Deputy SARC Manager - West Midlands SARC

Job summary

We are looking for a proactive and compassionate Deputy SARC Manager to play a pivotal role in leading our multi-agency service. You'll support the SARC Manager in ensuring smooth day to day operations, high quality care, and strategic development of the service. From managing people and budgets to fostering strong partnerships and ensuring clinical excellence, you'll be a driving force in delivering positive outcomes for our clients.

Main duties of the job

Location: The Horizon SARC, Hodge Hill Primary Care Centre, Firs Farm Drive, Birmingham B36 8DB.

Regional Contract: West Midlands Adult sites under BCP.

Hours: 40 hours Full Time.

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, 24/7 flexibility for OT shifts.

Salary: £31,103.80 per annum, based on 40 hours FTE per week.

About us

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.

Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first. Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years.

At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the best in the field. We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and access to events across the health and justice sector.

Job responsibilities

Lead with Compassion. Drive Excellence. Make a Lasting Impact.

At Mountain Healthcare, we deliver specialist healthcare and forensic services to support some of the most vulnerable people in society. Our Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) provide a safe, welcoming space for people who have experienced sexual assault or abuse - offering expert care, support, and dignity when it's needed most.

We are looking for a proactive and compassionate Deputy SARC Manager to play a pivotal role in leading our multi-agency service. You'll support the SARC Manager in ensuring smooth day to day operations, high quality care, and strategic development of the service.

From managing people and budgets to fostering strong partnerships and ensuring clinical excellence, you'll be a driving force in delivering positive outcomes for our clients. This is an opportunity to join a supportive, values driven organisation where your leadership will directly shape the quality of care and support for those who need it most.

In this varied and impactful role, you will:

DE&I Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients.

We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.

Company benefits

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Managerial experience.
• Driving licence, and access to a car.
• Experience working with vulnerable people.
• Excellent communication skills and styles.
• Proven strong judgement and analysis skills.
• Because of the nature of this role, applications are invited from females only. This post has a genuine occupational qualification under the Sex Discrimination Act, Section 7(2)(b) and 7(2)(e).

Desirable

• Trained to complete forensic examinations as a Crisis Worker (CW).
• Having awareness of SARC commissioning.
• Experience of working with vulnerable people, victims of sexual assault, or in a background in any other related area would be desirable however full training will be provided.