Job summary
We are offering the exciting opportunity for two youth workers to support children and young adults, from 11-25 years, as they develop independence in managing, not only their medical conditions, but their emotional wellbeing, opportunities and individual ambitions as part of our diabetes and epilepsy services at The County Hospital, Hereford.
You will need to be adaptable, identifying the differing needs of adolescents and young adults as they pass through life's transitions into adulthood.
You will work within our clinical teams bringing to the table your expertise and experience in patient advocacy and a voice to our children young people. You will shape the service toward a more child/young person centred specification, advising on and developing initiatives and a network of resources that will help our children become confident young adults.
You will receive guidance and support from a senior youth worker and the clinical teams, as well as supervision and peer support from external mentors and forums. We want you to be able to develop your own ideas in promoting advocacy and wellbeing and have the confidence to implement them.
Main duties of the job
- To develop a high standard of patient advocacy for children and young people within the diabetes and epilepsy services based at The County Hospital, Wye Valley NHS Trus
- To act as an advocate and knowledgeable source of support for children and young people within the paediatric and young adult diabetes and epilepsy service
- To support young people through transitioning from paediatric clinical care to young adult clinical care, up to 25 years of ag
- To work flexibly to assist with the provision of a varied programme of personal, social and educational developmental activities with due regard for the needs and opinions of young people. This could include evenings, weekends and residential work
- To participate as a professional member of the Youth Service and contribute to the care of the patients of the Trust, relating to their all-round cultural and diversity, developmental and emotional needs.
- To contribute to the development of the Youth Service through identified project aims communicating effectively with the Senior Youth Worker Project Manager and the Paediatric and Adult Specialist Teams
- To support and advice the specialist teams of vulnerable children and young adults and contribute to problem-solving strategies to support the
- To assess the social, developmental and educational needs of individuals and groups of young people and help deliver appropriate programmes and activities.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
28 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
24 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-SUR-5658810
Job locations
Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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