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Job overview

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate individual to join the new NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) in the role of Youth Worker.

The Lead Youth Worker role will play an important role in supporting young people and their families through the service, as well as line managing and supervising a team of youth workers. The role will also involve managing a caseload of young people with complex needs, and ensure an effective care pathway is taken for individual children and young people, and their families.

The postholder must be a qualified youth worker, or registered nurse, or qualified social worker, or qualified teacher. The postholder must have completed a child protection qualification, as well as having completed a relevant Honours degree and be completing a relevant Masters degree.

Applicants must have a significant experience working with children and families, and must have experience in operational management in acute hospital settings or equivalent.

This is a part time role for 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain effective communication with children, young people and their families, working closely with them to ensure high quality care is provided enabling them to cope and adapt to treatment. 
• To establish effective communication, both verbal and written, with all members of the multidisciplinary team in CYPGS and with other health professionals as required
• To communicate sensitively and professionally in complex and challenging situations, such as with parents who have been told bad news, or with a teenager who has been abused.
• To have an awareness of the referral pathway.
• To establish communication links with other agencies/services involved with the child/young person and to effectively liaise with a wide range of professionals, within other agencies/hospitals to ensure the highest standard of care is provided.
• Ensure that up to date written records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional standard.
• Communicate in a way which meets the needs of a diverse audience and in a way that influences recipients effectively.  

Working for our organisation

Following the recommendations of The Cass Review Interim Report, two new nationally networked services led by specialist children’s tertiary care providers are being established. The Southern Hub, based in London, is delivered by a partnership of Evelina London Children’s Hospital (part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust), Great Ormond Street Hospital and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

The Northern Hub is delivered by a partnership of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust). This role is based in the Southern Hub.

We are committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We would like all our families and staff to feel valued and respected because we try to understand and provide for their individual needs.