Health Play Specialist: Sponsorship Available

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and adaptable Health Play Specialist to develop our new team of Play Specialist at Scunthorpe General Hospital.

 

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for providing

  • a welcoming environment for children and young people of all ages (generally up to the age of 16 years old) and promote a positive experience for all
  • play opportunities and activities appropriate to the child/young person’s individual and health care needs where there may be barriers to understanding
  • specific play/activity therapy when required e.g. encouraging a child/young person to express their true self and explore their feelings, overcoming any fears of being in hospital e.g. needle phobia, transitioning to adult services
  • preparing children/young people for procedures and using distraction therapy
  • emotional support to the child/young person, parent/main carer and extended family members
  • some contribution towards assessing a younger child’s development against recommended assessment tools when requested to
  • a mechanism for a child/young person and their family to feedback to the department on their experience of being in hospital and how the hospital can improve our service provision

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Foundation degree in healthcare play specialism or working towards
  • Registered with the Healthcare Play Specialist Education Trust, once completed the Foundation degree in healthcare play specialism
  • Willingness to undertake Foundation Degree in Healthcare Play Specialism

Desirable

  • Health play specialist higher apprenticeship

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Experience, skills and qualities for working with children and/or young people including knowledge of child/young person development
  • Experience of working with children/young people in a hospital setting

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children with special needs including those with challenging behaviours
  • Supporting a young person to transition into healthcare adult services

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).

Closing Date: 12 April 2026

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