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Join Young Lives vs Cancer to push harder, reach further, and work smarter towards a better future for children and young people facing cancer.
Overview
Salary
£47698 - £0
Location
Edinburgh - Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
Expires
Organisation summary (max 150 words)
We help families find the strength to face everything cancer throws at them. We’ll face it all, together – but we can’t do it without you.
Role Summary
- Help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer.
- Remove barriers, solve problems, and prioritise wellbeing.
- Challenge systems and policies, highlight gaps, and campaign for change.
Role Requirements
- Strong commitment to improving the lives of children with cancer.
- Ability to work in a dynamic team to create a positive impact.
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time. When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain. The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time. We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
