Officially launched in February 2017, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust brings together Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital together under one united NHS Foundation Trust – the first of its kind in the UK.

If you are Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate there has never been a more exciting time to join our team. Ambitious and proud to provide world-class care everyone who works at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust team plays an important role in making our hospitals the incredible places they are. Our vision is to build a world leading team to deliver world class care.

Youth Engagement Officer – Volunteer Services

Department: Corporate Nursing

Location: BC based with work across all sites

AFC Band: 5

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Fixed Term: 12 months with option to extension to 24

This Vacancy

BWC is a beacon site for youth volunteering and the recipient of funding from the Pears Foundation Health and Care #iwillfund. The project aims to review, re-evaluate, reposition and grow youth volunteering within the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Officer with a passion for youth engagement and youth social action.

About Us

The Volunteer Services team recruits, trains and supports volunteers who help to improve experience of patients and families at BWC.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead on the development and delivery of this new exciting project.

The successful candidate is dynamic, highly motivated and a great team player; has excellent project management skills and experience of working with young people; is an excellent communicator with the ability to build working relationships both internally and externally; has recent experience of partnership working especially within the Voluntary Community and Youth sector.

Contact

For questions about this role, please contact Rachel Evitts, Patient Experience Sister, BWC on revitts@nhs.net

What you can expect from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please see the attached documents to the NHS Jobs page for this vacancy which gives you more detail on working with us.

Please ensure that you read and understand the person specification for this post prior to applying as this is what you will be shortlisted against.

We would encourage all applicants to apply early as this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date once we receive sufficient applications. We do not accept cv’s (with the exception of consultant posts). Please be aware that any false information on your application form can lead to withdrawal of any offer of employment, disciplinary action and/or a criminal conviction

Applications from candidates who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Border Agency requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Border Agency website.

As this post involves a regulated activity you will be required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and the disclosure, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults or both.

BWC is a teaching hospital and as such you may come into contact with students of many disciplines. Staff must comply with Trust policy and respective regulatory body requirements in relation to training and updating and fulfil duties of mentorship and assessment as required.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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