Advanced Health Play Specialist / Team Leader

You will have extensive proven experience of working with children and young people in a healthcare setting and be able to deal sensitively with families and colleagues in a fast-paced environment. You will be able to effectively prioritise patients and your workload autonomously. You will work as part of a supportive team where play and recreation are valued and respected as an integrated part of children /young people's treatment and your contribution to the patient's pathway will be highly valued.

The post holder will need to be able to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service.The Play and Youth Services Team are a large multi skilled workforce consisting of Registered Health Play Specialists, Youth Support Co-coordinators, Youth workers and young adult support coordinators working trust-wide with 0-25-year-olds. The service is led by the Lead for Therapeutic Play, Recreation and Youth Services, 2 Deputy play services managers and Team leaders who have a duel clinical and leadership role.

You will have support and encouragement to continue to develop and learn within the team including access to ongoing learning, development and training opportunities.Include supporting team members through leadership 121s,

Will be able to continue to expand and develop the service to grow and improve., As a deputy play and youth services manager you will co- lead a sub team of the larger team, leading on staffing, rotas and service delivery. Staff support including direct line management for a group of staff including 121s, recruitment, health roster and leadership responsibly.Providing day-to-day support to team members in clinical areas organising service delivery cover and planning, will be able to continue to expand and develop the play and youth service to grow and improve.You will have extensive proven experience of working with children and young people in a healthcare setting and be able to deal sensitively with families and colleagues in a fast-paced environment. You will be able to effectively prioritise patients and your workload autonomously. You will work as part of a supportive team where play and recreation are valued and respected as an integrated part of children /young people's treatment and your contribution to the patient's pathway will be highly valued.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.