Youth Worker
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,259.00 to £45,356.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37259.00 - £45356.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9289-CS-102 |
Summary
Clinical/Therapeutic To plan and implement interventions to achieve appropriate goals for the individual patient. To use knowledge and understanding of child development to contribute to assessments and overall, long term care planning. To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions in order to measure childs progress and ensure effectiveness of care planned. To support children, young people and families or carers under stress and in crisis.Communication To establish effective communication, both verbal and written, with all members of the multidisciplinary team in child health and in other departments of the hospital where children and young people are treated. Engage in effective communication with a variety of ages and those with complex needs. To develop a communication strategy to enable recruitment to the youth forum, as well as the on-going promotion of this group. Maintain good communication with Patient and Public Engagement and Experience Group (PPEE) about the work of youth forum and continue to share their feedback. Documentation To ensure that up to date written records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust policy. To document all feedback, discussions and outcomes that arises within youth forum meetings.Professional Ethics To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and their families, and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs. To demonstrate the ability to reflect on ethical issues and to provide guidance to junior staff as necessary.Leadership, Supervision & AppraisalYouth Worker Job Description July 24 Page 9 To undertake the supervision of junior staff as required. To demonstrate leadership skills through the management and development of the youth forum. Training Staff & Students To participate in the training/education of students and other members of the multidisciplinary team about adolescent engagement.Service Development & Delivery To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, care pathways and protocols. To work with the adolescent team in the planning of a new environment suited to the patientsparticular needs. Please see full job description.