Opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of young adults with chronic kidney disease, providing essential support during a crucial transition phase.
Work within a multidisciplinary team, allowing for collaborative approaches and shared learning experiences with healthcare professionals, enhancing patient care.
Access to ongoing clinical supervision and professional development opportunities, fostering personal and career growth within the NHS system.
Engagement in the provision of both practical and emotional support, aiding young adults in managing their conditions and improving their overall well-being.
Flexibility in work hours, promoting a healthy work-life balance and accommodating personal commitments.
Involvement with various national teams and external agencies, expanding professional networks and enhancing the effectiveness of support services.
The Band 6 Young Adult Support Worker role at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust focuses on providing individualized practical and emotional support to young adults aged 18-30 with chronic kidney disease and related conditions. Responsibilities include facilitating patients' appointment attendance, supporting medical and psychology staff in clinics, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and liaising with external agencies. The position also involves delivering level 2 counselling, resuming remote support groups via Zoom, and working closely with a part-time Young Adult Worker to enhance service engagement and management of patients' conditions.
This role is particularly vital for young adults, especially those transitioning from pediatric to adult services, as it aims to empower them to take responsibility for their health. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, known for its comprehensive patient care and innovative approach to healthcare, offers a supportive environment conducive to professional growth, with flexible working arrangements and ongoing training opportunities. For more information, interested individuals can contact Sarah Afuwape, the Renal & Liver Psychology Consultant Lead.
This role is particularly vital for young adults, especially those transitioning from pediatric to adult services, as it aims to empower them to take responsibility for their health. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, known for its comprehensive patient care and innovative approach to healthcare, offers a supportive environment conducive to professional growth, with flexible working arrangements and ongoing training opportunities. For more information, interested individuals can contact Sarah Afuwape, the Renal & Liver Psychology Consultant Lead.
There is growing recognition that young people with long term conditions such as kidney disease need specific support. Young adults diagnosed with kidney disease have additional challenges and can often find it difficult to manage their condition and the life changes it brings. Those diagnosed in childhood may struggle to cope with the challenges of adolescence whilst transferring to adult services. Without adequate support, this can lead to poor engagement with services and non-concordance with treatment with serious long-term consequences to health.
Working closely with the wider Renal Health and Counselling Psychology service, the key roles of the post-holder will be to assist in providing targeted, individualised practical & emotional support, and education to a population of young adults (aged 18-30) at the Royal Free Hospital with chronic kidney disease secondary to a number of renal and urological-related conditions. There is also a significant focus on working with young adults who have received a kidney transplant and have begun dialysis treatment. The support and education provided will help to enable and empower this heterogeneous group of patients to increase and manage responsibility for their kidney disease and its management.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link www.jobsincare.com/job/jbli4Smn further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Afuwape Job title: Renal & Liver Psychology Consultant Lead Email address:
Working closely with the wider Renal Health and Counselling Psychology service, the key roles of the post-holder will be to assist in providing targeted, individualised practical & emotional support, and education to a population of young adults (aged 18-30) at the Royal Free Hospital with chronic kidney disease secondary to a number of renal and urological-related conditions. There is also a significant focus on working with young adults who have received a kidney transplant and have begun dialysis treatment. The support and education provided will help to enable and empower this heterogeneous group of patients to increase and manage responsibility for their kidney disease and its management.
- Work in tandem with the other part-time Young Adult Worker to support the medical and psychology staff by facilitating patients’ hospital appointment attendance
- Be in attendance in clinic to support the Consultant Nephrologist and clinical nurses
- Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to support young adults with renal disease and other interrelated aspects of their condition
- Liaise with other national teams supporting young adults with other long term conditions, to share good practice and facilitate joint working where appropriate
- Liaise with agencies outside of the hospitals providing support to young adults e.g. social workers, education providers & welfare rights agencies
- Undertake appropriate level 2 counselling and emotional support for young adults in distress
- Resume the Young Adult remote support and information groups via Zoom
- Receive regular clinical supervision
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link www.jobsincare.com/job/jbli4Smn further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Afuwape Job title: Renal & Liver Psychology Consultant Lead Email address:
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