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An exciting opportunity for a play specialist trainee post ahs become available.
The successful candidate must be on the HPS foundation degree course already or have a secured place for September with a placement and mentor.
* 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.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jamie-Lee Phillipson Job title: Play Specialist Lead Email address: jamielee.phillipson@nhs.net Telephone number: 07812277394
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