4 November 2025

Theodora Children’s Charity – Trainee Giggle Doctors Recruitment

Theodora Children’s Charity are looking for playful people with a performing arts background who want to use their creativity, imagination and performance skills to bring joyful encounters to children in hospitals and specialist care settings!

Further information can be found at:  Trainee Giggle Doctor Recruitment – Theodora Children’s Charity

 

 

15 October 2025

Independent Assessors Required for University of West London


Senior Health Play Specialist – Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Full information can be found at:  Job vacancy: Senior 2 Health play specialist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford | trac.jobs

21 August 2025

Moorfields Eye Hospital – Health Play Specialist Vacancy

For further information please go to:

Job Advert

20 August 2025

Part Time Play Specialist – Emergency Department – Wexham Park, Slough

Further information can be found at:

Our Vacancies – Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Careers

16 July 2025

Health Play Specialist Vacancy – Isle of Wight NHS Trust

For further information please go to:  Job Advert

9 April 2025

2 Job Vacancies at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 Paediatric Play Specialist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 April 2025

 

Date posted               08 April 2025

Pay scheme                Agenda for change

Band                              Band 4

Salary                            £26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract                        Permanent

Working pattern        Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number    304-9005565

Job locations              Good Hope Hospital,   Rectory Rd, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

 

For further information please visit:  Job Advert

 

Main duties of the job

  • To facilitate the provision of childcare support to families and provide appropriate health promotion.
  • To provide guidance in devising play programmes to include.
  • Preparation for invasive and non-invasive procedures
  • Distraction therapy
  • To facilitate the organisation and supervision of play activities for  individual and groups of children and young people according to their  individual needs.
  • To co-ordinate a yearly programme of play, educational activities and  displays acknowledging the diverse multicultural calendar.
  • Co-ordinate a plan of daily play activities for the waiting rooms when  capacity allows.
  • Assist in the evaluation of play programmes