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Job requirements
Essential
2 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Criteria for the Play Assistant role
Experience and evidence of further development
- Criteria for the Play Assistant role
Evidence of working within a MDT team
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Criteria for the Play Assistant role
Experience with adolescents and children with challenging behaviour
Job overview
PLAY ASSISTANT BAND 3
Play Assistant Full time post
This posts is based on the Children’s Ward at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. You will work alongside our experienced Health Play Specialist and the ward team offering normalised play for the Hospitalised child. This opportunity will be based on an inpatient ward but you may also be asked to support children in A&E, and clinics.
Main duties of the job
The Play Team and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust recognises the importance of play and the impact it can have on a patient’s experience, so we are looking for someone who is committed to meeting the needs and engaging effectively with children and young people showing care and compassion in their work.
The successful applicant can learn and develop new skills with the support of the play team and help to promote the play services .
We look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in joining this great team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For this post we require
- A Child care qualification equivalent to the NVQ Level 3
- minimum 1 year post Level 3 qualification experience of working with children
- or
- Undertaking the Foundation degree in Hospital Play specialism.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Play Assistant with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 Per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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