Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join the TYA team delivering care to TYA patients with a range of Cancers. The TYA Education and Employment Youth Lead post holder will work within the busy and dynamic TYA team covering both the inpatient and outpatient setting based at the Christie Hospital. The role is to lead on the delivery of the Youth Support service team and develop the Education and employment Provision for TYA patients who have undergone treatment for Cancer and up to 2 years post treatment.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven to improve patient care and experience and will have significant experience supporting TYA patients with youth/education/employment support within the hospital and community setting.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the TYA Youth Support Service with a focus on the delivery of a high quality effective youth support provision incorporating setting up and supporting the education and employment needs of TYA patients.
- Provide knowledge and support in the care and treatment of a diverse caseload of TYA patients with Cancer.
- Demonstrate a highly specialist knowledge and skills in the youth support, education and employment needs of TYA patients with a range of malignancies.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills project leadership with the youth setting.
- Provide inpatient, outpatient and home visit support to TYA patients across the North West.
- Provide youth support, education and employment leadership to enhance and support the TYA service.
- Work alongside the medical, AHP and nursing teams, maintaining good communication and collaboration between the various multidisciplinary teams.
- To be a highly visible and approachable role model, ensuring that high quality care is provided within the TYA Youth Support provision.
A full outline of the role is provided within the job description.
About us
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 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 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
The Christie at Macclesfield haematology service acts as a centre for the management of patients with haematological malignancies and non malignancies. If you are passionate about providing high quality patient centred care, we want to hear from you.
The Christie haematology service has grown extensively over the past few years with the development of new treatments and significant development of the ACP nursing service. If you want to be part of a supportive, dynamic and forward thinking service, come and join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will be based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring all patients receive age appropriate, high quality social and emotional support.
- You will work as part of the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) team to provide TYA support services for 16-25 year olds who have a cancer diagnosis.
- To lead the Youth Support Coordinator (YSC) team and act as the lead for developing an Education & Employment support service to ensure all young people having treatment as outpatients or inpatients at the PTC or are within 2 years of having treatment have access to high quality support.
- Based at the Principle Treatment Centre (PTC), you will see patients within the PTC and travel across the region to provide advice and support for young people at various hospitals and at home.
- To provide and lead, the established YSC service, ensuring a wide range of appropriate recreational activities are provided and lead on the Education and Employment support provision available to all TYA patients.
- To participate in the multi-disciplinary team using specific skills to contribute to the care and understanding of the young people and their families and carers
- Link with local businesses and the Christie Charity to explore employment support opportunities.
- Lead on the development of a accredited academic course provision accessible to TYA patients in treatment and within 2 years post completion of treatment.
- Support TYA cancer patients to attend education and employment in house award ceremonies aimed at highlighting academic achievements.
- Support TYA cancer patients to attend the Way Forward programme, or other similar Health and Wellbeing Events.
- Have good awareness of and practice in accordance with the safeguarding policies that exist within the Principal Treatment Centre. Provide guidance and expertise to colleagues with regards to safeguarding policies and practice, supporting the work of the Trusts Lead for Safeguarding and attending the Trusts Safeguarding Committee meetings.
- Signpost to appropriate charities and organisations, that sit outside of the Principal Treatment Centre, that can help to ensure that TYA cancer patients have access to the most comprehensive education and employment support possible.
- Ensure regular attendance at both the Psychosocial and TYA MDTs.
Strategic
- Strategic planning, education, research and audit are key components of this role
- Contribute to the collection of quantitive and qualitative data, utilising this data by providing written reports when required which provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality.
- Actively integrate research, theory and practice by undertaking surveys or audits as necessary.
- Participate in the development of trust policies and guidelines within the TYA service.
- Demonstrates the agreed set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour.
Management Responsibilities
- Line management responsibilities of TYA YSC team.
- Provide a supportive working environment and maintenance of staff morale, promoting a culture in which members of the team feel valued and able to achieve their potential.
