or demonstrable significant experience in supporting survivors), or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development and relevant professional qualifications/training

## Documents

- [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162)
- [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868)
- [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160)
- [job description  for idsva (pdf, 243.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367904)
- [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773)
- [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869)
- [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438)

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