Health Play Specialist

Job overview

Health Play Specialist- Band 4

Full time and part time options are available

Would you like to work in a local district  general hospital? Are you thinking of returning to practice as a HPS?  Or considering a move into Health Play Specialism and would like the opportunity to start here and build on the Play service that is developing. Are you already newly qualified and looking for experience or still studying and wanting a step in the door to working within the NHS. If so, then this post is for you.

Main duties of the job

Full time and part time options are available

You will be working to organise play activities to help children prepare for clinical procedures , surgery and to work through their concerns and worries through a range of techniques suitable.

The work that you will be doing will be supported by a combination of evidence based practice and  theoretical knowledge  which will enable you to be able to plan,  implement, review and evaluate therapeutic play programmes that support children (from birth) and young people emotionally and developmentally.

You will also be providing support to parents, carers and the wider family, including siblings, and will offer advice on how they can use play to help their children make sense of what's happening to them.

The Foundation degree in Healthcare Play Specialism, Edex /BTEC in Specialised play for the sick child or the previous HPSC/HPSEB, or international equivalent, is required for this post along with current registration with HPSET. Students currently undertaking the FdA Healthcare play specialism are welcome to apply or those working towards the registration.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role