Youth Worker

Job overview

Exciting opportunity for a Youth Worker to support Young people who access care at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital.

The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up a youth forum and will to support and empower young patients with their healthcare. The main aim of the post is to support inpatients and outpatients with a range of health and social issues. You will be required to work across both Doncaster and Bassetlaw.

Main duties of the job

You will lead the development of services for young people , ensuring our patients are at the heart of what we do. You will be required to act as an advocate and source of support for young people. You will need to work flexibly and assist with the provision of a varied programme of personal, social and educational developmental activities during the day and evening, face to face, online, independently and in group settings with a wide variety of young people.

Working for our organisation

Hosting three main hospital sites and a number of additional services, we are proud to serve the people of Doncaster, Bassetlaw and beyond.
Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI): A large acute hospital with over 500 beds, a 24-hour Emergency Department (ED), 
and trauma unit status. In addition to the full range of district general hospital care, DRI also provides some specialist 
services including vascular surgery. It has inpatient, day case, diagnostic and outpatient facilities. Bassetlaw Hospital (BH) in Worksop: An acute hospital with over 170 beds, a 24-hour Emergency Department (ED) and the full range of district general hospital services including a breast care unit and renal dialysis. Bassetlaw has inpatient, day case and outpatient facilities.
Montagu Hospital (MH) in Mexborough: A small nonacute hospital with over 50 inpatient beds for people who need further rehabilitation before they can be discharged. 

There is a nurse-led minor injuries unit, open 9am to 9pm.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working as a youth worker in an acute health setting Experience of working with young people in a wide variety of settings. experience of developing programs to support transition to adult services

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Youth Work Degree

Desirable criteria

Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience

Essential criteria

3-5 year post qualification experience Ability to organise and facilitate day and residential visits/outings with the young people Experience of project management. Experience of audit projects.

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