The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Coordinator
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Exciting Opportunity at Christie Teenage and Young Adult
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join a team dedicated to improving the lives of Teenagers and Young Adults (TYA) with cancer. The Youth Support Coordinator (YSC) will work with a wide range of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) colleagues based at the Christie and across the designated hospitals to ensure all TYA patients (aged 16-25) receive age appropriate care, high quality social and emotional support regardless of where they are treated.
Role Overview
The role will work closely with both YSC colleagues, other staff across designated hospitals and The Christie to provide coordinated support for young people whilst they are having treatment for cancer and up to 2 years after the completion of treatment.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will be required to have a diploma or degree in a relevant qualification such as youth work, psychology, social sciences or play specialism and you will need to be able to demonstrate extensive experience of working with young people.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to plan, develop and deliver programmes for young people which will meet their needs and help to support them.
- Facilitate activities to bring young people together in the local community and across the North West.
- Provide 1:1 support for young people where needed.
- An ability to work autonomously and be proactive is essential.
- Empathy, sensitivity and a sense of humour are also some of the key attributes you will bring to this role.
- The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to meet needs of the service. Some evening and weekend work will be involved and the post holder must be able to drive, have their own car (mileage is paid for travel due to work) and travel across the region on a regular basis.
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About The Christie
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
- We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie.
- We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites.
- We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes.
- As a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
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We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.
The TYA service is one of the largest Principle Treatment Centres in the UK. Come and join our dynamic, forward thinking, supportive team.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Hanna Simpson
- Job title: TYA Lead Nurse
- Email address: Hanna.simpson@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07920 701 747
stephen.harcourt@nhs.net - YSC Coordinator
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