Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our team at Alder Hey to work with our respiratory team. This is a fixed term post that is new to our team, and we hope to demonstrate the long term benefit to our patients and families.
If you have a passion for engaging with patients to support them through challenging times and improve their long term health then we would really love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Youth Worker is an integral member of the respiratory and cystic fibrosis clinical team and will work very closely with the Lead Nurse. Communicating with young people has become more challenging as face to face meetings are difficult and most of the contacts are via online either by email, telephone, video and occasionally through Microsoft Teams. The other roles include
- To encourage and to develop a peer group network of support for teenagers
- To develop and run a wide range of age appropriate recreational activities both online and face to face to enable young people aged 15-21 years to develop cognitive, social and emotional skills to help prepare them for the move to adult services.
- To participate in the multi-disciplinary team using specific skills to contribute to the care and understanding of the young people, their families and carers.
- To ensure the clinic environment is young person friendly and meets their needs.
About us
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Create and maintain relationships with patients, parent/carers, offering advice and support where necessary. Accompany patients to other areas of the hospital for specialised treatment.
- Direct supervision using experience and knowledge to ensure patients attend transition clinics and encourage early communication if unable to attend.
- Working alongside the young people, use informal or formal assessment to establish the needs of this patient group.
- Using these results, work closely with the healthcare team in establishing an appropriate response to support these young people throughout the service.
- To provide and lead recreational facilities and youth work activities for young people under the care of the respiratory and CF team at Alder Hey Childrens foundation hospital.
- Encourage and supervise the interaction of young people with activities, with particular emphasis on group work and using motivational approaches, where appropriate.
- To devise and develop ways in which a peer group support can be achieved.
- Work with young people to prepare them for specific activities, treatment plans and transition to adult services.
- To coordinate and supervise social support networks to encourage social interaction and support to young people in order to aid adjustment to diagnosis. Encourage peer support within this group.
- Provide active outreach to young people struggling to engage with health services
- To participate in fundraising processes, including suggestions for fundraisers, proposals of contributions to the service and accepting donations at charitable events.
- To keep accurate records of financial outgoings and donated income for charitable trust to be monitored throughout the year.
- Responsibility for ordering supplies and equipment as appropriate.
- To supervise unqualified staff such as youth work, play specialist students and volunteers. Contribute to a learning environment for students and provide mentoring when required.
- To coordinate creative and therapeutic activities and implement a range of strategies. Liaise with complementary therapies, music workshop, community and youth groups to contribute to these strategies.
- To keep records of the numbers and types of patients receiving recreational services/input and to assess social and emotional capabilities before and after intervention.
- To attend unit meetings e.g. clinical governance, action log, staff support regularly. To participate in a range of multidisciplinary meetings both within the trust and outside agencies regularly.
- To observe patients and report any relevant information to multi-disciplinary team.
- To develop collaborative projects with similar services, organisations, and other agencies and communities eg, youth services, youth theatre, schools and youth groups.
- Participate and assist in various audits and surveys. Relevant to the Clinical Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Create and maintain relationships with patients, parent/carers, offering advice and support where necessary. Accompany patients to other areas of the hospital for specialised treatment.
- Direct supervision using experience and knowledge to ensure patients attend transition clinics and encourage early communication if unable to attend.
- Working alongside the young people, use informal or formal assessment to establish the needs of this patient group.
- Using these results, work closely with the healthcare team in establishing an appropriate response to support these young people throughout the service.
- To provide and lead recreational facilities and youth work activities for young people under the care of the respiratory and CF team at Alder Hey Childrens foundation hospital.
- Encourage and supervise the interaction of young people with activities, with particular emphasis on group work and using motivational approaches, where appropriate.
- To devise and develop ways in which a peer group support can be achieved.
- Work with young people to prepare them for specific activities, treatment plans and transition to adult services.
- To coordinate and supervise social support networks to encourage social interaction and support to young people in order to aid adjustment to diagnosis. Encourage peer support within this group.
- Provide active outreach to young people struggling to engage with health services
- To participate in fundraising processes, including suggestions for fundraisers, proposals of contributions to the service and accepting donations at charitable events.
- To keep accurate records of financial outgoings and donated income for charitable trust to be monitored throughout the year.
- Responsibility for ordering supplies and equipment as appropriate.
- To supervise unqualified staff such as youth work, play specialist students and volunteers. Contribute to a learning environment for students and provide mentoring when required.
- To coordinate creative and therapeutic activities and implement a range of strategies. Liaise with complementary therapies, music workshop, community and youth groups to contribute to these strategies.
- To keep records of the numbers and types of patients receiving recreational services/input and to assess social and emotional capabilities before and after intervention.
- To attend unit meetings e.g. clinical governance, action log, staff support regularly. To participate in a range of multidisciplinary meetings both within the trust and outside agencies regularly.
- To observe patients and report any relevant information to multi-disciplinary team.
- To develop collaborative projects with similar services, organisations, and other agencies and communities eg, youth services, youth theatre, schools and youth groups.
- Participate and assist in various audits and surveys. Relevant to the Clinical Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of full IT/Microsoft systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of full IT/Microsoft systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
