Hospital Play Specialist

at  North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

The hospital play specialist is a person with expert knowledge and experience in hospital play, and who is a fully integrated member of the team of the Children and young persons emergency department .
Through play , the play specialist will help bridge the gap between hospital and home .They will provide interesting and stimulating play in order to help provide distraction and support for children and their families , who may need to use the CYPED services.
Through play help and familiarise children and their families with procedures and equipment in order to reduce stress and anxiety , and help them understand their care and treatment .
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
Create a child friendly environment in which play occurs naturally, help provide play activities for normal social , physical, cognitive and emotional growth.
Through play help and familiarise children and their families with procedures and equipment in order to reduce stress and anxiety , and help them understand their care and treatment .
Form supportive relationships with the children and their families, and help them adjust to their current environment .
Work with the CYPED team regarding needs of children .
Responsible for maintaining the play equipment and suitable environment.
be involved in setting , monitoring and maintaining standards

Please refer the Job description for details