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Health Play Specialist

4 months ago


King's Lynn, United Kingdom The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a Qualified Health Play Specialist working within the Paediatric team, based on the general Paediatric Ward, to join our Trust.

Consideration would be given to a suitably experienced play worker with the willingness to undertake the Health Play Specialist training.

Within your role, you will be working with a small team of health play specialists, creating a child focused environment where age and developmentally appropriate and therapeutic play can take place.

We are looking for compassionate and dedicated professionals to join us on our Trust improvement journey. If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

Plan, implement and evaluate care using therapeutic play to help prepare and distract children undergoing interventions and procedures.

Support other departments within the hospital for procedures and investigations.

Work alongside the therapy teams to create a structured day for those children and young people requiring inpatient rehabilitation.

Act as link with education to support with schoolwork during admission

Work with and support families that are referred to the HPS clinic in the outpatient department if needed.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

Qualified Health Play Specialist Current registration with HPSET

Desirable

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Experience

Essential

Experience working with children in hospital within a play team Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team Experience of providing age and appropriate play; including distraction and preparation for procedures

Desirable

Experience of working with parents and families

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

Good theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge of the play needs of children in hospital Knowledge and experience of safeguarding Good communication skills

Desirable

Able to plan care alongside MDT for rehabilitation plans Plan playroom activities for inpatients Able to supervise and support students

Aptitude

Essential

Ability to manage and prioritise workload and effective time management Able to work without direct supervision Self-awareness - accept limitations of knowledge

Desirable

Able to work flexibly depending on service requirement