Diabetes Youth Worker
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,516.00 to £38,364.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31516.00 - £38364.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | Cardiff, CF14 4XW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | H9001-26-0012 |
Summary
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Ensure that the environment is conducive in meeting the needs of the young person and family including the safety, care and maintenance of equipment required. 2. To act in accordance with the National Youth Agency Ethical and Professional Code. 3. To be flexible and able to adapt when responding to referrals in a variety of clinical areas. 4. To engage fully with the supervision provided by the clinical psychologist and clinical paediatric and adult diabetes teams. Clinical Duties 1. To provide a high standard of holistic care to young people and their families, taking into account their individual needs. 2. To support staff involved in the care of young people regarding the needs of young people within the health care environment. 3. Undertake assessments and complete records in line with departmental and Health Board policies at Cardiff and Vale UHB, liaising with others as appropriate. 4. Assess the social, developmental and educational/vocational needs of young people and groups of young people and introduce appropriate programmes or activities. 5. Act as a key worker to whom young people and health care workers can refer for support and advice. 6. Establish relationships with young people and as appropriate with parents /carers and siblings. 7. Offer advice and information to young people and their families relating to psychosocial, educational/vocational issues and generic health issues such as substance use and sexual health. 8. Create opportunity for young people to participate in service development and actively share their views across the Health Board. 9. Work closely with health care professionals in the development of adolescent and young peoples clinics. 10. Encourage young people to self-advocate or advocate on their behalf, working closely with C&V UHB. 11. Document and report any concerns relating to needs assessment and child protection issues as appropriate. 12. Participate in multi disciplinary meetings, case conferences, reviews etc providing professional advice on individual care programme planning, reporting any relevant information or concerns as necessary, making referrals and maintaining appropriate links. 13. Work closely with other health care professionals offering advice and support to young people and their families through the process of transition and transferring into adult care. 14. Support young people in their home / community, if necessary, to help re-establish their normal routines e.g. returning to education or work. Enable young people to access appropriate community support services such as health, social, educational or legal services. Establish contact and relationships with groups and organisations to help establish young people in their communities. CLINICAL GOVERNANCE 1. To ensure that clinical governance is maintained for issues related to the young peoples service. 2. Participate in developing and updating clinical practice relevant to the young peoples service. 3. Participate in clinical audit, health and safety, quality assurance, risk assessment, benchmarking, evaluating user satisfaction, the development of clinical guidelines, protocols or policies as required. 4. Complete information / activity recording and data entry for the service as required. 5. Record appropriate information and follow identified reporting mechanisms. 6. Seek links with other hospital based youth workers. STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Undertake teaching sessions for other professional groups as required. 2. Supervise student placements in the departments as required. 3. Present outcomes of work at study days and conferences. 4. Give guidance on the particular needs of young people in the hospital environment. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 1. Participate in continuing development to develop the knowledge and skills required for the post. 2. Adhere to Health Board policies and procedures. 3. Participate in the Health Boards Personal Development Review and Knowledge and Skills Framework process and administration, undertaking training identified and research as appropriate. 4. Maintain contact with youth work organisations to continue to develop skills and obtain peer support. 5. Attend departmental and Health Board meetings as required. 6. The post holder will be expected to keep up to date records of continuing professional development including reflective practice in relation to the knowledge and skills framework outline. 7. The post holder will undertake mandatory training as directed by the head of service. 8. All staff will be expected to fully participate in the Appraisal/ Performance Management process. This obligation will include the preparation for and attendance at appraisal/performance interviews and completion of the associated documentation.