Health Play Specialist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stanton Hill; Presencial; GBP 31.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Supportive team environment

Development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Play Specialist to help children and young people cope with illness and hospital experiences. You will use therapeutic play and creative activities to explain procedures, support families and reduce anxiety within a multidisciplinary team.

Candidates will have HPSET registration and a specialist play qualification, with a commitment to child welfare and safeguarding. This role requires flexibility to cover a 7-day rota on-site.

Formación

• HPSET registration is mandatory.
• Specialist play qualification required.
• Strong communication with children, families and team.
• Experience in hospital or clinical settings is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Use therapeutic play and age-appropriate interventions to help children understand illness and procedures.
• Reduce anxiety and promote emotional wellbeing in children and young people.
• Support children's development through play.
• Build trusting relationships and prepare children for unfamiliar experiences.
• Provide individualised support reflecting each child's needs and circumstances.
• Work closely with families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Work across a 7-day rota.

Conocimientos

HPSET registration

Specialist play qualification

Communication with children and their/

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Educación

Health Play Specialist foundation degree or Professional Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children and Young People

Descripción del empleo

Health Play Specialist post with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting children and young people through hospital care. The role uses therapeutic play and creative activities to help children understand illness, procedures and hospital stays, and to reduce their anxiety. It involves individualised work with children, families and the multidisciplinary team, on a 7-day rota. Candidates need HPSET registration and a specialist play qualification.

What the job involves

• Use therapeutic play, creative activities and age-appropriate interventions to help children understand and cope with illness, procedures, treatment and hospital stays


• Reduce anxiety and promote emotional wellbeing in children and young people


• Support children's development through play


• Build trusting relationships and prepare children for unfamiliar experiences


• Provide individualised support that reflects each child's needs, abilities and circumstances


• Work closely with children, families and the wider multidisciplinary team


• Work across a 7-day rota

Qualifications

• Health Play Specialist foundation degree or Professional Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children and Young People

Registration & licences

• Registered with HPSET

Experience

• Working within a hospital setting


• Experience of supervising students


• Experience of auditing play or distraction techniques

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of children's issues, including children with special needs


• Ability to communicate with children, adolescents and families


• Ability to plan and design age-appropriate play and developmental activities


• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team


• Ability to complete tasks promptly and efficiently


• Understanding of health and safety issues

Other

• Self-motivated


• Safeguarding children awareness


• Commitment to support the Trust's values


• Adherence to the uniform policy


• Availability to work a 7-day rota

Nice to have

• Experience of working with children and adolescents with special needs, including challenging behaviour


• Experience of working in the hospital setting


• Awareness of children's health-related issues such as CAMHS, behavioural and developmental milestones

What’s offered

• Supportive working environment that nurtures wellbeing


• Opportunities for development and progression