# Youth 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-worker/59d06aaf-49a2-4b3a-bb44-2e76db8f438d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/youth-worker/59d06aaf-49a2-4b3a-bb44-2e76db8f438d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Worker - **Salary:** £38488.00 to £46852.00 - **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:** 2026-10-02T13:48:50.638Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8303290 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8303290?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an opportunity to make a real difference for young people facing some of the most challenging periods of their lives. You will help them build confidence, have their voices heard, and develop the skills and independence they need to navigate healthcare, adolescence and the transition to adulthood. ### Main duties of the job There is growing recognition that children and young people in hospital benefit from support that is developmentally appropriate, relationship-based and responsive to their individual needs. Adolescence can be a complex time to navigate, and for young people accessing specialist healthcare this can be further shaped by disruption to education, independence, emotional wellbeing, peer relationships and confidence in managing their own care. Without the right support, young people may find it harder to engage with services, express their views and prepare for adulthood. We have an exciting opportunity to further develop youth work at Great Ormond Street Hospital by introducing a Youth Worker to the team. The post holder will work alongside colleagues across the Play and Youth Services department and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide holistic, targeted and individualised support to young people with a range of needs and experiences. The aim of this post is to help create opportunities for young people to build confidence, develop knowledge and skills, strengthen their voice in care, and improve their experience of hospital services as they move through adolescence and towards adulthood. ### 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 communicate effectively with children, young people, families and professionals. - Ability to build positive relationships and engage young people from a range of backgrounds. - Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. - Ability to organise workload, prioritise tasks and maintain accurate records. - Ability to respond appropriately to distressing or challenging situations. - Good IT, documentation and report-writing skills. - Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and person-centred practice. - Ability to reflect on practice and engage in supervision, training and service development. ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working with children, young people and families in a health, education, youth or community setting. - Experience of assessing needs and providing practical and emotional support to children and young people. - Understanding of adolescent development, transition, safeguarding and child protection. - Knowledge of working in partnership with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies. - Awareness of confidentiality, information governance and professional boundaries. - Experience of working as part of a diverse team. **Desirable** - Experience of working in an acute hospital or specialist paediatric setting. ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - GOSH Values ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - Relevant qualification in Youth Work or equivalent experience - Where no Youth Work qualification is held, willingness to complete Youth Work Apprenticeship. - Knowledge of relevant legislation, safeguarding requirements and policies affecting children, young people and families. ## Documents - [youth worker (pdf, 880.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622853) - [our gosh values (pdf, 516.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3097) - [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.