Youth Worker

Job summary

An opportunity for a Youth Worker to support patients 11-18 who access their care at the UHDB Trust.You will be working in a small Youth Team based within the children's hospitals of University hospitals of Derby and Burton. The main aim of the post is to support inpatients and outpatients aged 11-18 with a range of health and social issues. You will be required to work across all UHDB sites with some community working to support and empower young people to have the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their care. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is required.

Please note there will be 2 stages of interviews for this post for successful candidates.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute to the development of services for young people within the team, 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 to assist with the provision of a varied programme of personal, social and educational developmental activities during the day and evening, face to face, online, independentlyand in group settings, with due regard for the needs and opinions of young people ensuring their voice is captured and services are tailored to their needs.

Closing Date of Applications:12th March 2025

Interview Date:31st March 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby hospital and Queens hospital Burton, Some community working

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby hospital and Queens hospital Burton, Some community working

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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