Main area Youth Worker for Cardiff & Vale UHB Youth Board Grade band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Flexible to meet service needs) Job ref 001-AC163-0825
Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Woodland House, Town Cardiff Salary £31,516 - £38,364 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/08/2025 23:59
band 5
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board for a Youth Worker to join the Children, Young People and Family Health Services directorate. To support and develop our celebrated and innovative Youth Board and to contribute to our aim of embedding a Children's Rights approach across the health board.
The post holder will arrange, chair and support youth board meetings. Advocate for the youth board, facilitating their needs, opinions and requests for speakers and opportunities. Work with the volunteer department to recruit new members and help ensure young people have a voice within the UHB recruitment processes.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and young people, hold a recognised Youth and Community Work qualification and be dedicated to upholding the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child). Equality and inclusion are key in this role, providing a meaningful platform for children and young people to have their voices heard is paramount. Personal integrity, compassion, empathy, and sensitivity is essential to fulfil the requirements of this post.
The post is part funded by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and part Noah's Ark Charity. The post will sit with the Health Board and be managed by the Children, Young People and Family Health Services directorate.
Main duties of the job
• To support the youth board to work with the population we serve, to gain valuable feedback about the services we provide.
• Working with the UHB Volunteering Team, ensure the Youth Board has access to required training, undertaking risk assessments and seeking senior support where necessary.
• Co-ordinate a programme of agenda items and co-ordinate input from other disciplines, to ensure the Youth Board cycle of meetings are delivered.
• Work in partnership with Noah’s Ark Charity and UHB Volunteering, signposting young people to relevant services, e.g. in the third sector, within own scope of competence and in accordance with SOPs.
• Establish effective communication, both verbal and written with all members of the Youth Board where CYP may be receiving care.
• Ensure that up to date activity data is maintained and reported in accordance with the service level agreement and UHB standards.
• Communicate with young people face to face, in group activities, by email, text and phone as suits the required need. This will include listening to and responding empathetically to sensitive issues raised by young people, signposting and/or escalating as necessary.
• Link with other Youth Board Forums, both in the NHS and across agencies, attending meetings and acting as a resource to other NHS institutions that are developing similar services.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide youth support services to members of Cardiff and Vale UHB Youth Board co-ordinating meeting agenda’s and contributing to meetings ensuring the Youth Board are able to make a positive contribution to Health Board business and that appropriate development opportunities are offered in return for CYP’s contribution to the UHB.
To effectively deliver youth support to members of the Youth Board and be a point of contact.
To support the Youth Board to progress initiatives which they consider important working with key members of Directorate Teams and in collaboration with Noah’s Ark charity.
Working alongside key members of Directorates across the UHB, to support the Youth Board to contribute to UHB Policy and Service Development providing a children and young people’s lens and ensuring lived experiences are captured.
To enable social and emotional development throughout the adolescent trajectory.
To bring youth and community perspectives to UHB planning, service development and service delivery
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Graduate Degree qualification or NVQ level 4 plus knowledge and experience to degree level
* Qualification in Psychology, Youth Studies, Counselling or a Social Science
Experience
* Significant experience working with young people
* Working with young people in the NHS, experience of administering projects
Skills and Attributes
* Excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, good computer and organisational skills, good oral and written communication
* Ability to plan elements of a project, good minute taking skills, ability to make routine presentations, IT skills in statistical data analysis
Special Knowledge
* Wide ranging understanding of issues affecting children and young people
* Knowledge of young people's issues within Health Care in Wales
Personal Qualities
* Must be able to work flexibly. ability to team work, emotional resistance, working respectfully and empathetically with children and young people
* Ability to speak Welsh and other languages
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Lisa Cordery Job title Specialist Nurse for Emotional Wellbeing Email address lisa.cordery@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number 07977857238
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