• Job Description

  Req#: C9151-25-0611?language=en&page=498&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Paediatric Play Team, supporting the delivery of high-quality play services to children and young people receiving care.

  Your role will involve preparing play areas, supporting play sessions, and ensuring a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment for patients of all ages. You will help facilitate both structured and unstructured play activities that promote emotional wellbeing, distraction, and development, tailored to the individual needs of each child.

  As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you may support patients during procedures or treatments through distraction and play techniques under supervision.

  We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to delivering child-centred care. Experience working with children in a healthcare, educational, or play setting is essential, along with a good understanding of the importance of play in a hospital environment.

  If you're passionate about supporting children and families through challenging times and keen to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

  Main duties of the job

  You will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality play service within the paediatric setting, ensuring that all children, young people, families, staff, and members of the public are treated with kindness, respect, and dignity at all times. Providing a warm and welcoming environment, you will offer prompt and courteous support to those requiring assistance.

  Working under the guidance of a Play Specialist, you will organise and supervise both individual and group play activities that reflect each child's age, stage of development, medical needs, and personal interests. You will ensure that play is inclusive, therapeutic, and culturally appropriate, promoting emotional wellbeing and aiding in the hospital experience.

  You will also assist in preparing and maintaining play areas and resources, ensuring that all toys and equipment are clean, safe, and suitable for use. You will take responsibility for the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in your care, remaining vigilant and responsive to their needs.

  Maintaining clear and effective communication is essential in this role. You will be expected to liaise sensitively and professionally with children, families, and members of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to a coordinated and supportive care environment.

  About us

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

  Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

  We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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  Details

  Date posted

  12 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £25,427 a year per annum pro rata incl HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  151-SF93

  Job locations

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL24HL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

  Person Specification

  Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Sound written English and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate verbally with all levels of personnel within the organisation.
  • Able to work with team and independently.
  • Good administration and organisational skills

  Experience

  Essential

  • Customer care experience

  Desirable

  • Previous experience working in an acute hospital

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to GSCE (or equivalent) level
  • Willing to undertake training appropriate for the role.

  Person Specification

  Skills & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Sound written English and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to communicate verbally with all levels of personnel within the organisation.
  • Able to work with team and independently.
  • Good administration and organisational skills

  Experience

  Essential

  • Customer care experience

  Desirable

  • Previous experience working in an acute hospital

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Educated to GSCE (or equivalent) level
  • Willing to undertake training appropriate for the role.

  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).

  Additional information

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL24HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL24HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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