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Job information Healthcare Play Specialist - Peterborough from the Company North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, this latest Healthcare Play Specialist - Peterborough job vacancy is located in the city Peterborough PE located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Healthcare field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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An amazing opportunity has arisen within the North West Anglia Play team. If you are child-friendly, enthusiastic and registered Healthcare Play Specialist and, have worked with Children in a Healthcare setting and want to make a difference to a child's hospital journey apply now.... Play Team at North West Anglia Trust is expanding and recent developments have led to a stronger focus on providing play as an integral part of care across two sites. Our service provides children and young people from 0-17years with support and interventions, contributing towards their holistic care, and experience. Our aim is to showcase the importance of play to the Multi-disciplinary team, working towards a healthy recovery for the child and young person. As a Play Specialist working within our Trust you must be registered and qualified with a Foundation Degree in Healthcare Play Specialism or equivalent, the expectations within your role are to use evidence based practice and theoretical knowledge to assess, plan, and implement therapeutic play in supporting the child or young person, and cross site work to support play service needs. We have the following position- a Full time 37.5 hrs position. Essential to hold: Healthcare Play Specialism qualification. If you are and overseas candidate wishing to apply and would require sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities. Benefits to you 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff); NHS Pension Scheme: Flexible working opportunities; Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays; Career development and training; Wellbeing support and activities; In-house physiotherapy Service; On-site canteens with subsidised meals; Subsidised staff parking (currently free). Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough The Play Specialist is a person with expert knowledge and experience of play with the well child and with the sick child/young person. She/he is a fully integrated member of the Health Professionals Team. The Play Specialist will work within the Play team but will work independently using their initiative, organisation, leadership and time management. The Play Specialist will provide developmental, therapeutic and specialised play techniques for all ages and diversities in an effort to fulfil emotional, physical, social and developmental needs and help alleviate emotional trauma within families. They will provide interesting and stimulating play programmes for children, young people and their families, ensuring to highlight the importance of play in assisting recovery and aiding development to all health professionals and students. They will help to bridge the gap between hospital and home, creating a positive environment and a positive patient journey. Play staff will work for the Play Services across the Children's Division and will be asked to work in other areas and undertake Play Service projects The post holder is expected to ensure that their own practice is of a safe standard and in accordance with the unit policies. Create a safe and welcoming environment assessing the needs and views of children and young people to provide developmental and therapeutic play, ensuring that resources are clean and in good repair Form supportive relationships with family members encouraging them to participate in play and assisting the developing needs of their child and aiding their recovery. Provide play to accommodate all ages, and abilities, individually or in groups aware of individuals needs and liaise relevant information / concerns with Multi-disciplinary team. Devise individual play programmes where appropriate fulfilling all developmental, psychological and social needs for long term patients or those with specific need. Communicate and document information in patient's notes, maintaining confidentiality. Liaise with all professionals within the multi-disciplinary team, e.g. physiotherapists, observing children / young people and act on findings, use play to make treatment more acceptable to the child. Assess patients and provide distraction or diversional therapy with the child/young person undergoing painful or invasive procedures. Use preparation and distraction techniques as appropriate. Act as a communication link, with Multi-Disciplinary team and outside agencies , offer help and support on matters concerning Play, representing the child and their family or the play team.

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Closed Date : 2024-11-27