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KEY DUTIES CONTINUED...

• To devise and develop ways in which peer group support can be achieved.

• Ensure the appropriateness of available resources are updated quarterly.

• Work with young people to prepare them for specific activities and treatment plans.

• To coordinate and supervise social support networks to encourage social interaction and support to young people to aid adjustment to diagnosis. Encourage peer support within this group.

• To attend other units where young people may be cared for and provide a link with external agencies where applicable.

• To participate in fundraising processes, including suggestions for fundraisers, proposals of contributions to the service and accepting donations at charitable events.

• Responsibility for ordering supplies and equipment as appropriate.

• To ensure recreational and craft equipment is continually maintained on a regular basis.

• To supervise unqualified staff such as youth work, play specialist students and volunteers.

• Contribute to a learning environment for students and provide mentoring when required.

• To coordinate creative and therapeutic activities and implement a range of strategies. Liaise with complementary therapies, music workshop, community, and youth groups to contribute to these strategies.

• To keep records of the numbers and types of patients receiving recreational services/input and to assess social and emotional capabilities before and after intervention.

• To attend unit meetings e.g., clinical governance, paediatric and neonatal nurses’ meetings and children and young people patient experience group. To participate in a range of multidisciplinary meetings both within the trust and outside agencies regularly.
• To observe patients and report any relevant information to multi-disciplinary team
• To provide an age-appropriate environment in which young people can remain stimulated.

• To assist young people to develop links and contacts with other young people with long term conditions.

• To develop and maintain a close working relationship with people from the community as well as with those involved in other elements of the team’s work.

• To ensure the data of the service provided is captured and present to the MDT team and the Child Health Governance once a month.

Communication and Working Relationships

• Nursing Staff
• Clinical Psychologist

• Allied Health Professions
• Facilities Staff
• Medical Staff
• Community Groups
• Youth Group
• School Group
• Youth Centre/service
• Theatre Arts Groups
• Recreational Centres

Service Development, Planning and Organisation

• To work collaboratively with other Youth Workers in the region and UK, working alongside other professionals to offer an alternative view to working with young people.

• Initiate and use risk assessments where required for activities on the ward, clinic and in the community.

• Initiate, plan, co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate work which broadens access to social activities for young people.

• To develop collaborative projects with similar services, organisations, and other agencies and communities e.g., youth services, youth theatre, schools, and youth groups.

Quality and Safety

• Contribute to the development of efficient pathways of care in accordance with current best practice and national guidelines.

Teaching, Training and Education

• The postholder will maintain specialist medical knowledge appropriate to the role through relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD)/Continuing Medical Education (CME) as appropriate.

• Attend teaching sessions to improve knowledge and clinical practice.

• Attend relevant departmental, teaching, and clinical audit meetings.

• The post holder will be supported by study leave to maintain their professional development.

• The post holder will have named supervisor and regular appraisals and should attend relevant trust mandatory training.

Policy, Audit and Research

• Participate in relevant audit, governance and quality assurance processes/activity.

• Be an active participant in the development of strategies to support the Children & Young People Epilepsy Team

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• To be competent at safeguarding children and implementing the Child in Need and Child Protection procedures as appropriate includes the following skills, competencies, and knowledge:

• Be able to recognise child abuse and be able to document accurately child protection concerns according to Laming recommendations, differentiating fact from opinion.

• Understand which groups of children are at risk of harm or neglect and know who to contact / inform / seek advice from; know how to contact them 24 hours a day, seven days a week, know when to contact them according to Trust and Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards policies and procedures.

• Know when and how to act, when and how to refer and the importance of following up a referral.

• Understand the next steps in the child protection process.

• Share safeguarding information appropriately – in writing, by telephone, electronically or in person understanding the difference between information sharing on individual, organisational and professional levels.

• Know what to record, how long to keep it, how to dispose of records correctly, and when to feedback or follow up.

• Understand own (and others’) professional roles and boundaries, including the Named professionals, trust managers and social workers.

• Knowledge of the implications of key national document/reports.

• Understand the assessment of risk and harm.

• Understand and support staff with multi-agency frameworks, investigations, working and child protection assessment processes including the use of the Common Assessment Framework / investigation/working, child protection investigation and the basics of forensic procedures.

• Present child protection concerns in a child protection conference.

• Work with families where there are child protection concerns.

• Advise other agencies regarding the health management of child protection concerns.

• Contribute to serious case reviews or individual management reviews.

• Aware of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and its remit