Paediatric Diabetes Family Support Worker

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Frimley Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking a Paediatric Diabetes Family Support Worker to join the paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team. You will provide practical, emotional and social support to children, young people and their families, helping them navigate day-to-day diabetes management and engage positively with healthcare services.

Based at Frimley Park Hospital, the role offers the chance to build trusting relationships, identify barriers to care

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, emotional and social support to children, young people and their families.
• Help families navigate day-to-day diabetes management.
• Collaborate with the paediatric diabetes team to reinforce advice to patients and carers.
• Identify social or emotional barriers to wellbeing or diabetes management.
• Signpost families to community, social care, education, psychological and voluntary-sector services when required.
• Support families to attend appointments and engage with paediatric diabetes services.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Practical approach

Job description

Job overview

Paediatric Diabetes Family Support Worker

Band 4 | 18.75 hours per week | Permanent | Frimley Park Hospital

Make a difference to children and families living with diabetes.

Are you passionate about supporting children, young people and their families? Do you have the empathy, communication skills and practical approach to help families navigate the day-to-day challenges of living with diabetes?

We are looking for a Paediatric Diabetes Family Support Worker to join our friendly and dedicated paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team at Frimley Park Hospital.

This is a rewarding opportunity to provide practical, emotional and social support to children and young people living with diabetes, helping them and their families build confidence and develop the skills they need to manage diabetes in everyday life.

What you’ll do

Working alongside the paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Provide practical, emotional and social support to children, young people and their families.
• Help families build confidence in managing the day-to-day challenges of diabetes.
• Support children and families to engage positively with healthcare services.
• Identify social, emotional, educational or practical difficulties that may impact a child’s wellbeing or diabetes management.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive experience for families throughout their diabetes journey

Main duties of the job

• Provide practical and emotional support to children and young people with diabetes and their parents or carers.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with children, young people, families, and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Help families understand information provided by the diabetes team and reinforce agreed advice in an accessible and age-appropriate way.
• Support families with the day-to-day management of diabetes, within the boundaries of the role and under appropriate clinical guidance.
• Encourage children and young people to develop confidence and independence in managing their diabetes as they become older.
• Identify barriers that may affect diabetes management, such as family circumstances, emotional wellbeing, school issues, financial difficulties, or difficulties engaging with services.
• Signpost or refer families to appropriate community, social care, education, psychological, and voluntary-sector services when required.
• Work collaboratively with schools and education staff to support children with diabetes and promote appropriate support within the school environment.
• Support families to attend appointments and engage with the paediatric diabetes service.