Play Specialist Trainee

2 weeks ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Band 3

**Main area**
- Pay Specialist Trainee
- **Grade**
- Band 3
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Job ref**
- 164-5152615**Site**
- QMC
- **Town**
- Nottingham
- **Salary**
- £21,730 - £23,177 pro rata
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- 26/04/2023 23:59Job overview

To maintain a safe child focussed environment, to organise, initiate and supervise play for the sick child from birth to adolescence that is appropriate to their development, medical condition and background. To accurately document play intervention and developmental assessments. To provide therapeutic intervention where necessary including preparation, distraction and post procedural.

Main duties of the job

To provide a safe and welcoming environment demonstrating a caring and relaxed attitude towards any child and family entering the ward or departments.

To work with children of all ages, individually or in groups in a variety of settings.

To devise and implement specific play programmes (age and stage appropriate) to meet the continued individual needs and perform development and milestone assessments.

To organise and supervise play activities for individual and groups of children and young people in hospital according to their individual needs and as part of their overall plan.

To provide play based observations to support the overall assessment of children and young people.

To provide therapeutic play intervention where necessary to include preparation, distraction and post procedural.

To establish effective communication, both verbally and written with children/families and the multi-disciplinary team.

To understand and use play documentation to communicate relevant information and/or progress being aware of the need for confidentiality both with the written and spoken word.

To ensure that all toys, play equipment and facilities are clean, in good repair and stored safely.

To ensure that a safe environment is created for children, their families and staff in accordance with the Trusts safety policy.

To be responsible for achieving standards of care set by example and direction.

To be involved in Personal Development reviews.

Working for our organisation

We offer a wide range of services from our medical to surgical wards, day case and outpatients, oncology, rheumatology, neurology, orthopaedics, ENT, Burns and Plastics, Cleft lip and Palate, children’s high independency and intensive care and long term ventilation. We now have an exciting new role developed from our MRI project available.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

To provide a safe and welcoming environment demonstrating a caring and relaxed attitude towards any child and family entering the ward or departments.

To work with children of all ages, individually or in groups in a variety of settings.

To devise and implement specific play programmes (age and stage appropriate) to meet the continued individual needs and perform development and milestone assessments.

To organise and supervise play activities for individual and groups of children and young people in hospital according to their individual needs and as part of their overall plan.

To provide play based observations to support the overall assessment of children and young people.

To provide therapeutic play intervention where necessary to include preparation, distraction and post procedural.

To establish effective communication, both verbally and written with children/families and the multi-disciplinary team.

To understand and use play documentation to communicate relevant information and/or progress being aware of the need for confidentiality both with the written and spoken word.

To ensure that all toys, play equipment and facilities are clean, in good repair and stored safely.

To ensure that a safe environment is created for children, their families and staff in accordance with the Trusts safety policy.

To be responsible for achieving standards of care set by example and direction.

To be involved in Personal Development reviews.

To support play in audits.

To demonstrate flexibility when required to work in other areas.

To participate in play team meetings.

To review and reflect on own practice and performance through the effective use of clinical supervision and appraisal.

To attend mandatory training, keep abreast of current trends in play, through reading literature and journals, and being supportive to change.

Person specification

interview

Essential criteria
- HPSET Registered
- Healthcare Play Specialist Foundation Degree

Desirable criteria
- 1 year minimum working in a children's hospital

Essential

Essential criteria
- safeguarding training to be evident

Scenario questions

Essential criteria
- level 3 qualification working with children
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