Play Service Team Leader – Closing date 12/3/25
Pay scheme : Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £42,939 to £50,697 a year
Pro Rata per annum inclusive of HCAs
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 10 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 393-NMUH-2156
Job locations: North Middlesex University Hospital
Main duties of the job
Being an accountable professional
Working within NMUH Play service, the post holder’s key areas of work will be:-
1. To support the Play Services to ensure high quality care in provided throughout the service.
2. To support the Ward Manager in managing the Play service provided in NMUH, ensuring children and young people receive high quality care as required.
3. To manage a caseload of patients, providing advanced therapeutic play interventions to help alleviate patient’s anxieties and fear, helping to increase their co-operation during their time in hospital receiving specialised treatment/care.
4. To liaise with all members of the MDT and other healthcare agencies to provide the highest quality care to paediatric patients and young people at NMUH.
5. To work collaboratively with the Oasis Youth service to provide support to 16yrs – 18yrs admitted to the adult wards.
6. To ensure the Play Team provide a welcoming, safe, and secure environment where culturally diverse patient populations’ needs are being represented throughout the service.
7. To increase awareness, understanding and knowledge of the play team’s work and how our services help patients during their hospital journeys, internally and externally.
8. To provided leadership, guidance, and support to the Play Team, ensuring services can be improved, developed, and evolve at NMUH.
Further information can be found at: Job Advert
Youth Support Co-ordinator for Young People – Closing Date 11/03/2025
NHS AfC: Band 5
- Main area: Paediatrics Site: University College London Hospital
- Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5 Town: London
- Contract: Fixed term: 10 months (Secondment until 12th January 2026) Salary: £35,964 – £43,780 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Pro rata
- Hours: Part time – 30 hours per week Salary period: Yearly
- Job ref: 309-UCLH-6004
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at UCLH for a Youth Support Coordinator for Young People Services to join a highly respected play and youth services team. To be successful in this role, you will have a relevant qualification in youth work, or a qualified and registered Health Play Specialist, you will have extensive experience of working with children and/or young people in social or healthcare settings.
We are looking for an exceptional individual who would like an opportunity of working in a supportive and diverse team within the children and young people division.
The post holder will need to enjoy working with young people, be emotionally resilient to and have compassion, sensitivity and a sense of humour. To work within the busy young people service supporting both inpatient and outpatient settings . Supporting patients attending for clinic and treatment, you will be vital in reducing the anxiety surrounding hospital treatment and procedures. You will be proactive in creating and maintaining an age-appropriate environment throughout the young people’s area and facilitate group activities and individual therapeutic sessions with patients.
Further information can be found at: Current vacancies : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Health Play Specialist Radiotherapy/Proton Beam Therapy – Closing Date: 26/3/2025
- Main area: Radiotherapy Site: University College Hospital
- Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5 Town: London
- Contract: Permanent Salary: £35,964 – £43,780 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week Closing Date: 2/3/2025 23:59
- Job ref: 309-UCLH-5693-B
Job overview
A unique opportunity has arisen for a skilled and dynamic Senior Health Play Specialist to join our experienced and forward-thinking team of Advanced & Senior Health Play Specialists within the Radiotherapy (RT) and Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) departments. The post holder will support children and young people (CYP) up to the age of 18 years, and their families across both sites.
If you would like to know more about the role or to arrange a tour of the departments, please contact:
Claire Hardy & Rhonda Alexander- Advanced Health Play Specialist (Team Leaders)
e-mail: claire.hardy10@nhs.net, rhonda.alexander@nhs.net
Further information can be found at: Current vacancies : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust