Youth Support Worker: Sponsorship Available

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

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.

 

Main duties of the job

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.

Person Specification

Academic

Essential

  • Psychology degree
  • Experience in CAMHS

Desirable

  • ED experience – community or in-patient
  • CAMHS experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 10 March 2026

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