Play/Art Therapist

We are looking for an enthusiastic

Band 6 Play Therapist to join our supportive multi-disciplinary team. You will provide therapeutic and emotional support to children and young people referred through the Zig Zag Children and Young People’s Service, working across hospital and community settings.

The Role Includes

• Delivering individual play therapy and bereavement support
• Facilitating family support groups
• Working closely with schools, GPs, social services, CAMHS, and healthcare professionals
• Supporting children known to Specialist Palliative Care and Paediatric Oncology services
• Contributing to teaching, audit, research, and service development

The post holder will be a member of the Margaret Centre multi-disciplinary team (MDT). S/he will provide Play Therapy to children/young people referred to the Zig Zag Children and Young People’s Service from Whipps Cross University Hospital and the local community. S/he will offer appropriate psychological support to children/young people and their families known to the Specialist Palliative Care Team and to Paediatric Oncology.

S/he will liaise and support schools in the area to promote death education and will liaise with other services eg, Social Services, GPs, etc.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gesine Miller Job title: CL Email address: ***email_hidden***