Patient Advocate Children's Diabetes Team | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2026 |
| Location: | Elland, HX5 0EE |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7925725/372-FSS3049-A |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a caring and dynamic person to work within the Children's Diabetes Service as a Patient Advocate. The post holder will work alongside the multidisciplinary team in providing high quality patient care for children and young people with both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.
The team are based at the Rainbow Community Hub in Elland and care for children in both Huddersfield and Calderdale up to the age of 18
To work holistically in the support of children and young people with diabetes and their families as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.
This role often involves working alone in the community visiting children in their homes, in school and other settings, therefore access to own vehicle is essential
To support the Consultant, Specialist Nurses, Psychologist and Dietitian in the multidisciplinary clinic, nurse led clinic and transition clinics
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Acting as an advocate for the children, young people and their families
Attending Consultant led, Nurse led and Transition clinics
Attending relevant multidisciplinary meetings to safeguard children at all times and escalating concerns appropriately
Attending evening transition clinics once a month to support the young person and ensure appropriate structured education has been given prior to discharge to young adult services
Assisting in the commencement of Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Pumps and ensuring any technological phone App issues have been resolved beforehand
Organising social and activity events for children, young people and their families
Attending schools independently and supporting the children and young people, providing education where necessary and awareness to peers if requested
To have excellent communication skills with the children, young people, their families, work colleagues and other multidisciplinary team members
To be able to organise own workload effectively
To assist other team members to empower and motivate children and young people in the development of practical skills from diagnosis to discharge to the young adult team through structured education
To be actively involved with students during their placement within the team
To attend Team and MDT meetings
To attend relevant training where necessary
This advert closes on Sunday 19 Apr 2026