Young Persons Engagement Worker

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is looking for a Young Persons Engagement Worker in Portsmouth. The successful applicant will support young people aged 16-25 in accessing adult mental health services and community support. Candidates should possess relevant education and experience, particularly in mental health. The role offers a salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 per annum and is a permanent position.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young adults aged 16-25.
• Ability to provide bespoke recovery-focused interventions.
• Knowledge of navigating mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bespoke recovery-focused interventions to young people.
• Work closely with child and adolescent mental health services.
• Participate in Care Planning Meetings.

Skills

Support for young people with mental health needs

Experience in multi-disciplinary teams

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Psychology (1st Class or 2.1) or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Young Persons Engagement Worker

The closing date is 05 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our small team of Young Persons Engagement Workers to work across the A2i team and CAMH's services in Portsmouth.

The successful applicant will support young people aged between 16-25 who require additional support to aid engagement with Adult Mental Health services or accessing support networks in their local community upon discharge from CAMHS.

They will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary/multi agency team and demonstrate a good level of specialist skills and experience in supporting young people with mental health needs alongside multi-complex and at times long-standing difficulties.

The role was designed to support the young person to navigate the journey of transition and be able to work in a flexible and more assertive way, to support engagement with Adult mental health services. This may include but not exclusively to: transition from Child and Adolescent mental health services into secondary care mental health services, talking therapies, other community mental health services and community resources that will support the young person's recovery. They will have the ability to provide bespoke time limited recovery focussed interventions with the young person.

Main duties of the job

*To be responsible for delivering bespoke recovery focussed interventions to young people and their families in a way that is integrated with the work of other disciplines within the team and under supervision of a qualified team member.

*To work closely with child and adolescent mental health services and integrate specialist child and adolescent psychiatry with the work of other agencies.

*To provide guidance to other professionals, contributing directly to individual programmes of care.

*Will be a part of the multi-disciplinary team to participate in the evaluation of appropriate interventions.

*To attend Care Planning Meetings and other relevant meetings as required.

*To ensure care is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring the gender, ethnic, cultural and spiritual needs of service users inform practice.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Psychology (1st Class or 2.1) or equivalent experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearPlease note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

348-PSE-9264

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)