Patient Advocate Children's Diabetes Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Acting as an advocate for the children, young people and their families

Attending Consultant led, Nurse led and Transition clinics

Attending relevant multidisciplinary meetings to safeguard children at all times and escalating concerns appropriately

Attending evening transition clinics once a month to support the young person and ensure appropriate structured education has been given prior to discharge to young adult services

Assisting in the commencement of Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Pumps and ensuring any technological phone App issues have been resolved beforehand

Organising social and activity events for children, young people and their families

Attending schools independently and supporting the children and young people, providing education where necessary and awareness to peers if requested

To have excellent communication skills with the children, young people, their families, work colleagues and other multidisciplinary team members

To be able to organise own workload effectively

To assist other team members to empower and motivate children and young people in the development of practical skills from diagnosis to discharge to the young adult team through structured education

To be actively involved with students during their placement within the team

To attend Team and MDT meetings

To attend relevant training where necessary

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

• Diploma/NVQ Level 3 in Childcare or equivalent
• English and Maths GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent

Desirable

• To have undertaken safeguarding children training

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

• Recent experience of working with children and young people
• A special interest in working with children and young people with diabetes
• Experience of working with mobile phones, Apps, emails
• A commitment to ongoing training and development
• Would be prepared to undertake further training if required
• Ability to understand and apply local and national guidelines
• Ability to work independently but also committed to team working
• To be able to prioritise and manage own workload
• Excellent IT skills

Desirable

• Awareness and understanding of Diabetes Technology

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential

• The ability to act as an advocate for the child and family
• Ability to work with other agencies
• Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job (it is unlikely that public transport will meet this requirement). Reasonable adjustments can be considered in accordance to the Equality Act
• Excellent written skills
• Good interpersonal, communication and listening skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rainbow Community Hub

School street West

Elland

HX5 0EE

Employer's website

https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)