Play Assistant

Due to an exciting development we are looking to recruit a band 3 play assistant to join our play team in supporting Children and young people through their hospital journey. Candidates must hold a level 3 child care qualification or equivalent in order to provide and maintain a safe, friendly and child focused environment. The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge, skills and experience in child development, play and communication skills and demonstrate the ability to document and participate in developmental assessments.

For an informal discussion please contact Sally Shepherd or Helen Hayles on 0116 258 7549

• To provide a safe and welcoming environment demonstrating a caring and relaxed attitude towards any child and family entering the ward or departments
• To work with children of all ages, individually or in groups in a variety of settings.
• To organise and supervise play activities for individual and groups of children and young people in hospital according to their individual needs and as part of their overall plan
• To provide play based observations to support the overall assessment of children and young people
• To establish effective communication, both verbally and written with children/families and the multi-disciplinary team.

To understand and use play documentation to communicate relevant information and /or progress being aware of the need for confidentiality both with the written and spoken word

To ensure that all toys, play equipment and facilities are clean, in good repair and stored safety

To ensure that a safe environment is created for children their families and staff in accordance with the Trusts safety policy

We are a national and regional centre for

specialist treatment, a renowned biomedical

research facility and the local hospital for

communities in Leicester, Leicestershire,

and Rutland.

We have an established international

reputation for research excellence in

cardiovascular, respiratory, diabetes,

renal and cancer medicine. Together with

University of Leicester, Loughborough

University and De Montfort University

we provide world-class training for

the future NHS workforce.

Our three acute sites are the Leicester Royal

Infirmary, the Leicester General Hospital and

the Glenfield Hospital. We provide services

in seven community hospitals as well as in

people’s homes and virtually.

As a large health and care provider,

we are also a significant local employer.

More than 18,000 people from over 70

different nationalities work at UHL,

making us the largest employer in the

city and one of the largest in the region.

We use our economic influence to improve

the health and wellbeing of our community

through purchasing local goods and services

and being a good civic partner.

We work with local partners in the health

and social care, local authority, voluntary and

charitable sectors to improve health outcomes,

foster economic and social development

and reduce the health inequalities that

some groups experience.

The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Hayles Job title: Play Coordinator Email address: helen.hayles@nhs.net Telephone number: 0116 2587549

sally shepherd

sally.shepherd@uhl-tr.nhs.uk