Sexual Offence Examiner

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hampshire is looking for a Sexual Offence Examiner to provide compassionate medical care and perform forensic examinations for victims of sexual assault. The successful candidate will join a committed team, providing critical support while ensuring the integrity of evidence gathered. The role requires a medical qualification, three years' experience, and the ability to work with vulnerable populations. Training will be provided.

Benefits

Outstanding opportunities for career development

Compassionate work environment

Qualifications

• Medical qualification, on the GMC register with a full licence to practice.
• Minimum 3 years post graduate experience in a relevant specialism.
• Experience in gynaecological examination.

Responsibilities

• Undertake forensic medical examinations of complainants.
• Provide medical care including sexual health assessments.
• Be available for court attendance as a professional witness.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with children and vulnerable adults

Compassion

Teamwork

Problem solving

Emotional resilience

Education

Medical qualification

Membership of a Royal College

3 years post graduate experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Sexual Offence Examiner

The closing date is 31 October 2025

Become a Sexual Offence Examiner: Compassionate Care, Critical Evidence

Treetops SARC supports people of all ages across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who have experienced rape or sexual assault. From April 2025, the service will relocate to a purpose-designed, refurbished building in Fareham. The centre operates 24/7, 365 days a year, with on-call crisis workers and sexual offence examiners providing out-of-hours cover.

Sexual offences have a profound impact. A timely, high-quality forensic medical examination can support recovery, address patient concerns, and help preserve critical evidence--should the patient choose to involve the police.

Treetops provides dedicated, trauma-informed care focused on physical and emotional wellbeing. Our Sexual Offence Examiners combine clinical expertise with forensic accuracy to support patients and ensure the integrity of any evidence gathered, reducing the risk of miscarriage of justice.

We are seeking doctors who are committed, compassionate, and driven by a sense of justice to join our team. Full training will be provided.

A DBS check and Hampshire Police vetting are required. Postholders must have lived in the UK for at least three years to meet vetting requirements.

Join us in delivering care that matters when it matters most.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a medical doctor who shall be able to practice as an autonomous practitioner exercising independent and objective clinical judgement within professional guidelines and code of conduct.

Attend the SARC base, the Treetops Centre, and on occasion other locations, within 90 minutes of being called out, unless an appointment has been arranged

The post holder must work together with and liaise with the Crisis Worker and Sexual Offence Interview Trained (SOIT) Police Officer to support the complainant.

The examinations will usually be undertaken at the SARC, but may, in an emergency, be conducted elsewhere.

The post holder must be available for court attendance when requested as a professional witness.

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be to undertake forensic medical examinations of complainants of rape and sexual assault in accordance with current guidelines including: providing telephone information and support for police, crisis workers; undertaking forensic medical examinations where appropriate for police and non-police referrals; use of a colposcope to support the examination and enable photo documentation; documentation of injuries using body maps; taking of forensic samples and providing medical care inclusive of sexual health assessment, pregnancy risk assessment, blood borne virus risk assessment, mental health and suicide risk assessment and safeguarding.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical qualification, on the GMC register with a full licence to practice.
• Minimum 3 years post graduate experience in a relevant specialism (such as Gynaecology, Genito-Urinary and/or Reproductive & Sexual Health, General Practice)
• Experience & competency in gynaecological examination, including speculum and proctoscope examination
• Knowledge of and compliance with child and vulnerable adult safeguarding procedures
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• ILS
• Medical Indemnity Insurance
• Knowledge of local medical services
• Experience in Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Gynaecology, Accident & Emergency and/or Psychiatry
• Knowledge and understanding of SARC service
• Experience in the clinical & forensic management of those who have been sexually assaulted, in both adults and children.
• Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (MFFLM) or
• Membership of a Royal College and Licentiate of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (LFFLM).
• Familiar with the Home Office work in the development of SARCs

Experience

• Experience of highly accurate record keeping
• Understanding of issues relating to rape and sexual assault
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of vulnerable groups
• Experience of problem solving in the workplace
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary setting
• Experience of reception duties / customer care.
• Knowledge of health procedures, policies and systems
• Knowledge of a health care environment
• Knowledge IT systems i.e. database
• Appropriate training to the needs of the post i.e. Forensic recovery
• Knowledge of Governance issues relating to business processes and administration e.g. Confidentiality / Freedom of Information/Caldicott Regulations
• An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities as it relates to staff and patients and able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination and promoting equalities
• An understanding of equality within the workforce and how it can impact on this post.

Additional Criteria

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Able to exhibit a high degree of empathy whilst remaining professional and non-judgmental.
• Able to respond well with confidence in emotional situations
• Ability to work as part of a close knit team
• Self-motivated, self-starter, able to organise a varied work programme
• Ability to demonstrate resilience and an awareness of vicarious trauma issues
• Numerate, basic arithmetical skills
• Being flexible and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities
• Sound knowledge and experience of all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook email and calendars.
• Organised and methodical approach to work with the ability to prioritise.
• Good interpersonal, motivational, and negotiating skills
• Is able to work legally in the UK
• Willing to submit a DNA sample for storage on the police elimination database for purposes of exclusion from investigation only.
• Is able to work with children and vulnerable adults
• Hold a valid up to date registration with their professional body.
• Hold a valid full driving licence which enables them to drive in the UK
• In receipt of a satisfactory report from Hampshire and IoW Constabulary police vetting process and cleared to work in a forensic environment.

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.

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