Play and Recreation Worker Birmingham, England
Job description
Are you someone who likes working with children and young people in a hospital setting? Are you motivated and able to work independently to provide activities and entertainment to children and young people between the ages of 0-16yrs who have been admitted to the ward for surgical procedures? If this sounds like you, come and join the fun team on Ward 17!
Welcome families and their children to the Ward.
Maintain and clean toys and equipment, ordering new ones when needed.
Normalizing play/ recreation and leisure needs of children and young people.
Ensure play and recreation is inclusive and diverse.
Have knowledge of child development when deciding on play activities.
Provide activities for children with learning disability or physical disabilities.
Promote health and well being.
Be involved with Trustwide activities relating to play.
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
