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.
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, independently
and 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
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 4thbusiest 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.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Mar 2025