We are looking for an exceptional individual who would like an opportunity of working as a Youth Support Coordinator for Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Cancer Services within a highly respected play and youth services team. You will need a relevant qualification in youth work, or be a qualified & registered Health Play Specialist as well as extensive, relevant experience of working with children and/or YP in social or healthcare settings.
You will need to enjoy working with TYA, be emotionally resilient as well as have compassion, sensitivity and a sense of humour. This post will work within the YP inpatient ward, supporting patients attending for treatment and will be vital in reducing the anxiety surrounding hospital treatments. You will be proactive in creating and maintaining an age-appropriate environment throughout the YP’s area and facilitate group activities and individual therapeutic sessions with patients.
Interview dates: Thursday 16th January 2025.
DISCLAIMER: Potential early close
Working alongside a supportive and diverse team of play and youth professionals who will support you in your role and a leadership team who will actively support your professional development, this post is responsible for providing individually tailored and group support to YP. Engaging easily with TYA and working effectively with your MDT colleagues to use therapeutic techniques creatively to enhance the TYA’s hospital experience. The post holder will have responsibility to support and supervise junior members of staff and mentor students. This role will give the post holder the opportunity to develop leadership skills in organising staff rotas, assessing service needs and referrals.
Please note this advert may close early if a high volume of applications are received
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Irene o'donnell Job title: Trust Lead for Play and Youth Services Email address: irene.o'donnell@nhs.net
