Play Specialist Salisbury, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Play Specialist to join our team. The job would suit someone with solid experience working in the role. The job is varied and interesting and there will be lots of opportunity for you to use existing skills, whilst continuing to learn and experience different things. If you have great communication skills and a solid foundation of experience with children and young people and a passion for play, we would love to hear from you.
We are a 16 bedded Paediatric Ward providing care for children from 0-18 years with a variety of medical, surgical and complex needs. Attached to the main ward is a Day Assessment Unit providing day case care, review of open access patients, and acute care for patients referred by their GP or the Emergency Department. We are also the specialist regional unit for burns and plastics.
The successful candidate will work closely with children/young people and their families and strive to make the hospital journey as pleasant as possible. The post holder must be able to provide Play Service input and support, specialised and therapeutic, normalising/developmental and sensory play and deliver preparation and distraction for our children and young people.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
