Hospital Play Specialist

2 weeks ago


Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Full time

We are recruiting for a Hospital Play Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will manage and maintain a child focused environment where play occurs naturally.

Use your theoretical knowledge and evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic play interventions in hospital and in the community.

You will be expected to comply with the NAHPS Code of Professional Conduct and Trust policies.

Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond


The post holder will undertake therapeutic assessments and devise play programmes for children and young people in hospital, according to their individual needs and as part of the overall care plan.


They will plan and implement individual therapeutic play programmes and coping cards to include preparation for invasive and non-invasive procedures, distraction therapy and post procedural play.

The post holder will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions using reflective practice to achieve best outcomes.

The successful applicant will assess and support in bereavement.

Be required to work on a bleep system covering all areas within the Trust (we offer a 7-day service).


At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.

Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.


We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood


We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.

We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

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