Play Specialist Trainee

Posting date:	20 August 2025
Salary:	£27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£27485.00 - £30162.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	31 August 2025
Location:	Nottingham, NG7 2UH
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9164-25-1575

Summary

To provide a safe and welcoming environment demonstrating a caring and relaxed attitude towards any child and family entering the ward or departments To work with children of all ages, individually or in groups in a variety of settings To devise and implement specific play programmes (age and stage appropriate) to meet the continued individual needs and perform development and milestone assessments. To organise and supervise play activities for individual and groups of children and young people in hospital according to their individual needs and as part of their overall plan To provide play based observations to support the overall assessment of children and young people To provide therapeutic play intervention where necessary to include preparation, distraction and post procedural. To establish effective communication, both verbally and written with children/families and the multi-disciplinary team To understand and use play documentation to communicate relevant information and/or progress being aware of the need for confidentiality both with the written and spoken word To ensure that all toys, play equipment and facilities are clean, in good repair and stored safely To ensure that a safe environment is created for children, their families and staff in accordance with the Trusts safety policy To be responsible for achieving standards of care set by example and direction To be involved in Personal Development reviews To support play in audits To demonstrate flexibility when required to work in other areas To participate in play team meetings To review and reflect on own practice and performance through the effective use of clinical supervision and appraisal