Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Play Assistant

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Location
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/6/2025
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PLAY ASSISTANT BAND 3

Play Assistant Full time post

This posts is based in the Children’s Hospital. You will work alongside experienced Health Play Specialists offering normalised play for the Hospitalised child. This opportunity will be based on an inpatient ward.

The Play Team and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust recognises the importance of play and the impact it can have on a patient’s experience, so we are looking for someone who is committed to meeting the needs and engaging effectively with children and young people showing care and compassion in their work.

The successful applicant can learn and develop new skills with the support of the play team and help to promote the play services .

We look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in joining this great team.

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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanne Pinney Job title: Senior Health Play specialist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01865 231249

You will be welcome to come for a pre-arranged visit, or a telephone conversation if you have any questions.
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