Health Play Assistant

Job summary

This is a Fixed Term / Secondment until 31.08.2024 due to funding. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

The Women and Children Directorate of Hywel Dda University Health Board has an exciting opportunity for a band 3 play assistant to join our Therapeutic Play team.

We provide an excellent service to meet the needs of children and families incorporating all aspects of family centred care. We are committed to the provision of high quality care using evidence based practice.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is committed to supporting training and ongoing professional development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will need to be resourceful, innovative and committed to deliver a high standard of therapeutic play service for children, young people and their families in Acute /Community Paediatric settings across the Health Board.

The successful candidate will work closely within the Play service team, support the health care professionals across all area of the hospital, out patients and community children nursing service where children and young people are cared for.

This is a part-time position working weekdays, weekends and inclusive of bank holidays on a rostered basis. This post is based on Cilgerran Ward with a requirement to work across the play service covering both Glangwili and Withybush childrens' service areas , to have a flexible approach for the needs of the service.

You will be involved in the organising and supervising play activities, preparing and distracting children for treatments and procedures.

You will also need to demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills and aptitude to work as part of a team as well as alone.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.