Play Assistant

4 weeks ago


York, United Kingdom York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Play Assistant to join a very well-established play team of play specialists, leaders, volunteers and students. The role will involve working closely within the team and within the wider multi-disciplinary team, as well as, and most importantly, patients and families.

A typical day would involve getting to know the patients within various settings across the paediatric departments. This could be on the ward, the assessment unit, day unit, child development centre or the emergency department, depending on where your assistance is needed. You will need to show ability to dive right into getting to know patients and families within a short period of time. Excellent communication is extremely important within this role.

You would provide play and recreation that is adapted and suitable to the needs of a child, emotionally, physically, and developmentally. Activities provided will be based around the patients interests or in line with awareness days, weeks, or months. An understanding of CYP’s interests helps to adapt activities and play to their needs.

It is important to have a great understanding of child development to be able to enable the recovery process through positive interactions and play. There will also be an expectation to provide a stimulating environment, which includes cleaning play equipment, setting up activities and changing display boards to promote the awareness of health, safety, and education. The role will also involve gathering patient and family feedback so that we can improve our services. This list is extensive and will include other requirements of the role as and when needed.

Our benefits

**We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including**:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

**A full description of the role is available in the attachment**: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves, and everyone else.


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