Female Hospital Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA)

Hours 37hrs per week.

Salary £26,513 (Unqualified), £28,302 (Qualified) per annum pro rata

Location: Kingsmill Hospital Mansfield

Purpose of post

To provide a pro-active service to female victims of domestic abuse. To respond to and provide practical & emotional support, safety planning and early intervention where it has been determined there is high or very high risk or where it has been agreed the victim is in need of IDVA support. A full driving licence and use of a car is essential.

Closing date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Wednesday 24th June 2026 at 12 noon

Interviews: Friday 3rd July 2026 at The Farr Centre, Chapel Walk, Worksop, S80 1LR.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part 1 and Section 7(2) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from women of all backgrounds.

Completed applications can be sent to vacancies@nottswa.org or by post to: Recruitment at the address above.

Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd accepts no responsibility for non-receipt of application forms. Please check the weight of your application form before posting and apply the correct postage as incorrect postage will result in non-receipt of application. Please note that applications will not be accepted by CV.

To maintain appropriate professional boundaries, protect confidentiality and for safeguarding purposes. Individuals who are currently receiving support from Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid are not eligible to apply.Former service users who meet the recruitment criteria are welcome to apply.