Social Worker - Paediatric Gender Service
Band 8a
Main area Paediatrics Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week Job ref 180-E-GS04
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E Town Cambridge/Newmarket Salary £57,528 - £64,750 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/05/2026 23:59
Job overview
Cambridge University Hospital Foundation Trust (CUH) is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate individual to join the new NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (East of England) in the role of Social Worker.
The Cass Review into gender services for children and young people has recommended that staff should maintain a broad clinical perspective by working across related NHS services in order to embed the care of children and young people with gender-related distress within a broader child and adolescent health context. In order to facilitate this, we encourage part-time applications from staff already working in other NHS or related services. We can also work with successful candidates applying for full-time roles to agree a job plan that includes a mix of gender service activity and activity in another clinical area.
The service operates Monday-Friday. Full or part-time (minimum 3 days per week) considered.
Main duties of the job
To lead the provision of social work services within Women and Children Service, primarily within the regional NHS Children and Young People Gender Service (East of England) including the provision of specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
To lead the development of the multi professional clinical team, through joint working, consultation, training and service development activities, social work knowledge and skills to enable individualised psychological care in partnership with young people and families.
To provide senior level support for research and audit activity in collaboration with other professional groups and other providers as appropriate, to increase the evidence base and support the sharing of good practice in psychosocial care for the young people receiving these services.
To lead the provision of social work placement and opportunities for research for trainee social workers as requested.
To provide clinical supervision and training for social workers and other staff as requested by the Head Psychological Health Services.
To advise and work with the Head of Psychological Health Services to develop and implement: service developments, policies, protocols and guidelines relating to the psychological services provided for this population
Working for our organisation
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Social Worker
* Evidence of professional and managerial development, which meets professional regulatory requirements
* Post graduate qualification to Master Level Degree or working towards or equivalent experience in relevant area of practice
* Training Qualification
* Additional training in safeguarding, management, or a specialised area of therapeutic practice relevant to working with CYP with gender diversity through formal post-qualification training, OR, a combination of specialist short courses, or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice–based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma
* Training course in supervision
Experience
* Post qualification experience of working as a specialist social worker with young people/adults who have a physical health condition
* Post qualification experience of working as a social worker providing psychosocial consultation, engaging in case management supervision and training to multiprofessional and multi-agency teams
* Post qualification experience of working as a social worker undertaking consultation and service development work within a multi-disciplinary physical health setting
* Formal teaching /presentation sessions to health and other professionals
Knowledge
* Demonstrable understanding of the implications of acute and long term conditions and disability for young people/adults as applicable
* Demonstrable understanding of the roles of a social worker within multi-professional health teams in relation to the young person/adult, the staff team and the organisation
* Demonstrable knowledge of legislation and guidance pertaining to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, consent, confidentiality and standards of psychological care within relevant NICE and other guidance
* Evidence of having worked clinically in an area of clinical service provision or practice relevant to CYP with gender diversity
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised social work assessments and interventions for CYP with gender diversity
* Theoretical knowledge of the relevant treatment of common mental health difficulties experienced by CYP with gender diversity
* Experience of leading others including delegated line management
Skills
* Advanced communication skills with the ability to provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to and from young people/adults in a culturally appropriate manner in highly emotive situations. This will include the ability to provide complex psychological information to staff in an accessible manner
* Ability to assess the psychosocial needs of young people seen by these specialities. including standardised measures and assessments
* Ability to generate systemic and individual psycholosocial formulations and interventions based on applying psychological theories and models to the complex information generated by the young person/adult and social care systems
* Ability to access, record and manage information and data pertaining to the work undertaken in medical and psychology notes, data bases and electronic records as required
* Ability to prioritise and manage available time for clinical work and professional activities effectively and safely
* Able to travel to regional clinics, meetings and home visits if required
* To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information
* Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate
* Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour
* Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
* applied for a Graduate visa
* or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 5th May.
Interviews are due to be held on 13th May.
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