Dear Applicant,

Thank you for considering a Youth Intervention Practitioner role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives. This animation was created with our Youth Ambassadors and these clips, BBC News and ‘A day in the life’ will give you a taster of what we do every day.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic team member at our University Hospital Lewisham site. You will support young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy, and their families. You’ll work with them in the Emergency Department, on the wards and once they are discharged into the community.

As a Youth Intervention Practitioner working on our Youth Violence Intervention Programme, you will primarily be based in the A&E department of University Hospital Lewisham Hospital, supporting young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy and their families. You’ll be part of a team that is fully embedded in the hospital and that is highly valued by clinicians and community partners alike.

To do this well you need to be a people person; passionate about supporting young people, and excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment. You’ll need a proven ability to work with high risk, vulnerable young people and an understanding of the impact intense, short term work can have. You must be a strong communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

In return, the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, a supportive and flexible working environment, excellent staff training and development package and access to a range of employee benefits including access to enhanced employee assistance programme services, employer pension scheme contribution, enhanced annual leave and family leave entitlements and more. As this role requires an NHS honorary contract, as well as Redthread benefits, you’ll also have unique access to generous NHS discounts and blue light schemes too.

The offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory pre-employment checks which includes meeting any applicable legal vaccination requirements, unless medically exempt, as set by the CQC.

Redthread is not a Home Office-licensed visa sponsor, evidence of the right to work in the UK will need to be provided at Interview stage.

In this application pack you will find a job description with a person specification including details of the terms and conditions of the post. Please read through the person specification carefully as we will be shortlisting applications using these criteria.

How to apply 

Please go to our website where you will find a job description with a person specification, including details of the terms and conditions of the post. Please read through the person specification carefully, as we will shortlist applications using these criteria. https://www.redthread.org.uk/join-the-team/

• Applications deadline: 10 am on Friday, the 12th of January, 2024.

• First-round interviews will take place on Monday, the 22nd of January, 2024, at our head office in London Victoria.

• In-person second-stage interviews will take place on Friday, January 26th, 2024, at University Hospital in Lewisham.

We would like this role to start as soon as possible. We will provide comprehensive training and induction.

Please Note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.