Youth Development Worker - Cardiac

Job overview

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

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

The PEEER youth Service is a specialised team of youth workers offering a broad range of youth support provisions to young people living with a long-term health condition across the Wessex Region.

The Cardiac service here at UHS is one of the biggest in the UK and we are closely supported by Heartbeat Charity, who are passionate about supporting the psychosocial needs of young people and have funded our present cardiac youth worker role for a number of years.   Youth workers are recognised within the trust as a unique resource both to the young people and the clinical team.  In recognition of this and the high need and demand, Heartbeat are funding a further role to work alongside the existing youth worker and expand reach to this specialist area.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced youth worker to broaden understanding and support young people to navigate their adolescent journey alongside their long-term health condition.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The PEEER youth service prides itself on a youth-led approach involving young people in the development of new programmes and shaping services to meet recognised need. This specialised role will provide an expertise in youth participation and ensure that young people are supported throughout their adolescence and into adulthood.

Some of the key elements of the role include:

- Delivery of bespoke interventions to support young people to navigate challenge relevant to their experiences. - To participate as a professional member of the healthcare team and contribute to the care of the patients as part of the multidisciplinary team. -To act as a social prescribing link worker and enable access to local community services for appropriate recreational, social, educational and advocacy support where appropriate/on request of young person. -To contribute to the provision of a varied programme of activities and opportunities to engage young people, delivered flexibly in partnership with the wider PEEER Youth Service team. -To contribute to the development of the PEEER Youth Service and agreed programmes to support young people transitioning from Paediatric care to Adult Care. - To support the work of Heartbeat Charity and share updates to showcase the work they support.

The successful candidate must have a Professional Youth work Qualification/Youth Work related Degree or equivalent and relevant experience within Youth work. Work within a health care setting is desirable but not essential.

The role will require travel to accommodate young peoples needs and flexible hours with some evening and weekend work. This is a hybrid role with some working based at home, as well as community and hospital locations.