- Actively participate in clinical risk assessments and ensure correct reporting of clinical incidents in accordance with hospital policy.
- Supports a culture that facilitates patient centred care and patient empowerment
- Engage patient and public involvement within the sphere of practice.
- Contribute to wider issues in the Trust such as committee membership and policy development
- Provide written evidence of service development and performance.
- Participate in TYA advisory boards and relevant working group
Professional Responsibilities
- Work within professional codes and policies laid down both nationally and by the Trust
- Participate in clinical supervision as a supervisor and where appropriate a supervisee
- Provide leadership within regional education and employment forums.
Training & Education
- Identify and initiate service development projects within the TYA service, allowing youth practice and expertise to be maximised in the pursuit of optimal care and experience for TYA patients coming through the service.
- Ensure that the Education and Employment service development project, is appropriately evaluated and written up.
- As part of the TYA team work collectively to provide attendance at appropriate Trust, local and regional meetings.
- Be aware of change at national and local level and participate in ensuring the service meets best practice measures through a range of methods including attendance at appropriate study days
- Initiate and develop educational programmes at the Principal Treatment Centre and within the community that promote a wider understanding in the care of TYAs with cancer and the unique needs of this age group
- Identify training needs of non-specialist Christie and Network colleagues and help to develop educational programmes or working alongside existing teams.
- As necessary and appropriate support the work of colleagues or the Christie Hospital in the development and formulation of standards of care associated with the care of TYA patients.
- Take responsibility for life-long learning through clinical supervision and performance development review meetings, the maintaining of a professional portfolio, identifying ones own educational needs, for example participation in TYA courses.
- Participate in and promote where necessary and appropriate involvement in user involvement activities such as Young Voices Network meetings.
- Identify opportunities to be involved in national groups and projects associated with the TYA oncology speciality
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will be based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring all patients receive age appropriate, high quality social and emotional support.
- You will work as part of the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) team to provide TYA support services for 16-25 year olds who have a cancer diagnosis.
- To lead the Youth Support Coordinator (YSC) team and act as the lead for developing an Education & Employment support service to ensure all young people having treatment as outpatients or inpatients at the PTC or are within 2 years of having treatment have access to high quality support.
- Based at the Principle Treatment Centre (PTC), you will see patients within the PTC and travel across the region to provide advice and support for young people at various hospitals and at home.
- To provide and lead, the established YSC service, ensuring a wide range of appropriate recreational activities are provided and lead on the Education and Employment support provision available to all TYA patients.
- To participate in the multi-disciplinary team using specific skills to contribute to the care and understanding of the young people and their families and carers
- Link with local businesses and the Christie Charity to explore employment support opportunities.
- Lead on the development of a accredited academic course provision accessible to TYA patients in treatment and within 2 years post completion of treatment.
- Support TYA cancer patients to attend education and employment in house award ceremonies aimed at highlighting academic achievements.
- Support TYA cancer patients to attend the Way Forward programme, or other similar Health and Wellbeing Events.
- Have good awareness of and practice in accordance with the safeguarding policies that exist within the Principal Treatment Centre. Provide guidance and expertise to colleagues with regards to safeguarding policies and practice, supporting the work of the Trusts Lead for Safeguarding and attending the Trusts Safeguarding Committee meetings.
- Signpost to appropriate charities and organisations, that sit outside of the Principal Treatment Centre, that can help to ensure that TYA cancer patients have access to the most comprehensive education and employment support possible.
- Ensure regular attendance at both the Psychosocial and TYA MDTs.
Strategic
- Strategic planning, education, research and audit are key components of this role
- Contribute to the collection of quantitive and qualitative data, utilising this data by providing written reports when required which provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality.
- Actively integrate research, theory and practice by undertaking surveys or audits as necessary.
- Participate in the development of trust policies and guidelines within the TYA service.
- Demonstrates the agreed set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour.
Management Responsibilities
- Line management responsibilities of TYA YSC team.
- Provide a supportive working environment and maintenance of staff morale, promoting a culture in which members of the team feel valued and able to achieve their potential.
