Senior Health Play Specialist

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Come and join us in a bustling central London children's department, with lots of opportunity to use your specialised play skills. We cover a wide range of specialties including children's intensive care & trauma service. We have a unique Hematology service, including gene therapy, stem cell transplants & shared care oncology. Each day is unique.

Key highlights
• Use your expertise to offer specialised play from birth to teens
• Contribute to exciting developments for our babies, children & young people (BCYP) including those with additional needs
• Inspire junior staff to develop & learn
• Join a friendly, thriving team of play specialists, play workers & volunteers
• Come & enjoy a central & accessible location

Children's health & wellbeing is at our core & your contribution will make a real impact within a team who value play.

Why join us?
• We are specialist hospital & London trauma hub
• Continue to learn & evolve - our many specialities include oncology/ haematology, transplant, children's intensive care, diabetes, allergy, neurology, among others.
• It's a rewarding place to work, alongside an amazing team of professionals
• Strong support from within the team & committed charity partners

Apply now, if you:
• hold the Health Play Specialist qualification
• registered with SOHPS
• have solid post-qualifying experience
• are committed, creative, calm & compassionate
• are confident in the role & able to share your knowledge with others

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan & deliver specialised play interventions
• Build strong partnerships with families & siblings
• Contribute to multi professional care planning
• Support complex case referrals
• Document specialised play input
• Information sharing with other professionals
• Support play service planning, including audit, pathways & protocols
• Support & mentor junior staff, students, volunteers & visitors
• Provide formal & informal education & teaching for other professionals
• Manage a caseload, safe environment & resources
• Deputise for Team lead - managing referrals & smooth running of service.
• Create a welcoming, safe & age-appropriate environment for all BCYP
• Celebrate key events & achievements with patients & families.
• Grant applications & charity support
• Working knowledge of current games, activities, devices relevant to all ages/stages
• Comply with the SOHPS professional standards, national guidance and trust policies
• Inspire & motivate others about play

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme