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