Health Play Specialist - Paeditric

Health Play Specialist - Paeditric Bath

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Bath 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

The Health Play Specialist works within the Children’s Ward to implement safe, high quality play programmes covering all aspects of hospital play provision which meet patients emotional, social, developmental and creative needs.
The Health Play Specialist will respond to referrals from the multidisciplinary team to provide support for children and young people through play preparation and play programmes and support patients through procedures using therapeutic play and distraction therapies.

  • To communicate appropriately with children / families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Encourage and support parents to join in play and activity with their children / young people.
  • Ensure that data is maintained in accordance with unit and Trust standards.
  • Attend team and staff meetings to share relevant information related to the Trust and the Play team.
  • Maintain high levels of patient confidentiality.
  • To be involved in the development and maintenance of play preparation Personal and People Development.
  • Review and reflect on own practice and performance through appraisal.
  • Keep records of training attended as part of Personal Development Plan and reflective practice.
  • Maintain professional portfolio and re-registration.
  • Participate in relevant internal learning opportunities.
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more aboutliving and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about ourextensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future withthe landmark Dyson Cancer Centreand ourpassion for research.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Health Play Specialist - Paeditric
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
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