Youth Development Worker - Renal

The PEEER Youth service is a growing team of youth workers with a focus on supporting young people living with a Long-term Heath Condition. We currently have youth workers supporting a variety of specialist areas, both here at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) and other surrounding hospitals. Youth work within our Long-term health condition teams, began here at UHS within our Renal department, supporting young people living with a kidney condition, sometimes Dialysis and Transplantation. This is an exciting opportunity to step into this team, where youth work is understood and the role within the Multi-Disciplinary team established.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached., In addition to being a part of the Renal team, the role will very much sit within the wider PEEER Youth service is a team which prides itself on being innovative, creative and inclusive, with a broad range of projects and activities to get involved in.
Health-based youth work is focused on ensuring the young person is central in their care pathways, ensuring that the other parts of a young persons life are considered and they are supported to work towards their priorities at their pace.
Clinical advocacy forms a large part of the role and attending clinical appointments with young people will be required.
In addition, the role will involve visiting young people in the community and supporting engagement in meaningful activities, exploring barriers within areas of their life that are important to them reaching their full potential and providing informal education on topics that they recognise are important.
A working day is varied, some youth work is delivered online and in the evening and weekends.
A driving license and access to a car is essential., Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.