SARC Team Leader

Main area Team Leader Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Job share

Site Hope House SARC Town Gloucester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/07/2026 23:59 Interview date 29/07/2026

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidate’s knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.

Hope House Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) is a service in Gloucestershire offering 24/7 emotional and practical support; as well as forensic medical care, to anyone who has been raped or sexually assaulted.

Victims are offered support based on their individual needs and can access the service via the Police and other professionals. Victims can also contact the SARC directly to arrange an appointment without Police involvement.

The role of a SARC Team Leader is to support the SARC Service Manager with the management and development of the Crisis Worker and Administrative Team; based at Hope House SARC. The post holder will also contribute to the Crisis Worker rota, on an adhoc basis, as the service requires. They will be able to support the Sexual Offences Examiner, during a Forensic Medical Examination.

The post holder will report directly to the SARC Service Manager. They shall be based at Hope House SARC, Gloucester.

They will lead the Crisis Worker and Administrative Team; and support the Service Manager, Clinical Director, and Lead Nurse, with the day-to-day operational running of Hope House SARC.

In addition, they will be available on an adhoc basis, as the service requires, for on-call duties out of hours 07:00-19:15 and 19:00-07:15 (weeknights, weekends and bank holidays). Any hours worked while on call will be paid at the Agenda for Change hourly rate, and a retainer fee will be provided.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would…