The Pathfinder Partnership was established between specialist VCSE and NHS organisations to support survivors of sexual violence and abuse, who have additional and complex mental health needs that are impacting on their ability to address their sexual trauma.
The partnership offers consultation, assessment, case management and therapeutic interventions to individuals referred in via the partner organisations. The team is made up of pathfinder workers, Highly Specialist Psychotherapists and has a small psychiatry provision.
We are looking for a Pathfinder worker to work within MASH with the aim of supporting women identified as potentially benefitting from a Pathfinder intervention to overcome obstacles in addressing their mental health needs and facilitating them to access the most appropriate mental health support or therapy.
Purpose of the Job
To support women who sex work, who have experienced sexual trauma but who also have complex and additional mental health needs that impact on their ability to engage with MASH.
To work with other members of the MASH team to achieve the following outcomes for women who sex work:
• To improve women's mental and physical health
• To improve women's mental well being
• To support women to make informed choices
• To increase women's safety
• To influence policy and practice changes in other agencies working with our client group
To work with the Pathfinder partnership to design, develop, advocate, and deliver tailored support pathways to RASSO victims/survivors with extra or additional complex mental health needs across Greater Manchester.
To apply for this role, please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification for the role in the supporting documents to by midnight on Sunday 9th November 2025. Please be sure to demonstrate how you meet each of the points on the person specification as we use a scoring method to shortlist candidates for interview.
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