hi everyone. just a quick message to all to ask for some advice. i have been doing playwork for around 10 years in a variety of roles from assistant playworker...
Hi Wayne, You could try contacting the Volunteer Co-ordinator at your nearest hospital to see if you can get some experience on a volunteer basis. I would also...
Hi Wayne, I know how annoying i can be to try and get an assistant job, the nhs website is strange, so make sure you try a mixture of search key words, some...
Hi Wayne I do agree with Kathryn, it can sometimes be difficult to find posts on the NHS Jobs website but don't give up. Basicly, if you type in Play...
Hey Wayne, not sure what area you live but i do know their is a play assisstant job going at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in stanmore,Edgware. What...
Is any one working as a community play specialist, who has created their own policies and procedures that they could send me a copy of so that i can create my...
Hi everyone, I have just found this group and hope you can help! I am really interested in the role of hospital play specialist as a possible career move. I am...
Hiya Steph, No you don't have to be empolyed. I'm starting the course in september and am doing my placement as a voluntary. Hope this is helpful and good...
Hi Steph, I like Cara am starting the BTEC at Southwark in September, and am currently planning to have a voluntary placement. I do however have an interview...
Hi all, I'm a HPS from Malaysia. Today I was reffered to a 6 YO girl with severe MR and Epilepsy. She has a 1 - 1.5 YO developmental skills. She's quite...
HI I don't know if you will be able to get it over there or you may be able to get something similar but in the UK there is a product called TACPAC this is a...
Hi again, Thanks very much for your help! I am going to apply for the course in- southwark in September depending on placements etc. Good luck with it all! ...
Hi I am looking to make a trail that the children can follow on the floor of the wards.Does anyone have in their hospital or know where i can purchase hard ...
... if anyone has any good prearation/distraction/post procedural play equipment that they have purchased anywhere. I'm really fed up with making stuff and...
I'm hoping to do the HPS course at Southwark as a mature student, and I'd like to speak to a member of the teaching staff about their entry requirements. I...
Hi Polly It is great to hear that you are interested in studying to be a play specialist I wish you the very best in your studies on this course. I think the...
Thanks Harriet - I've checked the HPSET site and it says "Mature candidates may present with a more varied profile which will be assessed by the college". I'll...
Hi Polly My best suggestion is to look at the age groups you have experience in, and then try to gain more experience in age groups that you have none or less...
Children & Young People Now Dear hospital play specialists, Harriet Harris thought the following news story on Children & Young People Now may be of interest...
Thanks Harriet. I'll be back with more questions soon, no doubt! Polly ... gain more experience in age groups that you have none or less in. The play...
What about something such as 'play and recreation suppport worker'. From my experience in special needs they seem to embrace the term support worker, play and...
What about something such as 'play and recreation suppport worker'. From my experience in special needs they seem to embrace the term support worker, play and...
Try your local signwriters - that should be able to print what ever images you want onto what you want (should be able to reccomend a hard wearing adhisive...
Can you find an activity the boy loves? Either somthing he can do only while he has the mask on - a special collection of dvds that he can only watch while has...
Hi - Have you had any uck - Im in NZ and was hoping to also work as a HPS however the requirements here are very different to the UK - there is no specific HPS...
Hi All, I am new to this group and aspiring to become a HPS. I currently work in a primary school as a Teaching Assistant and awaiting my final certificate...
When I worked as a volunteer with HPS one day a week for a year, I had a really great relationship with many of the longer term teenagers - I myself was only...
Hi - I have a Btec ND in Early years, and planned to study for my HPS qualifiction. I did a year as a volunteer 1 day per week at my local hospital with the...
Hi I had my interview there back in feb, it was very relaxed, they told us about the course and we could ask any questions we wanted. We then had a 1/2 hour ...
