Youth Support Worker

Please see full job description SUMMARY Taking referrals from clinical staff and identifying appropriate individual, group and peer-support activities to meet the needs of young people. Working collaboratively with our youth support coordinator (Job share) to ensure our patients are well supported. Co-coordinating, and providing diversionary 1:1 and group activities in the hospital setting ensuring they are well-planned, appropriate and safe for all participants. Taking the lead on design and organization of agreed patient group activities outside the hospital setting, with input from TYA team colleagues as appropriate to ensure they are well-planned, appropriate and safe for all participants. This may be outside usual working hours. Contributing to the design and implementation of programs to support transition, both in relation to age/development and stages of the cancer care pathway including end of life care Developing age-appropriate 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. This role may include working across hospitals sites within the NHS Trust, and may require travel around the region at times. Supporting/ working with Designated Hospitals and Principal Treatment Centers in the region to provide health and well-being events and peer meetings Ongoing development of TYA Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group Attendance at Teenage Cancer Trust events and regional meetings