SALARY: £28,598 (unqualified) or £30,024 (qualified) per annum and benefits

CONTRACT: Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2028, full-time

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

LOCATION: Bristol

CLOSING DATE: 9am Tuesday 7th July 2026

INTERVIEW DATE: week commencing 20th July 2026

Female* Complex Needs Independent Domestic Violence Advisor

We have a rewarding opportunity available for a Female* Complex Needs Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to join our team based in Bristol.  You will join us on a Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2028 on a full-time basis working 37.5 hours per week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,598 (unqualified) or £30,024 (qualified) per annum and benefits.

Established in 1999, Next Link is the leading provider of domestic abuse services to women and children in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. At Next Link we are committed to providing holistic, empowering and personalised support and advocacy to survivors experiencing domestic abuse. With a focus on survivor’s safety and recovery, we believe the provision of flexible support tailored to survivor’s needs can be transforming, helping to maximise independence and self-determination so survivors can make informed choices.

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

  • Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
  • 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
  • Excellent development and training opportunities
  • Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
  • Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Long Service Awards
  • Health & Wellbeing programme

About the role:

We are looking for a Female* Complex Needs IDVA to join the team and work within a dynamic, fast-paced crisis intervention advocacy and support service. You will provide a crisis response service to survivors experiencing domestic abuse and in need of help and support to become safe.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Female* Complex Needs IDVA:

  • Responding to emergency/crisis situations to survivors experiencing domestic abuse
  • Providing support, advice, advocacy, signposting and direct intervention
  • Providing short term support (up to 8 weeks); advising survivors on criminal justice/and civil remedies
  • Empowering survivors to increase their options, make positive choices/decisions, increase their confidence, safety and recovery
  • Some evening and Saturday working on a rota basis and participation in an out of hours telephone on-call rota

This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post.

What we are looking for in our ideal Female* Complex Needs IDVA:

  • Experience of working with people in crisis
  • An understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on survivors
  • The ability to deal with and diffuse crisis and emergency situations in an effective manner
  • Experience of risk assessment, co-producing risk management and safety plans
  • Experience of managing own caseload
  • A full driving licence and access to transport

If you are motivated, resourceful and passionate about empowering survivors of domestic abuse, please apply now to join us as and contribute to the valuable work of Next Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

How to apply:

Please download the application pack below and complete the application form. Please submit your application by 9am Tuesday 7th July 2026.  Please do not send CVs.  Interviews will be held week commencing 20th July 2026.

Click here to download an application pack

or contact us by email: [email protected]