• Job Description

  Req#: C9173-25-0187?language=en&page=613&sort=publicationDateDesc

  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.

  Details

  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.

  We advise an early application to this position - if we reach the maximum number of applications we may have to close the vacancy early.

  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.

  We advise an early application to this position - if we reach the maximum number of applications we may have to close the vacancy early.

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Gender Identity Services

  Lancashire LGBT

  Preston

  PR2 8JE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Gender Identity Services

  Lancashire LGBT

  Preston

  PR2 8JE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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