Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hospital Play Specialist to join our team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Based at King's Mill Hospital, you will support play intervention and therapies for all babies, children and young people with the trust, inclusive of departments that may not be children and young people focused but any where children and young people may attended.This includes the paediatric ward, the outpatient clinics and could at times include the Neonatal Unit and the Emergency Department.
Key responsibilites:
- Meet the play and emotional needs of all children and young people, ensuring a quality service is delivered.
- Assist in teaching the value of play/activities for the child/adolescent in hospital.
- Liaise with members of the health care team in the management of the child/adolescent and their family in the hospital setting.
- Assist in the creation of an environment in which play/activity always occurs naturally in the ward.
- Observe and assess the child's/adolescent's anxieties and communicate these to appropriate staff.
Apply now to join our team and make a difference in the lives of children and young people in our hospitals!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of children's issues/children with special needs
- Ability to communicate with children and adolescents
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work with families
- Ability to plan/ design ageappropriate play/developmental activities for children and adolescents
- Ability to communicate well
- Ability to conduct tasks promptly and efficiently
- Understanding of health and safety issues
Desirable
- Experience of working with adolescents and children with special needs including those with challenging behaviour
Qualifications
Essential
- Health Play Specialist foundation degree / Professional Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children and Young People
- Registered with HPSET
Desirable
- Experience of working in the hospital setting
Further Training
Essential
- Safeguarding children awareness
- Commitment to support the Trust's Values
Experience
Essential
- Working within hospital setting
- Experience of supervising students
- Experience of audit of play/distraction
Desirable
- Awareness of children's health related issues such as CAMHS, behavioural and developmental milestones
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- To work within a 7-day rota
- Commitment to support the trust values
- To adhere to uniform policy
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Knowledge of children's issues/children with special needs
- Ability to communicate with children and adolescents
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work with families
- Ability to plan/ design ageappropriate play/developmental activities for children and adolescents
- Ability to communicate well
- Ability to conduct tasks promptly and efficiently
- Understanding of health and safety issues
Desirable
- Experience of working with adolescents and children with special needs including those with challenging behaviour
Qualifications
Essential
- Health Play Specialist foundation degree / Professional Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children and Young People
- Registered with HPSET
Desirable
- Experience of working in the hospital setting
Further Training
Essential
- Safeguarding children awareness
- Commitment to support the Trust's Values
Experience
Essential
- Working within hospital setting
- Experience of supervising students
- Experience of audit of play/distraction
Desirable
- Awareness of children's health related issues such as CAMHS, behavioural and developmental milestones
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- To work within a 7-day rota
- Commitment to support the trust values
- To adhere to uniform policy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
