Assistant Teenage and Young Adults (TYA) Youth Worker

at  Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

A unique opportunity has arisen to join the RSCH Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service and work as a Youth worker. The post holder will work alongside the Teenage and Young Adult cancer team and liaise with the multi-disciplinary team’.
To support the youth worker with a wide range of appropriate recreational activities to enable young people aged 16-30 years to develop cognitive, social and emotional skills throughout their cancer trajectory
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn’t the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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To participate in the TYA Cancer Multidisciplinary Team using specific skills to contribute to the care and understanding of the young people, their families, and carer.
To ensure the day care and outpatient environment is young people friendly and stimulating
To encourage and help to develop a peer group network of support.
To support the youth worker with signposting TYAs to accessible grants and benefits when they’re struggling with cost of living
To support youth worker with guiding and mediating for the TYA and their family with general
To support patients to advocate for themselves and their best interests within the team and wider hospital. To advocate for them where this is not possible

Please refer the Job description for details