Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. Job overview Department: Play Team Division: Family and Clinical Support Services Division Salary Band: Band 3 Accountable To: Clinical Matron Responsible to: Lead Health Play Specialist JOB SUMMARY To assist the Health Play Specialist team in meeting the healthcare needs of children and their families through the provision of appropriate play and recreational activities. The post holder will assist the professionals in delivering care to children and young people in a variety of settings including acute in-patient areas, clinics, community, homes and schools. To provide play for normalisation of children attending hospital. Main duties of the job • To organise and supervise age appropriate play / recreational activities for individual and groups of children and young people in hospital, according to their individual needs and as part of the overall plan. • To plan a programme of daily play activities for the playroom, ensuring supervision and safety at all times. • To provide play based observations to support the overall assessment of the child. • To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of children and young people and their families, and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs. • To use knowledge of child development when selecting play activities • To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of children and young people and their families and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs. • Ability to work as a lone Play Team worker following instruction and supervision by a member of senior therapy staff. • To support and promote the rights of the child in terms of privacy and dignity. • To ensure play equipment is clean and safe to use at all times, reporting and removing Working for our organisation Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria childcare qualifications Desirable criteria working with a wide age range experiance Essential criteria worked in a variety of settings Desirable criteria working with a wide age range experiance Essential criteria types of experiance Desirable criteria years experiance Our commitment to you: We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity. Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. The paperwork: HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download JD/PS (PDF, 516.7KB) HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB) Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)