Youth Worker - Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Youth Worker - Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Location: Youth@Heart HQ, Gloucestershire & Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol

Salary: £23,023 - £29,608 pa pro rata

30 hrs a week 

Do you have an interest in supporting young people with long term health conditions?

Do you have the skills to work as part of a multidisciplinary team?

Do you have experience in working in a hospital, outpatient and community setting?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in collaboration with the Bristol Heart Institute in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service for a Youth@Heart charity funded youth worker/young adult support co-ordinator to support young people from age 16yrs to 25 years old.

This is a fixed term contract for 2 years or could be a secondment opportunity.

The adult congenital heart disease service for young people supports young people during their time as in-patients and out-patients and in the community from Bristol and the south west, Cardiff and south Wales.

Role responsibilities

Day to day activities will include,

• Acting as a specialist resource to support the young adults with congenital heart disease teams across the South West and South Wales, supporting their families and advising staff on the unique needs of the young person with congenital heart disease.
• Provide and lead a wide range of appropriate participatory activities to facilitate the personal, social and educational development of teenagers and young adults with congenital heart disease.
• Be an excellent communicator and familiar with how electronic communication can help to support young people
• Adapting approaches to support young people who may be particularly vulnerable.
• Maintain a data base on activities, support and budget to facilitate on-going evaluation of the role.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have,

• Experience in youth work age 16-25 yrs, ideally in a clinical and community setting
• Proven ability in project work involving youth participation/engagement
• Resource management skills
• Be compassionate and able to relate well to people
• Self-motivated and forward thinking

Rewards and benefits

In reward for your hard work we offer,

• You will be working in partnership with a dedicated team covering a wide geographical area.
• You will develop this ground breaking post which is key to congenital heart disease patients and their families
• You will receive on-going support from the charity, Youth@Heart
• You will receive support from the Adult Congenital team at the Bristol Heart Institute

Please note that you will be employed by Youth@Heart

Closing date for applicants is 27^th March 2019

Provisional interview date: 10th April 2019

For further details / informal visits contact:

Sheena Vernon, Lead Nurse Congenital Heart Disease

Sheena.Vernon@UHBristol.nhs.uk

0117 342 8871

Youth@Heart

contactus@youthatheart.co.uk

01452690830 /07919070842

We would warmly welcome any informal visits to our charity HQ in Gloucestershire to learn more about Youth@Heart and what the job entails. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit on the above email or telephone numbers.

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country and the major teaching and research centre for the South West. With over 9,500 staff, over 100 different clinical services, working in nine hospitals in the centre and to the south of Bristol, we offer a wide range of careers and jobs. Together we support the delivery of excellent care to the people of Bristol and beyond.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

IMPORTANT:

1. Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form. Due to high volumes of applications, vacancies may be closed before the closing date.
2. As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
3. When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
4. All staff identified as AT-RISK who meets the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to University Hospital Bristol employees.
5. The Trust uses the recruitment platform TRAC systems to administer all stages of the recruitment process meaning that information in regard to shortlisting will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.