Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a Play Specialist in a Paediatric Ward setting and designated paediatric ED to work as part of a team of Hospital Play Specialists to provide high-quality, holistic play service for children and their families. To ensure all children have appropriate access to play whilst in hospital, plan play programmes enabling children and young people to understand, accept and co-ordinate with treatment.
Main Duties of the Job
The Paediatric Unit comprises of 24 beds and 2 high dependency beds, an expanding ambulatory care, a new physical assessment unit, a designated children's outpatients and a paediatric outreach nursing team. There is a dedicated Paediatric Emergency Department, which works closely with the inpatient ward. Both areas are busy, friendly units that provide high-quality care for children with a wide range of medical, surgical and complex conditions. You will be supported in your role through a comprehensive induction.
About Us
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient-centred and which puts safety first, where all staff members take responsibility, are valued, and value each other. To support this, our five values are that we are all:
1. Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.
2. Safe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first).
3. Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation.
4. Inspiring - we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients.
5. Value Each Other - we all value each other's contribution.
Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values, and all staff are expected to uphold these by Living Our Values Every Day.
Job Responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.***
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working as a hospital play specialist.
* Experience working with a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge
* Evidence of good communication skills with children and young people.
* Understanding of children's safeguarding procedures.
Qualifications
* BTEC Certificate in Hospital Play Specialism or HPSC/HPSEB or Foundation Degree in Health Care Play Specialism.
* Registration with SOHPs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £31,081 to £33,665 a year incl. HCAS (Outer)
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