Youth Support Worker

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within our Children and Young People Community Eating Disorder Service for a Youth Support Worker to join our team in the South Hub which covers the boroughs of Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton, Bury and Oldham.

With an excellent reputation and strong links to CAMHS and paediatric teams across the GM network, our existing and well-established eating disorder team is looking for a permanent full-time support worker to work alongside and under the direction of the senior clinical team in the delivery of direct and indirect patient focused work (age 8-18) and to undertake various research and development projects.

Whilst training will be provided, we would like applicants to be able to demonstrate a degree of understanding the needs of young people and families suffering with mental health and eating disorders.

The post holder will, under supervision, undertake clearly defined and planned, patient and family facing clinical tasks, which may include meal observations and support; patient interviews; surveys / feedback. An element of your job plan will be to work on our daily intensive treatment pathway. This involves working in the family’s home / on Paediatric/ inpatient wards to support young people and their families with elements of their treatment package as part of a step up / down model.

Liaison with external services and contributing to clinical meetings with other professionals is an integral aspect of the role.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

• Contribute to assessment and treatment interventions with young people presenting with an eating disorder.
• Communicate in a way that is appropriate to age, developmental stage, communication skills, understanding, preferences and health status.
• Ensure actions when interacting are in a manner which is appropriate to background, culture, diversity, values, circumstances and needs.
• Observe actions and behaviour and support young people to communicate through a partnership-based approach.
• Give information to individuals and families/carers in a manner, and at a level and pace, appropriate to them.
• To assist members of the multi-disciplinary team as required, in the delivery of interventions on an individual and group basis.
• To undertake therapeutic activity with patients that promotes recovery, is valued and aims to increase self-management.
• To be able to work autonomously to undertake specific individual and group sessions as agreed with a qualified practitioner.
• Maintain professionalism at all times.
• Produce records and reports that are clear, comprehensive and accurate.
• Actively encourage children, young people and their carers to be involved in service development.
• Gather and review relevant information and obtain appropriate consent to obtain further information for effective assessment planning to take place.
• Under direct supervision of qualified staff agree the methods and timing for reviewing the outcomes and reports of the assessments.
• Under direct supervision of qualified staff evaluate all information from the assessment to identify potential outcomes in relation to the goals as specified in the young person's care plan.
• Seek information and advice from key people when outside of expertise.
• Support parents,…