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Job Overview
We are looking for a senior HPS who would like an opportunity to work in a supportive and diverse team within the children and young people division. This post will be supporting children and young people attending a range of departments at UCLH, working in varied specialties. UCLH strives to be a flexible working Trust and encourages applications from people seeking flexible working options.
This post is an exciting opportunity for you to expand your knowledge, skills, and experience as a professional working with children and young people within a leading, award-winning play team who support children and young people from 0 to 25 years. This team is led by a supportive leadership team who are members of the governing bodies of play, striving to embed high-quality specialised play practices on a national level.
Main Duties of the Job
You will need to have extensive, relevant experience of working with children and young people in a healthcare setting and be able to deal sensitively with families under stress. You will need to engage easily with children and young people and work effectively with your MDT colleagues to use therapeutic techniques creatively to enhance the children and young person's hospital experience. You will work as part of a supportive team where play and recreation are valued and respected as an integrated part of young people's treatment. Your contribution to the patient's pathway will be highly respected. The post holder will have responsibility to support and supervise junior members of staff and mentor students. This role will give the post holder the opportunity to develop leadership skills in organizing staff rotas, assessing service needs, and referrals.
The post holder will work alongside a team of play and recreation workers, play specialists, and youth support coordinators who will support you in your role and the leadership team who will actively support your professional development.
Working for Our Organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specializes in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential Criteria
* Registered & qualified Health Play Specialist holding the Foundation Degree in Health Care Play Specialism or previous HPSC/HPSEB, Edexcel PDC/HND in Hospital Play Specialism or overseas equivalent.
* Knowledge of and ability to analyze professional and ethical issues, including professional boundaries, clinical governance, and safeguarding children policies and practice.
* Applied knowledge of recent health policy & guidance and NAHPS Guidelines for professional practice.
Desirable Criteria
* NNEB/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent training involving normal child care and development.
* Bachelor's Degree (or overseas equivalent) in a subject relevant to work with children and/or young people.
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Post qualifying and recent, comprehensive experience of working with children and/or young people in a health care setting, in a variety of clinical areas and/or vast experience in a specialised field.
* Experience of providing family-centred care and working with the extended family.
* Comprehensive experience of leading play/recreation activities for babies, children, and/or young people.
* Previous experience of applying presentation skills through formal and/or informal teaching of students and staff.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience of working with children and/or young people with special needs including those with challenging behaviours.
* Experience of supporting, teaching, training, assessing, and supervising junior staff, students, and/or volunteers.
Skills & Abilities
Essential Criteria
* Able to communicate complex information effectively with patients, families, and staff, in written, verbal, and nonverbal forms.
* Ability to work independently, manage own workload, and determine priorities under pressure.
* Ability to work as an individual as well as within a team, effectively and efficiently.
Desirable Criteria
* Basic competency using Word and Excel.
Other Requirements
Essential Criteria
* Able to work flexible hours and weekends according to needs of clinical area.
* Up to date registration with HPSET.
* Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable Criteria
* Membership of NAHPS Professional Body.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork, and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
At UCLH, we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.
UCLH recognizes the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
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