Youth Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 15
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This permanent, part-time Youth Worker position at Great Ormond Street Hospital involves strengthening the youth-work offer by engaging young people and families before and during their involvement with the clinical service. You will build trusted relationships, help them understand and prepare for their care, and develop a holistic understanding of their needs. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will manage an allocated caseload, ensure coordinated person-centred support, and advocate for young people's participation in decisions affecting their care. The role requires a professionally qualified Youth Worker with relevant safeguarding training and experience working with children, young people, and families, particularly LGBTQ+ youth.
Key responsibilities
- Manage an allocated caseload of young people with a range of needs.
- Make contact with young people and families before clinical attendance, helping them understand and prepare for their appointment and the wider care pathway.
- Undertake youth-work assessments and contribute to plans that reflect the young person's needs, strengths, circumstances and goals.
- Establish which health, education, social-care, voluntary-sector or community services are already supporting the young person and family.
- Provide information, practical support and appropriate signposting to local and national services.
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support coordinated, person-centred care and reduce unnecessary duplication.
- Promote young people's participation and ensure that their views, wishes and experiences inform their care and the continuing development of the service.
- Recognise and report safeguarding concerns promptly, following Trust policy and established escalation procedures.
- Maintain accurate, timely and confidential records of contacts, assessments, actions and outcomes.
Essential criteria
- Our values | Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care| Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity | Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes.
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
- Qualified Youth Worker OR Registered Nurse - Child Branch/RSCN
- Child Protection qualification (minimum Level 3 training), teaching and assessment experience
- Completed relevant Honours degree
- Understanding of relevant national strategy, policy and legislation, and how this relates to the Trust's services
Desirable criteria
- Completed / completing relevant Master's degree
- Experience/Knowledge
- Substantial demonstrable experience of working with children and families
- Managing organisational change
- Previous experience of developing policies and protocols
- Managing / leading a range of staff groups
- Experience of working with children or young people who are gender questioning
- Thorough understanding of the safeguarding and child protection agenda
- Clinical governance and risk management
- Teaching and/or practice development
- Skills/Abilities
- Commitment to maintaining own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal profile of practice competencies
- Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
- Ability to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Professional credibility with multi-professional teams
- Able to manage time effectively
- Able to delegate appropriately
- Able to prioritise objectives and tasks
- Highly professional role model
- Understanding of appropriate health and safety legislation
- GOSH Culture and Values
- Our values | Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care| Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity | Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes.
- Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
- Qualified Youth Worker OR Registered Nurse - Child Branch/RSCN
- Child Protection qualification (minimum Level 3 training), teaching and assessment experience
- Completed relevant Honours degree
- Understanding of relevant national strategy, policy and legislation, and how this relates to the Trust's services
- Completed / completing relevant Master's degree
- Experience/Knowledge
- Substantial demonstrable experience of working with children and families
- Managing organisational change
- Previous experience of developing policies and protocols
- Managing / leading a range of staff groups
- Experience of working with children or young people who are gender questioning
- Thorough understanding of the safeguarding and child protection agenda
- Clinical governance and risk management
- Teaching and/or practice development
- Skills/Abilities
- Commitment to maintaining own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal profile of practice competencies
- Ability to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
- Ability to work across organisational and professional boundaries
- Professional credibility with multi-professional teams
- Able to manage time effectively
- Able to delegate appropriately
- Able to prioritise objectives and tasks
- Highly professional role model
- Understanding of appropriate health and safety legislation
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Youth Worker
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
This is a permanent, part-time position working 15 hours per week.
The role will strengthen the service's front-line youth-work offer, with a particular focus on engaging young people and families before they attend the clinical service.
You will build trusted relationships, help young people and families understand and prepare for their involvement with the service, and develop a holistic understanding of their needs, strengths and priorities. This will include identifying services already involved in their care and considering any social, emotional or practical factors that may affect their engagement.
Working as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team, you will manage an allocated caseload and help ensure that young people and families receive coordinated, person-centred support throughout their care journey. You will advocate for the voice of young people and support them to participate meaningfully in decisions affecting their care.
We are looking for a professionally qualified Youth Worker with a relevant honours degree, appropriate safeguarding training and substantial experience of working with children, young people and families. Experience of working inclusively with LGBTQ+ young people and an understanding of the issues that m
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