- Actively participate in clinical risk assessments and ensure correct reporting of clinical incidents in accordance with hospital policy.
- Supports a culture that facilitates patient centred care and patient empowerment
- Engage patient and public involvement within the sphere of practice.
- Contribute to wider issues in the Trust such as committee membership and policy development
- Provide written evidence of service development and performance.
- Participate in TYA advisory boards and relevant working group
Professional Responsibilities
- Work within professional codes and policies laid down both nationally and by the Trust
- Participate in clinical supervision as a supervisor and where appropriate a supervisee
- Provide leadership within regional education and employment forums.
Training & Education
- Identify and initiate service development projects within the TYA service, allowing youth practice and expertise to be maximised in the pursuit of optimal care and experience for TYA patients coming through the service.
- Ensure that the Education and Employment service development project, is appropriately evaluated and written up.
- As part of the TYA team work collectively to provide attendance at appropriate Trust, local and regional meetings.
- Be aware of change at national and local level and participate in ensuring the service meets best practice measures through a range of methods including attendance at appropriate study days
- Initiate and develop educational programmes at the Principal Treatment Centre and within the community that promote a wider understanding in the care of TYAs with cancer and the unique needs of this age group
- Identify training needs of non-specialist Christie and Network colleagues and help to develop educational programmes or working alongside existing teams.
- As necessary and appropriate support the work of colleagues or the Christie Hospital in the development and formulation of standards of care associated with the care of TYA patients.
- Take responsibility for life-long learning through clinical supervision and performance development review meetings, the maintaining of a professional portfolio, identifying ones own educational needs, for example participation in TYA courses.
- Participate in and promote where necessary and appropriate involvement in user involvement activities such as Young Voices Network meetings.
- Identify opportunities to be involved in national groups and projects associated with the TYA oncology speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Degree in Youth/ Education/Employment Support
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills course
- Community Experience
- Coaching Experience
- Leadership / Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 yrs experience at Band 5
- Leadership experience
- Experience of working with a multi-professional team
- Proven experience in Youth/Education/Employment service development and implementation of change
- Knowledge and experience in safeguarding challenges for vulnerable TYA's
Desirable
- Project Management
- Involvement in clinical audit
- Experience of working with vulnerable children/young people
- Experience working within health/education settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of TYA Cancer and specific care needs associated
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policies relating to TYA Cancer Care
- Experience in setting up education support services
- Education of supporting vulnerable children/young people into employment and volunteering opportunities.
Desirable
- Personal professional development
Skills
Essential
- Expert in high quality patient care
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team
- Ability to manage own case load with good time management
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills
- Excellent presentation skills
Values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
Other
Essential
- Approachable and enthusiastic
- Recognition of own limitations
- Excellent time management
- Flexible working
- Excellent role model to patients and staff
- Able to drive and have access to a car or public transport for home visits
Desirable
- Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Degree in Youth/ Education/Employment Support
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills course
- Community Experience
- Coaching Experience
- Leadership / Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 yrs experience at Band 5
- Leadership experience
- Experience of working with a multi-professional team
- Proven experience in Youth/Education/Employment service development and implementation of change
- Knowledge and experience in safeguarding challenges for vulnerable TYA's
Desirable
- Project Management
- Involvement in clinical audit
- Experience of working with vulnerable children/young people
- Experience working within health/education settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of TYA Cancer and specific care needs associated
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policies relating to TYA Cancer Care
- Experience in setting up education support services
- Education of supporting vulnerable children/young people into employment and volunteering opportunities.
Desirable
- Personal professional development
Skills
Essential
- Expert in high quality patient care
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team
- Ability to manage own case load with good time management
Desirable
- Advanced IT skills
- Excellent presentation skills
Values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
Other
Essential
- Approachable and enthusiastic
- Recognition of own limitations
- Excellent time management
- Flexible working
- Excellent role model to patients and staff
- Able to drive and have access to a car or public transport for home visits
Desirable
- Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the service
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).
