Role aims to improve patient care, minimise trauma, and ensure that every young person has someone to game with
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is looking to hire a Gamer in Residence to improve adolescent patient care and minimise trauma through gaming sessions.
The permanent, full-time role aims to provide gaming techniques for the GOSH Play team, which is made up of more than 50 workers who specialise in therapeutic play for children. It also ensures that every young patient has someone to game with.
The closing date for applications is December 1, 2025.
“The new Gamer in Residence role has been created to meet the needs of the increasing number of young people at GOSH who love to game, with a particular focus on [adolescents],” the GOSH Charity tells GamesIndustry.biz.
“We recognised that there are specialist skills required to ensure we are meeting the needs of the hospital’s community. A dedicated expert in this area will support the team to keep abreast of new trends, and will work across multiple devices on offer at GOSH.”
The charity recently worked with YouTube creator Daneil “DanTDM” Middleton, whose support enabled GOSH to purchase 120 medical grade gaming carts “to help make gaming accessible to children in a way that complies with all the infection control protocols in a hospital environment.”
Last year, the Glasgow Childre