Health Play Specialist
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,530.00 to £29,114.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26530.00 - £29114.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | 317 Trustwide, NE1 4LP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9317-25-0941 |
Summary
As some children who have MRI scans require cannulation, you will also be expected to support The Great North Childrens Hospital to carry out all blood taking and cannulation using the new initiative kidzaccess, and where appropriate act as a resource to support the professional development and education of all other staff. The Hospital Play Specialist role will, under the accountability of the Learning Disability Liaison Nurse offer normalising and specialised play for children, young people and on occasion adults with complex healthcare needs and their families, considering age, stage of development, medical condition and background to promote emotional health and optimal development, this will include the effects of hospitalisation, ill health and treatments required. The Play Specialist is required to have knowledge and experience of developmental, emotional and social play for all age ranges and abilities of children and young people in hospital. Inform, educate, support and advise other healthcare specialists, nursing staff, and families in the role of play. Use play to help and assist in alleviating anxieties, pain, or emotional trauma caused to the child, young person and their families, which can often occur in the unfamiliar hospital environment, aiding them to engage in hospital life, promoting their understanding of their healthcare needs, investigations and treatments. The post holder is expected to be a fully integrated member of the department team. Contribute to the maintenance, consistency and development of the play service throughout the Trust. Receive requests from relevant health care professionals and other HPS for a patient to be seen following a referral to a medical consultant and his team. To escort children and young people to theatre (where appropriate) in line with Trust policy, to aid and promote understanding and coping mechanisms. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.