Senior 2 Health play specialist

This is also an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation and clinical research. We aim to provide a service tailored to individual patients' needs as well as ensuring staff are supported through clinical supervision, educational programmes and on-going professional development. We actively, offer opportunities for professional and personal development.Detailed job description and main responsibilities Initiate assessments and develop specific therapeutic play programmes demonstrating knowledge and expertise in the development and psychological needs of the hospitalised child. Work with the multi-disciplinary team offering support and advice to parents about meeting their child need's. Promote the development of the play service making contact across other clinical areas. Contribute to the management of the play specialist team taking on delegated responsibilities as required. Maintain a professional portfolio and registration.

This is a Band 5 post opportunity is to cover ENT/Plastics, Oral Maxilo facial Outpatients department. The Band 5 roles will take on additional responsibilities and training to help with the day to day management and support of the Play Team manager. We are an already established and experienced play team who promotes the play service in the Children's Hospital and the Trust. Do you have some expertise in this area ? Have a keen interest to learn new skills and the motivation to grasp opportunities. We need someone who is pro-active and will help to support the play team and the service. You would be part of an experienced team, all working together, sharing expertise and benefiting from professional development opportunities. We are looking for someone who is committed, caring and compassionate to join this great team. For this post we require:

• The professional Diploma on Specialised Play for Sick Children and Young People or equivalent
• You must be a registered Health Play Specialist with HPSET
• At least 3 years post qualifying experience, FdA Healthcare Play Specialism/ Professional Diploma in Specialised Play for Sick Children and Young People or equivalent.
• HPSET Certificate and up-to-date registration.
Desirable criteria
• Counselling skills
• Child Psychology
• Management skills, Experienced Health Play Specialist
• Confident in working with children, adolescents and children with special needs including those with challenging behaviour
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
• 3 years post registration experience in a range of clinical settings
• Supervision of junior staff and students
• Experience of managing a small budget
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.