Young Adult Social Worker

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated social worker to join the innovative Barts Health NHS Trust High Risk Young Adults Service. This mobile service will comprise a Clinical psychologists, Social Workers and Youth Workers and will support clinical teams to engage and manage either socially vulnerable or clinically high risk individuals living with a long-term condition.

This exciting new post has been developed to improve care and outcomes for young people (age 16-25) living with a long-term condition across North East London. The post holder will support young adults and their families who may be struggling with a range of difficulties related to living with their medical condition- namely, diabetes, heart disease or kidney disease, as they make the transition from paediatric care to adult services.

As this is a new post, the post holder will have scope to develop the service, with the support of more senior colleagues and in collaboration with service users, and to take a leading role in the future of medical services for young adults across North East London.

The post will involve cross site working across Barts health and North East London communities: Mile End Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, the Royal London Hospital, and St Barts Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Build strong working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, both verbally and in writing. Be the primary point of contact for Children and Young People and their parent/carers accessing social care services, arranging meetings by phone or in person as required. Develop and sustain good working relations with stakeholders, other agencies working with children and young people including education and the voluntary sector to identify relevant non-clinical interventions. Attend staff meetings, supervision and training as required, internal to Barts Health and external as required.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma level qualification in child development/youth work/education
• Postgraduate qualification in social work

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people in a person-centred way (for example, in health, social or community capacity)
• Experience of working within a framework of confidentiality and with access to sensitive personal data
• Experience of demonstrating impact and user outcomes

Desirable

• Experience of working with YP with physical/mental health conditions

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of health and mental health
• Knowledge of Social Prescribing and it's application to children and young people

Desirable

• Knowledge of how chronic health and mental health can impact YP functioning
• Existing knowledge of local services and resources
• Understanding of issues affecting children and young people and understanding of self-care principles
• An understanding of Health and Social Care Services