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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
About
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality. We encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Play Worker
Closed for applications on: 6-Feb-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 6-Feb-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Birmingham Women and Children's Hopsital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B4 6NH
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over 5 days)
Salary
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Haematology/oncology
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a principle Cancer Unit based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital called Waterfall house, one of the UK’s largest Primary Treatment Centre’s for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, and to make a real difference to the lives of families across the region affected by childhood cancer. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work within our inpatient and out-patient Haematology/Oncology units. You will have excellent communication skills, be well organized, thrive in a busy and challenging environment, and enjoy working as a key member of a multi-professional team.
Advert
To work in collaboration with the Play and Youth Service team to meet the general and normalizing play/recreation/leisure needs of children & young people through the facilitation of activities within the designated areas within the Trust; the Play & Admissions Centre, Pre-Assessment, wards and out-patient clinic areas across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • NVQ level 3 in Child Health and Social Care or equivalent
- • Previous relevant experience, especially in the care of children/young people aged 0-19 years
- • Knowledge of the importance of play and how development can affect this
- • Knowledge of development
- • Knowledge of issues relating to consent and confidentiality
- • Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safe guarding and cultural and diversity awareness
- • Knowledge/experieBasic IT skills or be prepared to undertake training identified by the Trustnce working with children/young people with additional needs – Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disability
- • Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- • Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- • Team working
- • Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Desirable criteria
- • Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training or willingness to undertake
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aroosa Iqbal
- Job title
- Ward Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9600
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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