No Responses May 14, 2024
  • Part Time
  • London SE13
  • 22,816 - 24,336 £ / Year

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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Pay

  • £22,816 – £24,336 a year

Job type

  • Part-time

Location

London SE13

Full job description

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, motivated, and skilled Play Specialist to join our friendly team and work in the emergency department providing normal play materials and activities appropriate to the age, development, medical condition and special needs of each child/adolescent.

Guided by the play specialist team provide high quality, holistic play service for all children, young people and their families within the Children and Young People division.

To enable Children and Young People to feel at ease and feel safe within the hospital environment and have appropriate access to play whilst in hospital.

To support daily play, art and fun activities in the playroom or waiting area where appropriate.

To work collaboratively with the nursing team and medical team using play to help with distraction and preparation for hospital procedures.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

Guided by the play specialist team provide high quality, holistic play service for all children, young people and their families within the Children and Young People division.

To enable Children and Young People to feel at ease and feel safe within the hospital environment and have appropriate access to play whilst in hospital.

To support daily play, art and fun activities in the playroom or waiting area where appropriate.

T o work collaboratively with the nursing team and medical team using play to help with distraction and preparation for hospital procedures.

To apply for this job please visit www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk.