The successfully candidate will be part of the Paediatric Epilepsy multi-disciplinary team using specific skills to contribute to the care and understanding of the Young People, their families, and carers. They will ensure the clinic environment is Young People friendly, stimulating and work closely with Young People with Epilepsy, conducting relevant workshops in the community. A critical function of the role is to support the wider hospital youth service and ensure Young People with Epilepsy are able to engage in activities and sessions to ensure the best experience for young people. The role will involve working alongside Young People, using informal or formal assessment to establish the needs of the patient group, by forming a good working relationship with the Paediatric Epilepsy team to provide a thorough and effective service, meeting the holistic needs of the Young Person and their families. The successful candidate will be required to complete regular data collection from surveys to monitor the effectiveness of the Youth Worker role to improve the overall health and experience of care for the Young People and their families. These results will be used to establish an appropriate response to support these young people throughout the service. The Youth support worker will encourage and supervise the interaction of Young People with activities, with particular emphasis on group work and use motivational approaches, where appropriate. Working with Young People, they will prepare them for specific activities and treatment plans. Ensuring that links with external agencies or units where Young People may be cared for are forged. Supervision of unqualified staff such as youth work, play specialist students and volunteers is a integral part of the role. The role will be required to travel to multiple locations as part of the work. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership. We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest. We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Press Job title: Paediatric Community Clinical Nurse Manager Email address: claire.pressmcht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01270612071 Elizabeth Champion Epilepsy Nurse Specialist elizabeth.championmcht.nhs.uk