Play Assistant

North West Anglia Nhs Foundation Trust; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Anglia Trust is seeking a Play Assistant to join the Play Team on Holly Ward, supporting care through child-focused play and developmental activities for 0-17 years. The role requires enthusiasm, reliability and strong communication with the multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include maintaining play areas, providing age-appropriate activities, and assisting across sites in Peterborough or Hinchingbrooke. CPS/Disclosure checks apply as per policy.

Qualifications

• Essential: NNEB
• Essential: NVQ Level three childcare
• Experience of working with children/young people

Responsibilities

• The Play Team covers 7 days a week, maintains play areas and provides activities and resources that are developmental and age appropriate.
• Cross site working at Peterborough or Hinchingbrooke.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Child-friendly

Reliable

Verbal & written comms

Education

NNEB

NVQ Level 3 childcare

Job description

Job summary

The Play Team at North West Anglia Trust is expanding and recent developments have led to a stronger focus on providing play as an integral part of care across two sites. Our service provides children and young people from 0-17years with support and interventions, contributing towards their holistic care, and experience. Our aim is to showcase the importance of play to the Multi-disciplinary team, working towards a healthy recovery for the child and young person.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the closing date indicated should we feel we have received sufficient applications.

Main duties of the job

As a Play Assistant working within our Trust the expectations within your role are to be motivated and enthusiastic in providing child focused play with an awareness of child development and the emotional needs of a child in hospital.

To meet the challenges of this post you must hold a level 3 childcare qualification.

The Play Team works on Holly ward a 17 bedded children ward, providing play, distraction and preparation, covering Children's Outpatients, Paediatric Assessment unit and a Day case area.

If you are and overseas candidate wishing to apply and would require sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website

About us

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Job responsibilities

The Play Team cover 7 days a week, maintain play areas and provide activities and resources that are developmental and age appropriate.

Cross site working at Peterborough or Hinchingbrooke.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• NNEB
• NVQ Level three childcare

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children/young people

Desirable

• Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Experience of working as a team member.
• Experience of working within a hospital setting
• Experience of working with Adolescents and Young people

Key Skills

Essential

• Enthusiastic, Child-friendly
• Reliable and Trustworthy
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

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.