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Play Worker | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,622 - £30,225 Per annum inc pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 February 2025 |
| Location: | London, E11 1NR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6946601/259-6946601WXH |
Summary
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London
and beyond.
Whipps Cross Hospital has embarked on a journey to redevelop the Hospital over the next 5 years this provides an exciting opportunity to be part of the process in reshaping services we deliver to our patients.
Whipps Cross Hospital acknowledges the significance of play and its influence on a patient's experience. Therefore, we are seeking an individual who is dedicated to meeting the needs of children and young people, effectively engaging with them, and demonstrating care and compassion in their work. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn and develop new skills with the support the team and contribute to the promotion of play services. If you are interested in joining our team, we look forward to hearing from you.
The post holder will be responsible for providing play opportunities that are appropriate for the child's age and developmental stage, as well as offering support to the hospitalized child and their family. They will work alongside a qualified Health Play specialist. Throughout this job description, the term "child" refers to individuals between the ages of 0-18 years, encompassing a wide range of developmental abilities and, at times, complex and challengingbehaviours.
This job opportunity is based in a busy paediatric Emergency Department (ED) within the main hospital. The role involves working autonomously with the support of A&E medical staff and the play team on the children's ward'.
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Paulette Ellis-Garvey, Emergency Department Paediatric Lead Matronpaulette.ellis-garvey@nhs.net
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates willbe requiredto complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Feb 2025