Youth Development Worker - Renal

Job overview

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

Job Title: Youth Development Worker - Renal

Contract Type: Permanent

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting an experienced youth worker to support young people living with a Kidney condition. This speciality is particularly varied, with young people from across the whole of the region accessing support as the local paediatric nephrology centre.

The PEEER youth service prides itself on a youth-led approach involving young people in the development of new programmes and shaping services to met recognised need. Youth workers will deliver online programmes, facilitate emotional wellbeing groups and lead community projects, alongside intensive 1 to 1 youth interventions to their allocated caseload either in person or virtually.

This role requires someone able to work both independently and within a team.

This role is part-time, working closely with another renal youth worker already in post also working part time. Whilst there is flexibility in the hours worked, ideally applicants would be available to cover either a Monday or Tuesday as a core working day.

There are a range of youth groups and opportunities delivered both online and in person, and all youth workers are required to support the delivery of these provisions. This means that the successful applicant will support young people with other health conditions at times, with some evenings and occasional weekend working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In this role, your key responsibilities will include;

• To provide support for young people 11yrs - 25 (yrs.) living with a long-term kidney condition.
• 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 play a central role in developing and delivering transition from Paediatrics to Adult health support, ensuring best practice guidance is observed with collaborative working between teams. - The successful candidate must have a Professional Youth work Qualification/Youth Work related Degree or equivalent and relevant experience within Youth work and willingness to complete qualifications.
• Experience of working 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, clinical and hospital locations.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.