We are looking for an exceptional individual who would like an opportunity of working as a Youth Support Coordinator for Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Cancer Services within a highly respected play and youth services team. You will need a relevant qualification in youth work, or be a qualified & registered Health Play Specialist as well as extensive, relevant experience of working with children and/or YP in social or healthcare settings.
You will need to enjoy working with TYA, be emotionally resilient as well as have compassion, sensitivity and a sense of humour. This post will work within the YP inpatient ward, supporting patients attending for treatment and will be vital in reducing the anxiety surrounding hospital treatments. You will be proactive in creating and maintaining an age-appropriate environment throughout the YP's area and facilitate group activities and individual therapeutic sessions with patients.
Interview dates: Thursday 16th January 2025.
DISCLAIMER: Potential early close
Main duties of the job
Working alongside a supportive and diverse team of play and youth professionals who will support you in your role and a leadership team who will actively support your professional development, this post is responsible for providing individually tailored and group support to YP. Engaging easily with TYA and working effectively with your MDT colleagues to use therapeutic techniques creatively to enhance the TYA's hospital experience. The post holder will have responsibility to support and supervise junior members of staff and mentor students. This role will give the post holder the opportunity to develop leadership skills in organising staff rotas, assessing service needs and referrals.
Please note this advert may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff!
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
* Registered & qualified Health Play Specialist holding the Foundation Degree in Health Care Play Specialism or previous HPSC/HPSEB, Edexcel PDC/HND in Hospital Play Specialism or overseas equivalent or a youth work qualification approved by the Education Training Standards (ETS) Committee of the National Youth Agency.
* Recent, comprehensive experience of working with children/ young people in a health care setting, in a variety of clinical areas and/or vast experience in specialised field.
* Knowledge of professional code of conduct and its application in practice.
Desirable
* Bachelor's Degree or Post-graduate qualifications (or overseas equivalent) in a subject relevant to work with children and/or young people.
* Training relevant to area of work e.g. Counselling, Teaching, Duke of Edinburgh Award leader, communication technology, youth participation.
* Knowledge of and ability to analyse professional and ethical issues, including professional boundaries, clinical governance and safeguarding children policies and practice.
* Applied knowledge of recent health policy & guidance.
Experience
Essential
* Minimum of 2 years' post qualifying and recent, comprehensive experience of working with children and/or young people preferably in a health care or social setting and aged 13-24 years delivering age appropriate activities.
* Excellent communication skills, engagement and cooperation/motivational techniques with young people from a range of ages and backgrounds.
* Experience of organising and running a range of youth-focussed activities including residential and non-residential group and peer support activities.
* Ability to coordinate, organise and facilitate a programme of 1:1 and group activities that benefit young people.
* Proven ability in project work involving youth participation/engagement.
* Experience of providing family centred care and working with the extended family.
* Comprehensive experience of leading play/recreation activities for babies, children and/or young people.
Desirable
* Experience of working with children and/or young people with additional needs, learning disabilities or neurodiverse including those with challenging behaviours.
* Experience of supporting, teaching, training, assessing and supervising junior staff, students and/or volunteers
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