Senior Health Play Specialist

2 months ago


London, United Kingdom Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

There is an exciting opportunity to join our Play Team at GOSH as a Senior Health Play Specialist. We have a One Team ethos, and you will be required to support your fellow Play Team members across the whole hospital. Initially this post will base you within the Brain Directorate as this is the current service need.

You will be required to share responsibility for the successful delivery of the agreed Play Service business plan and objectives through direct delivery, teaching and effective communication.

You will manage a caseload of patients, providing advanced therapeutic play interventions, helping to alleviate patient's anxieties and fear, increasing their co-operation during their time in hospital receiving specialised treatment/care promoting well-being and contribute towards a positive patient experience.

We are excited to be able to look at ways at improving play within healthcare and within your Senior Health Play Specialist role, we will require you to undertake research and work with our Quality Improvement colleagues.

You are required to hold a current FdA in Healthcare Play Specialism or equivalent qualification, please see Job Description.



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