Youth Support Co-Ordinator

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Youth Support Coordinator to join the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Cancer Service in Guildford. The post is Band 4, pro rata, and the role is part-time due to job share arrangements, requiring empathy and strong person-centred care for young people aged 16–30 facing cancer.

You will work across hospital and community settings, coordinate activities, support transition, and develop youth involvement with flexible hours including some evenings or

Qualifications

• GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grades A-C) or equivalent.
• Evidence of continued role development.
• Counselling or coaching qualification.

Responsibilities

• Taking referrals from clinical staff and identifying appropriate individual, group and peer-support activities to meet the needs of young people.
• Co-coordinating and providing diversionary 1:1 and group activities in hospital settings.
• Leading design and organization of patient group activities outside hospital settings, including outside usual hours.
• Contributing to program design for transition and involvement of teenagers and young adults.
• Developing methods for involving young people in service evaluation and development.
• Supporting health and well-being events and peer meetings across sites.

Skills

Health / social care experience

TYA care experience

Workload coordination

Macmillan knowledge

Cancer treatment knowledge

Flexible hours

Education

GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grades A-C) or equivalent

Evidence of continued role development

Counselling or coaching qualification

Job description

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Town Guildford Salary £29,812 - £32,715 (per annum) pro rata - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

AfC Band 4

Job overview

The Royal Surrey Cancer Centre is looking for an empathetic and motivated individual to join our Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Cancer Service as Youth Support Coordinator.
This is a job share where the post holder will be expected to have a strong understanding of person-centred care, with the ability to build supportive relationships with young people aged 16–30 facing cancer.

Applicants should be proactive, well-organised, IT literate, and flexible to work occasional evenings or weekends.

This post requires an experienced, forward thinking, motivated and ambitious person whose contributions will be recognised by a dynamic, professional and friendly team.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) cancer service to provide age-appropriate activities and support to facilitate cognitive, social and emotional development of young people aged 16-30 years. The role will involve working in a TYA-specific clinical areas at The Royal Surrey Foundation Trust Hospital, and some non-hospital settings e.g. external peer support activities

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full job description

SUMMARY

• Taking referrals from clinical staff and identifying appropriate individual, group and peer-support activities to meet the needs of young people.
• Working collaboratively with our youth support coordinator (Job share) to ensure our patients are well supported.
• Co-coordinating, and providing diversionary 1:1 and group activities in the hospital setting ensuring they are well-planned, appropriate and safe for all participants.
• Taking the lead on design and organization of agreed patient group activities outside the hospital setting, with input from TYA team colleagues as appropriate to ensure they are well-planned, appropriate and safe for all participants. This may be outside usual working hours.
• Contributing to the design and implementation of programs to support transition, both in relation to age/development and stages of the cancer care pathway including end of life care
• Developing age-appropriate methods for involving teenagers and young adults in the evaluation and development of services, taking a key role in supporting their involvement.
• Contributing to the development and use of communication technologies to meet the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer.
• This role may include working across hospitals sites within the NHS Trust, and may require travel around the region at times.
• Supporting/ working with Designated Hospitals and Principal Treatment Centers in the region to provide health and well-being events and peer meetings
• Ongoing development of TYA Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group
• Attendance at Teenage Cancer Trust events and regional meetings

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grades A-C) or equivalent
• Evidence of continued role development
• Counselling or coaching qualification

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Relevant health or social care experience at Band 3 or equivalent
• Experience in the care of TYA
• Experience in coordinating a patient workload
• Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK
• Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology
• Ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Nana Akowuah-Addo Job title Lead Nurse Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01483 571122 Additional information For further details and informal visit, please contact Lead Nurse Nana Akowuah –Addo on 01483 571122 extension 2596 or email [e-mail]