Gender Outreach Worker

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 May 2025

Job summary

Leeds Gender Identity Service offers assessment and support to adults with Gender Incongruence from an out-patient setting. The service provides a supportive environment and brings together a wide range of experience into a highly specialised MDT which aims to address the needs of patients presenting with difficulties arising from gender dysphoria/incongruence. The team includes consultant clinical psychologists, mental and physical health nurses, speech and language therapists, a consultant psychiatrist, senior psychiatrists, consultant endocrinologists, GPs, gender outreach workers, doctoral level trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and a prescribing pharmacist.

The Gender Outreach Service commenced in 2017 initially offering support across set areas of Yorkshire and Lancashire to provide additional support for people waiting to access the service, due to the increased demand for gender services. Due to the success of this initiative, we have expanded this offer to all people on our waiting list, covering the whole of England.

The post holder will work some evenings and weekends around service need. The post holder will work alongside another Gender Outreach worker (and in conjunction with the Gender Outreach Workers based in Leeds) on existing and new projects.

It is essential that you have lived experience in relation to gender identity for this post as this is a peer support worker role.

Main duties of the job

The gender outreach worker, although employed by the Trust, will be based within Lancashire LGBT, Preston. There will be some agile working across the locality involved. The role of the outreach worker is to provide one to one/and or group support to individuals who are awaiting assessment or receiving care from Leeds Gender Identity Service. This will be from a variety of different settings.

The Gender Outreach Worker will support people who are undergoing gender transition or are questioning their gender. There is a dedicated information and advice line, that is staffed by the team. The Gender Outreach Worker will work as an integral part of the Leeds Gender Identity Service and receive support, supervision, and guidance.

The main duties and responsibilities of this post are:

To have good communication skills being able to develop professional and empathetic relationships with people who are accessing the service.
To be able to develop good working relationships across the team, both in the third sector organisation and the gender service.
To be proactive in developing positive links, relationships, and social inclusion within the community to support people's care.
To be able to respond well in difficult circumstances are a crisis, and to obtain support and guidance when needed.
To be able to accurately record contacts with people that you see and contribute to quarterly reports.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-21125-EDRS

Job locations

Gender Identity Services

Lancashire LGBT

Preston

PR2 8JE

Job description

Job responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 qualification or equivalent qualification in health/care or equivalent/desire to complete peer support worker training

Skills

Essential

Excellent written communication skills

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding and practical knowledge of gender related issues/care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 qualification or equivalent qualification in health/care or equivalent/desire to complete peer support worker training

Skills

Essential

Excellent written communication skills

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding and practical knowledge of gender related issues/care

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.