# Youth Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/youth-support-worker/ae8c307c-1458-4a5a-92f8-ab73cc38deda - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/youth-support-worker/ae8c307c-1458-4a5a-92f8-ab73cc38deda.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Support worker - **Salary:** £31554.00 to £33270.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 18 months (Includes occasional weekend, evening and bank holiday shifts) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes occasional weekend, evening and bank holiday shifts) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T13:50:00.600Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8302968 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8302968?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ­­As a Youth Support Worker, you'll make a real difference to the lives of our young people by helping them feel heard, understood, and confident throughout their healthcare journey. Through kindness, creativity, and meaningful relationships, you'll empower young people to engage with their care, build resilience, and achieve the best possible outcomes. Your support will help create positive experiences that can have a lasting impact on their wellbeing and future. ### Main duties of the job This role exists to ensure the young people at GOSH feel supported, included, and empowered throughout their healthcare journey. The postholder will build trusted relationships, and provide emotional and practical support, and create joyful opportunities for young people for the betterment of their hospital experience. Working closely with young people, their families, and our Youth Workers, the Youth Support Worker will help make hospital experiences more positive, engaging, and age-appropriate. The role contributes to creating a welcoming environment where every young person feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. The postholder will be accountable for supporting young people's wellbeing, promoting engagement with services and activities, and helping to reduce barriers that may prevent them from accessing care or achieving positive outcomes. They will identify concerns, contribute to safeguarding, and ensure that the voices of children and young people are heard and acted upon. Through compassion, inclusivity, and a commitment to excellence, the Youth Support Worker will help improve experiences, build confidence and resilience, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people, and their families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work independently and prioritise workload. - Ability to work as part of a large team. - Ability to develop positive therapeutic relationships. - IT skills, including use of electronic patient records and Microsoft Office applications. ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of safeguarding and child protection. - Excellent communication and engagement skills with young people and families - Experience working with children and young people. - Experience supporting young people with emotional, social, behavioural, or mental health needs. ### GOSH Cultures and Values **Essential** - Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes. - Experience of working as part of a diverse team. Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture. ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - GCSE English and Mathematics (Grade C/4 or above) or equivalent qualification. - Educated to Level 3 in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience working with children and young people. - If no Youth Support Worker Qualification is held, willingness to undertake the Youth Support Worker Apprenticeship. ## Documents - [youth support worker (pdf, 1016.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622482) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.