Health Play Specialist
2 months ago
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Health Play Specialist to join our team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. As a Health Play Specialist, you will play a vital role in providing therapeutic play interventions to children and young people in hospital, helping to alleviate their anxieties and fears, and promoting their well-being and positive patient experience.
Main Responsibilities:
- To 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.
- To plan and implement individual therapeutic play programmes to include preparation for invasive and non-invasive procedures, distraction therapy, and post-procedural play.
- To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions using reflective practice to achieve best outcomes.
Requirements:
- FdA Health Care Play Specialism or equivalent qualification.
- Registered Society of Health Play Specialists (SoHPS) or Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS).
- Basic Secondary Education up to 5 GCSE's or beyond, including English and Maths.
- NVQ, CACHE, NNEB (level 3) in Child Care/Play Work or Diploma in Children and Young People's Workforce or Early Childhood Studies (BA).
Desirable Criteria:
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of professional code of conduct and its application in practice.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to work with and provide creative activities to individual and groups of children/adolescents.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Good organisation skills.
- A full understanding and ability to plan and apply play preparation, distraction therapy, and post-procedural play.
- Ability to reflect and adhere to professional boundaries of the role, referring on to line manager where necessary.
- Ability to be flexible, exchange, and learn new ideas as part of your team.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Health, safety, and risk awareness.
- Documentation skills.
About Great Ormond Street Hospital:
We are a leading children's hospital in the UK, providing world-class care to children and young people from across the country. We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected, and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status, or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions, and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive-supported BAME, LGBT+, Disability, and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues, and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values, and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
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