Child Life Specialist
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Job Description
- Our client, a leading government hospital, is currently looking for a Child Life Specialist, to be based in Dubai. In this role, you will be expected to provide optimal and ethical patient-centred care in a hospital setting.
- Further, you are expected to provide play intervention for children and adolescents individual and in groups, while contributing to community-based initiatives with an emphasis on mental health awareness and prevention.
- Other responsibilities will include but not limited to
- :Participate and assist multidisciplinary team in providing mental health assessments of children and adolescents, and their families.To ensure the daily operations and tasks of the Child Life Department are met.Provide emotional support to children and their families within the hospital, before, during and after procedures.
- Provide distraction techniques/therapy for children attending appointments in the Out-Patients, Emergency Department, Dialysis and In-patients when needed.Provide medical play opportunities, where children can play with medical
- equipment, pictures and teaching dolls to prepare the children for surgery.
- To teach patients techniques to help reduce anxiety and stress.To educate the family on ways to help their child and provide family support, when needed.
- To provide opportunities for planned and free play activities in the playrooms within the wards.
Employment Type
Full Time
Company Industry
Department / Functional Area
Doctor / Nurse / Paramedics / Hospital Technicians / Medical Research
