Play Specialist - Brighton, United Kingdom - 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
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Brighton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Play Specialist to join our friendly well established team.

The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital nurses children and young people from birth to 18 years. Our patients have a variety of medical and surgical conditions. The Royal Alexandra is a large paediatric hospital which includes an HDU and a A&E department.

We presently have a permanent position for a Play Specialist to work within our play team. You will have a base within the hospital setting supporting and working with children and young people.

  • To ensure the child's needs are identified and play programmes implemented accordingly to meet individual requirements
  • To assess the play, developmental, and emotional needs of individual children of all ages
  • Establish and maintain effective communication, verbal and written, with children, families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Negotiate sensitively with children and their carers particularly if there are any barriers to understanding.
  • Communicate with children in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development and their carers.
  • Engage in effective communication with a variety of ages and those with complex needs.
  • Development and support of other members of the play team


We are an enthusiastic, experienced team who want to make a real difference to the patients and families in our care.

You should expect to be supported, supervised, challenged and mentored by experienced staff.

For further information, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS.

As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.


Improving lives:

We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First.

Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.

This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.


  • As a member of the multidisciplinary team contribute to the provision of a high standard of patient care.
  • To supervise Hospital Play Specialist students on Placement
  • Maintain a safe, child focused environment where play occurs naturally.
  • To use theoretical knowledge and evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic play interventions in Hospital.
  • To promote an awareness of the emotional needs of children in Hospital and the importance of play within the multidisciplinary team.
  • Document play intervention.
For further information, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
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