Renal Young Adult Youth Worker

Overview

Renal Young Adult Youth Worker - Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. This is a one-year part time (7.5 hours), Band 5 post for a Youth Worker (YW) to support the Renal Young Adult Clinic.

The closing date is 16 March 2026

This is a one-year part time (7.5 hours), Band 5 post for a Youth Worker (YW) to support the Renal Young Adult Clinic.

Main duties of the job

• To participate as a professional member of the healthcare team and contribute to the care of the patients as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• To act as a social prescribing link worker and enable access to local community services for appropriate recreational, social, educational, vocational and advocacy support where appropriate/on request of young person.
• To contribute to the provision of a varied programme of activities and opportunities to engage young people, and support engagement with the national Young Adult Kidney Group.
• To support young people transitioning from Paediatric to Adult Care.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification Skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Word/Power Point applications
• Networking with national Young adult groups

Qualifications

• Youth Worker Qualification and experience in working with Young Adults
• Health Care Registration

Knowledge

• Understanding of Health and social issues for chronic illness in young adults

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata, per annum