Play Services Manager | Pediatric Care Leader (Part-Time)

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 71,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Play Services Manager to lead the hospital’s play service for Babies, Children and Young People. The role is based at North Middlesex University Health Unit and requires an advanced practitioner, with duties spanning service development, team leadership and patient-focused care.

The post involves part-time hours (30 per week) with rota patterns agreed on appointment, safeguarding responsibilities, and collaboration across units to enhance the

Qualifications

• Be responsible for the management of staff within the Play Service.
• Take an active role in improving care pathways for patients and their families within their hospital journey.
• Work as an advanced practitioner in clinical areas.
• Participate in the assessment, planning, development and evaluation of play services within all areas where children and young people are seen, holding responsibility for service development and defined projects.
• Provide leadership to junior staff through role modelling, teaching and management.
• Supervise HPS and degree level students on practice placement as well as students from other members of the MDT.
• Provide complimentary support to children seen outside of paediatric setting and 16 – 17 yrs. old in Paediatric Emergency Department as required and or admitted onto the adult wards.
• Actively work to improve the safety and quality of services for children, contributing to safeguarding and sourcing funds for environmental improvements and building partnerships with external funders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Play Service staff.
• Develop and evaluate play services across paediatric settings.
• Supervise students and trainees.
• Collaborate with MDT and external funders.
• Ensure safeguarding and quality improvement.

Skills

Staff management

Clinical leadership

Play services

Job description

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Play Services Manager to lead the hospital’s play service for Babies, Children and Young People. The role is based at North Middlesex University Health Unit and requires an advanced practitioner, with duties spanning service development, team leadership and patient-focused care.

The post involves part-time hours (30 per week) with rota patterns agreed on appointment, safeguarding responsibilities, and collaboration across units to enhance the