Job summary
Aligned with our value of 'Child First and Always' our children and young people are at the heart of what we do. Their feedback and views are invaluable in helping us to understand what we are doing well, where we need to improve and what is important particularly in the context of our services, the hospital environment, how we work and our future plans.
The Young People's Forum is a key source of this important insight and is instrumental in meaningful collaboration and co-production at GOSH. This role is responsible for the effective management of the YPF and ensuring that it remains relevant in the context of the work/ priorities it is involved in and that the forum reflects the diversity of our patient cohort.
This role will also support wider engagement and co-production with all CYP across the hospital to ensure that the wider views of our patients inform what we do and reflects what is important to them.
Main duties of the job
Operational coordination of engagement, involvement and co-production activities with CYP:
- Be the first point of contact for enquiries and requests for CYP where opportunities for their engagement, involvement and/or to embark on a coproduced project has arisen.
- Coordinate and advertise CYP meetings/activities across the Trust, identify and coordinate speakers attending the forum, and support them to engage with members in a meaningful and interactive manner. Co-production starts during the consideration of a project, through planning, implementation and evaluation. Speakers attending should be encouraged at the point of identifying a potential improvement idea, to pitch it to the YPF as the very first step.
- Recruit new CYPFs members, from a range of backgrounds with specific communication and mobility needs and those most likely to face health and care inequalities, through engagement activities within and outside GOSH.
- Manage the recruitment, registration and induction of all new members and the leaving arrangements of parting members.
- Support the members of the YPF who hold specific roles e.g. Chair, Vice Chair - both of which have clear roles and responsibilities and develop ways of enabling younger age groups to be heard.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Hold a relevant degree in health/ social care/ youth work/ teaching or substantial experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of coordination of a forum or council for children and young people
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of supporting children and young people to participate and get involved in various engagement and co-production initiatives and activities.
- Experience of coordinating and managing the activities of a forum
- Experience of drafting minutes, reports, action plans, publicity information
- Experience of working with different services/departments/organisations to encourage involvement, engagement and co-production
- Experience of supporting consultation and patient feedback activities
- Understanding and experience of developing projects through collaborations within and outside of the organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex health conditions
- Experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities, autism and/or additional needs
- Experience of coaching/ mentoring
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with peers, children and young people
- Ability to build rapport and maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels and across organisations
- Well-developed negotiation skills and a solution focused approach
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work in partnership with a range of professionals
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to actively listen to patients, families and staff
- Confident presentation skills and the ability to develop and deliver training
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Hold a relevant degree in health/ social care/ youth work/ teaching or substantial experience of working with children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of coordination of a forum or council for children and young people
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of supporting children and young people to participate and get involved in various engagement and co-production initiatives and activities.
- Experience of coordinating and managing the activities of a forum
- Experience of drafting minutes, reports, action plans, publicity information
- Experience of working with different services/departments/organisations to encourage involvement, engagement and co-production
- Experience of supporting consultation and patient feedback activities
- Understanding and experience of developing projects through collaborations within and outside of the organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with complex health conditions
- Experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities, autism and/or additional needs
- Experience of coaching/ mentoring
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with peers, children and young people
- Ability to build rapport and maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels and across organisations
- Well-developed negotiation skills and a solution focused approach
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work in partnership with a range of professionals
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to actively listen to patients, families and staff
- Confident presentation skills and the ability to develop and deliver training
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
