Job summary
We are recruiting for a full time Registered Health Play Specialist on the Children and Young Person's Unit at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston.
As a Registered Health Play Specialist, you will join the current Play Team working across Children's Services. The team are proactive, determined to provide quality intervention and find the best solutions for patients, families and those we work alongside.
If you hold a Play Specialist qualification and Health Play Specialist Education Trust registration then we are looking for you. Consideration will also be given to applications from candidates who are Health Play Specialist students in their final year of training, and candidates who will be willing to undertake the Play Specialist qualification.
You will have excellent therapeutic, developmental play and communication knowledge and skills, have experience in supporting children and young people through diagnostic and medical / treatment procedures and the ability to work autonomously and with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
If you are passionate about therapeutic play and supporting families and are able to build good relationships with children, young people, families and the people you work with then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide support for children and their families.
- Take on individual referrals for children experiencing difficulty in coping with the diagnosis and treatment and managing hospital admission / procedures. Using evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions that may be needed in either the hospital and or the home environment.
- Provide therapeutic play interventions for specific medical procedures.
- Document therapeutic interventions and outcomes.
- Develop skills, knowledge and be responsible for own practice, through continued professional development.
- Promote an awareness of the emotional needs of children in hospital and the importance of play, within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Supervise Hospital Play Specialist students on placement.
- Provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by manager.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree in Healthcare Play Specialism / Edexel Level 4 Professional Diploma in Specialist Play for Sick Children and Young People or equivalent
- Children's Workforce, Cache, NNEB, BTec, NVQ or Level 3 qualification in Early years / Childcare equivalent
- Current registration with HPSET, current HPSET student registration or have discussed a plan or re-registration with HPSET for return to practice
Desirable
- Counselling Diploma or equivalent
- Youth work or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate autonomous working practices in current post
- Evidence of experience of working with parents and extended families
Desirable
- Experience of working with children with special educational needs and/or mental health concerns
- Evidence of working in an acute care hospital setting with Children and young people
- Evidence of integrated working with a multi-professional team
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated understanding of developmental, social and psychological needs of children / young people and their families incorporating special needs, cultures and diversities
- Knowledge of Health and Safety, and risk management in practice including safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of HPSET / NAHPS professional code of conduct and standards and application to practice
- Ability to work with individuals and groups of babies / children / young people
- Ability to deliver therapeutic play including play preparation, distraction and post procedural play for medical procedures using evidenced based techniques
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to manage and prioritise own work load
Desirable
- Training and presentation skills
- Word processing and internet research skills
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree in Healthcare Play Specialism / Edexel Level 4 Professional Diploma in Specialist Play for Sick Children and Young People or equivalent
- Children's Workforce, Cache, NNEB, BTec, NVQ or Level 3 qualification in Early years / Childcare equivalent
- Current registration with HPSET, current HPSET student registration or have discussed a plan or re-registration with HPSET for return to practice
Desirable
- Counselling Diploma or equivalent
- Youth work or qualification
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate autonomous working practices in current post
- Evidence of experience of working with parents and extended families
Desirable
- Experience of working with children with special educational needs and/or mental health concerns
- Evidence of working in an acute care hospital setting with Children and young people
- Evidence of integrated working with a multi-professional team
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated understanding of developmental, social and psychological needs of children / young people and their families incorporating special needs, cultures and diversities
- Knowledge of Health and Safety, and risk management in practice including safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of HPSET / NAHPS professional code of conduct and standards and application to practice
- Ability to work with individuals and groups of babies / children / young people
- Ability to deliver therapeutic play including play preparation, distraction and post procedural play for medical procedures using evidenced based techniques
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to manage and prioritise own work load
Desirable
- Training and presentation skills
- Word processing and internet research skills
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
