Trainee Forensic Nurse Examiner

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Havens Pan London - Camberwell, Ladbroke Grove, Whitechapel Town London Salary £56,276 - £63,176 per annum, including HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 14/01/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

The Havens are London’s Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) based in Camberwell, Paddington / Ladbroke Grove and Whitechapel. They are jointly commissioned by the London Mayor’s Office for Policing & Crime (MOPAC London) and the National Health Service England (NHS England)

This is a unique opportunity to join a dedicated, multi-professional team as a Trainee Forensic Nurse Examiner.

As a FNE you will:

• be a RN1:
  Adult nurse, level 1
• ideally have a non-medical prescribing qualification and physical assessment skills with considerable experience in sexual or women’s health.
• work independently and autonomously conducting forensic medical examinations on clients’ post-sexual assault.
• be instrumental in the development and monitoring of clinical practice, protocols and care pathways within the service.
• understand that your role will include the provision of statements and giving evidence of fact as a professional witness within a court of law.
• have enhanced communication and presentation skills, a flexible approach and detailed knowledge of the impact of sexual assault are also required.
• be joining a service that promotes and supports personal and professional development. Training and competency assessment of forensic work will be provided.

A genuine commitment to working with our client group is critical. Previous experience within a SARC is desirable

As a registered nurse with considerable experience in sexual or women health, you will be supported with forensic work training and competency assessment.

You will lead on the management of individual episodes of client care for clients 13 years of age and above – independently and autonomously carrying out forensic medical examinations and collection of evidence post sexual assault. This will include assessment and management of other acute needs such as review of physical injury, prevention of pregnancy, prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV, including direct referral to other clinical services or agencies as required, including managing client risk and safeguarding.

Using your enhanced communication skills you will have a flexible approach and detailed knowledge of the impact of sexual assault.

You will utilise your safeguarding expertise to explore and assess a client’s safety and safeguarding needs, including client’s capacity and mental health.

As a senior nurse you will be an approachable professional role model for junior nursing staff and the wider multi professional team, providing clinical support and guidance as required.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a…