Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust Teenage/Young Adult Youth Support Coordinator
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Role Description
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 aged 13-24 years.
Responsibilities
- Taking referrals from clinical staff and identifying appropriate individual, group and peer-support activities to meet the needs of young people.
- 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 organisation of agreed patient group activities outside the hospital setting, with input from paediatric and TYA team colleagues as appropriate to ensure they are well-planned, 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 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.
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Additional Information
This role may include working across hospitals sites within the NHS Trust and may require travel around the region at times.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Caroline Bains
- Job title: Lead Nurse for Cancer Services
- Email address: caroline.bains@alderhey.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01512525470
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