Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) - Clinical Director

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Gloucester and Swindon SARC service as a Clinical Director.

The role entails taking on clinical oversight for the service and the postholder is responsible for the clinical and forensic care delivered within the SARC including adequate documentation and that processes remain compliant with regulatory and best practice guidelines.

The post is a part-time at a senior medical level 2 days per week (15.5 hours / 4 PAs). The role is hybrid with on-site working and some working from home. We expect the candidate to be available on-site fortnightly as a minimum.

The applicant must be able to attend the SARC within the 120-minute response time when on call.

The applicant needs to hold MFFLM and must have at least five years' experience in sexual offence medicine.

The applicant must be a current member of the FFLM and be in good standing with the GMC.

The applicant should have experience of teaching, training and mentoring staff.

The service is a 24/7 adult (18+) SARC service with both nurse and medical sexual offence examiners providing cover.

We are working towards UKAS accreditation to the FSR code and ISO15189 and the applicant needs to have good awareness of the relevant guidance that applies to SARC.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Director is professionally responsible for the clinical leadership, governance, quality assurance and strategic development of the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services across Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire.

The post holder will ensure delivery of safe, effective, trauma-informed and patient-centred forensic healthcare services that comply with national standards, including those of the:

• Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine (FFLM)
• Forensic Science Regulator (FSR)
• British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
• College of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH)
• Care Quality Commission (CQC)
• NHS England SARC Service Specification

The Clinical Director will provide visible clinical leadership across the SARCs, promoting excellence in forensic practice, safeguarding, medicines management, clinical governance, staff development and multi-agency partnership working.

The post holder will support the strategic development of SARC services in collaboration with commissioners, police, partner agencies and regional forensic healthcare networks.

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

About us

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 recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

327-26-732

Job locations

Hope House (Gloucester) and the Gables (Swindon)

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

United Kingdom

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