Play Specialist

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified health Play Specialist to support children and young people receiving health-based support.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, proactive and with extensive post qualifying experience to join the children’s community nursing team (CCN).

The post holder will work with children and young people who are under the care of the CCN Team within Wye Valley Trust on a referral basis for time bound support. You will need to triage these referrals and prioritise your workload.

You will work alongside other professionals to assess, plan, schedule and deliver specialist play interventions to children & Young people with acute, chronic, life limiting or life-threatening conditions, primarily in their own homes and will organise events & groups where appropriate.

Prepare children & young people for invasive and non-invasive procedures, distraction therapy and post procedural play.

Build therapeutic relationships and family centred care with the service user.

Main duties of the job

Work alongside CCN team to provide high quality care to children young people and families.

Working with the larger MDTeam to provide seamless care between agencies and family within different settings.

flexibility in working patterns to suit needs of the role

Person Specification

education and qualifications

Essential

  • HPSET certificate

Desirable

  • further relevant qualifications

Skills

Essential

  • Communication skills

Desirable

  • Clinical skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with children and young people

Desirable

  • SEND experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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