Youth Worker

Esneft; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Staff benefits

Job summary

ESNEFT in Ipswich is seeking a compassionate Youth Worker to join the Children’s Services team. You will work with children and young people, families and multidisciplinary teams to deliver engaging activities that support wellbeing and development.

The role involves evenings and weekends, advocating for young people, and helping services become more youth-friendly. Experience in healthcare settings and a youth work background are essential.

Qualifications

• Youth Work Diploma or professional youth work qualification.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Youth Work Degree
• Accreditation Training

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of services for young people within ESNEFT.
• Advocate and support for young people, including transition and education links.
• Provide varied personal, social and educational activities with evenings/weekends as required.
• Collaborate with senior nursing, transition teams and specialist groups on projects.

Skills

Youth work

Project evaluation

Outcome monitoring

Healthcare setting

Long-term conditions

Team collaboration

Education

Youth work qualification

Youth Work Degree

Accreditation Training

Job description

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and creative Youth Worker to join our Children’s Services team at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

This is an exciting opportunity to bring your youth work expertise into a healthcare environment and help ensure that the voices, experiences and needs of children and young people are at the heart of our services.

You will work alongside children, young people, families and our multidisciplinary teams, providing support that goes beyond clinical care. You will help young people to develop confidence, independence and self-management, while ensuring their emotional, social and developmental needs are recognised.

The role will involve building positive relationships with young people, supporting engagement with healthcare, contributing to transition, promoting participation and helping us develop services that are genuinely young-person friendly.

We are looking for someone who is approachable, resilient, creative and able to connect with young people, including those who may find healthcare environments challenging. You will be a strong advocate for young people and confident working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

This post is in Ipswich with cross cover to Colchester when needed.

Main duties of the job

• To contribute to the development of services for young people at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust.
• To act as an advocate and source of support for young people within Children’s services including transition service and relevant adult services when required. Work closely with the education teams within the hospital setting and in partnership with community programmes and charities.
• To assist with the provision of a varied programme of personal, social and educational developmental activities with due regard for the needs and opinions of young people. This will include evenings and weekends as required.
• To contribute to the development of the team through identified project aims communicating effectively with the senior nursing team, transition and the required specialist teams.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England , employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients .

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Experience

• Experience of delivering youth work practice with young people.
• Experience of evaluating projects & monitoring outcomes.
• Good understanding of the purpose of Youth Work.
• Resource management.
• Experience of working with young people with long-term health conditions and their families.
• Experience of working with young people in a healthcare/hospital setting.
• Experience of assisting with project management.

Qualifications

• Youth Work Diploma or professional youth work qualification.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Youth Work Degree
• Accreditation Training

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

If you require any information in an alternative format or have any access needs for the application process, please contact us.

Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.

When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.

Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document

The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.

Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to Home Office eligibility. Please note Band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

We do not charge any fees at any stage of our recruitment process, including job applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements or employment offers

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.