Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Coordinator - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Description

Band 5

Main area

Youth Work

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Grade

Band 5

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Part time hours per week

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Job ref

Site

Nottingham City Hospital

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £27,055 - £32,934 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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20/03/2023 23:59Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the East Midlands Teenage and Young Adult Integrated Cancer Service. We are looking to recruit a Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Coordinator for 22.5 hours per week. This post is funded by Teenage Cancer Trust.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Teenage and Young adult (TYA) cancer service to provide age appropriate activities and support to facilitate cognitive, social and emotional development of young people.

The role will involve working in a range of clinical areas at Nottingham University Hospitals and some non-hospital settings e.g.

for peer support activities

This will include:

Taking referrals from clinical staff and identifying appropriate individual, group and peersupport activities to meet the needs of young people.
Coordinating, and providing diversionary 1:1 and group activities in the hospital setting ensuring they are wellplanned, appropriate and safe for all participants.
Taking the lead on design and organisation of agreed patient group activities outside the hospital setting, with input from paediatric and TYA team colleagues as appropriate to ensure they are wellplanned, appropriate and safe for all participants
Contributing to the design and implementation of programmes to support transition, both in relation to age/development and stages of the cancer care pathway
Developing ageappropriate methods for involving teenagers and young adults in the evaluation and development of services, taking a key role in supporting their involvement.
Contributing to the development and use of communication technologies to meet the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer.

Working for our organisation

This is a unique post working as an employee of Nottingham University Hospitals, but as a Teenage Cancer Trust funded member of staff within the regional Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description attached in separate document for full job description and main responsibilities of the post holder.

This is a unique post working as an employee of Nottingham University Hospitals, but as a Teenage Cancer Trust funded member of staff within the regional Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service.

Person specification

training and qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

A Degree or Postgraduate qualifications in Youth Work or similar
Training relevant to area of work eg Counselling, Teaching, Play specialism, Duke of Edinburgh Award leader, communication technology, youth participation.
Membership/registration with a youth worker group

experience

Essential criteria

Minimum of 2 years' experience of working with young people within age range 1325, preferably in a heath or social care setting.
Proven ability in project work involving youth participation/engagement
Experience of organising and running a range of youthfocussed activities including residential and nonresidential group and peer support activities.
Experience of undertaking risk assessment and addressing risk/safeguarding issues for 1:1 and group activities with young people.

Desirable criteria

Budget management experience
Experience of work with young people with cancer or chronic health conditions.
Experience of working with vulnerable children or adults

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other p