My week at work

Name: Joe Fox Position: Play specialist, plastic reconstructive surgery ward Employer: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children Monday Meet with the nurse-in-charge and tidy up the playroom that seems to have been trashed over the weekend - not uncommon. Assess priority children and organise play activities for them. I've worked at Great Ormond Street for 24 years and am currently on a busy surgical ward that treats children for cranio-facial, cleft lip and palette, ear reconstruction and birthmark conditions. The multi-disciplinary team includes specialist nurses, speech therapists, psychologists, social workers and teachers as well as consultants,...