Health Play Specialist: Sponsorship Available

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Band 4 Health Play Specialist

  • The available vacancy is at Barnet, Edgware and Chase Farm hospitals.

The post-holder may be required to work cross sites

Main duties of the job

The main part of this role will be to work within areas, which includes inpatient ward, day surgery/ambulatory ward, and children’s outpatients. You may also be required to work with children in other units that children are seen within the Trust. The successful candidate must have a Health Play Specialist qualification and be registered with SoHPS. You will need to have experience working with babies, children and young people in a healthcare setting. In return you will have the opportunity to expand your skills, access training and be supported in your professional development.

Person Specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered qualified Hospital Play Specialist holding the Foundation degree in Healthcare Play Specialism or Edexcel
  • NNEB/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent training childcare and development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with babies/children and young people in hospital setting
  • Experience of effective working as a team member
  • Experience of working with parents and extended families
  • Experience of working with children with special needs including those with challenging behaviour

Desirable

  • Documented evidence of continuing Professional Development

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • A full understanding and ability to apply preparation, distraction therapy and post procedure play skills
  • Basic knowledge of child protection policies and relevant health legislation
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients/families and staff
  • Basic competency using word and excel

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NAHPS professional code of conduct and its application in practice

Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

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: 17 September 2026

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