Play Specialist

Community Play Specialist is a person with expert knowledge and experience of play with well children, those with complex health needs and those who are unwell. The Community Play Specialist will work within the Children's Community Complex Nursing Service.,

• Assess the needs and views of the children accessing our services to provide developmental and therapeutic play activities within Swanbourne Gardens and the children's own homes.
• With the co-operation of colleagues create an environment where play occurs naturally both in and out of the play specialist's presence.
• Form supportive relationships with the families encouraging them to get involved with their child's play programme to assist in their child's development and recovery from illness.
• Provide emotional support to the children and their families, making time to listen to any anxieties they may have. Document and communicate relevant observations and information to colleagues and professionals where appropriate.
• Devise individual play programmes fulfilling all developmental, psychological and social needs. Document and communicate this information to colleagues and other relevant disciplines.
• Provide a daily planner to assist in the organisation of your day enabling the children and staff team to know your routine and plans.
• Provide support to hospital based play staff, when one of our existing case load are admitted through sharing play plans and relevant documentation.
• To be fully aware of the Trusts policies and guidelines with particular attention to fire, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, health & safety, infection control, HIV, moving and handling and lone working.
• Maintain clear reports and records in appropriate files and documentation.
  
  We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice 3033