Youth Development Worker

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed job description for the role.

Main duties of the job

The PEEER Youth service is a growing team of youth workers with a focus on supporting young people living with a Long-term Heath Condition. We currently have youth workers supporting a variety of specialist areas including Epilepsy, Diabetes and Renal.

As a trust serving the whole of the Wessex region we work closely with partnering Trusts and Hospitals such as Winchester and Basingstoke. The role we are recruiting to is based within Basingstoke and Winchester hospitals supporting their Diabetes teams, however we may have further opportunities here at Southampton and further afield.

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Being a youth worker within a health-care setting can be a unique opportunity to evolve services for young people and weave the things important to them into their health care experience. We are looking for experienced youth workers who are confident in promoting the voice of young people, and ensuring the fundamentals of youth work remain central to their work.

Health-based youth work is focused on ensuring the young person is central in their care pathways, ensuring that the other parts of a young persons life are considered and they are supported to work towards their priorities at their pace.

Clinical advocacy forms a large part of the role and attending clinical appointments with young people will be required.

In addition, the role will involve visiting young people in the community and supporting engagement in meaningful activities, exploring barriers within areas of their life that are important to them reaching their full potential and providing informal education on topics that they recognise are important.

A working day is varied, some youth work is delivered online and in the evening and weekends.

A driving license and access to a car is essential.

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together
  
  

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Professional Youth work Qualification/Youth Work related Degree or equivalent and relevant experience within Youth work
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Significant experience working with young people
• Good understanding of health issues relating to young people
• Good understanding of social needs of young people
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to child protection and cultural and diversity awareness
• Knowledge of issues relating to consent and confidentiality
• Knowledge of issues relating to adolescent care
• Understanding of social issues surrounding young people with life changing illness
• Ability to support young people within a clinical environment, occasionally when undergoing treatments and medical procedures
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience working with young people in a hospital or health care setting
• Experience accessing community support services
• Knowledge of local authority policies and procedures
• Ability to present to/facilitate a group.
  
  

Skills and competencies

Essential criteria

• Communication
• Time management
• Microsoft Office skills
• General IT skills
• Problem solving
• Presentation Skills