Play Specialist

Job overview

The Play Specialist is a person with expert knowledge and experience of play with the well child and with the sick child/young person.  She/he is a fully integrated member of the Health Professionals Team.  The Play Specialist will work within the Play Service and ward/department team but also she/he will work independently using their own initiative, organisation, leadership and time management.

The Play Specialist will provide developmental, therapeutic and specialised play techniques for all ages and diversities in an effort to fulfil emotional, social and developmental needs and help alleviate emotional trauma within families.

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate play to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines

Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of play through, appropriate professional practice

Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice

Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate play to meet patients’ needs in accordance with agreed local and national standards and evidence based guidelines

Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of play through, appropriate professional practice

Maintain and develop own professional competence and seek to extend the scope of personal knowledge and skills within scope of role and professional practice

Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines