Nursery Officer

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic individual who would like to be part of an outstanding Nursery Team?

Do you have the skills and knowledge to work as part of a team to support the development and delivery of the Early Years Foundation stage to children between the age of 5 months to 5 years in a Nursery Setting?

Main duties of the job

To work as a team in your allocated age room.
To plan age appropriate activities for children aged 5 months to 5 years using the EYFS guidance.
To be a key worker to a group of children.
To keep up to date development records on your key group.
To have a sound knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding.
To provide and develop a flexible service of the highest quality of care and education.
To promote positive parent partnership with all parents and carers.
To implement all operational policies and procedures within the Day Nursery.
To plan for children's individual needs, and document where appropriate.
To work within a team on a daily basis, supporting each other with daily tasks.
To respond immediately to any safeguarding concerns and report these concerns in accordance with the nursery policy and procedure.
To be aware of all children's Health and Safety in the nursery and share relevant information with the management team.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Date posted

28 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£28,622 to £30,225 a year per annum (incl. of Outer London HCAA)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-COF10451-S

Job locations

Harefield Hospital Day Nursery

Hill End Road

Harefield

UB9 6JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

NNEB Diploma/ NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

NVQ level 4

Experience

Essential

Experience with Under-fives in a group setting
Experience in working as part of a team
Experience in working in partnership with parents

Desirable

Experience working within an NHS Day Nursery

Skills

Essential

Sound Knowledge of child development
Knowledge of planning using the Early Years Foundation Stage
Good communication with all, verbal and written
Good organisation skills
Good teamwork practice
Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures
Knowledge of the code of practice for special Educational Needs

Desirable

Good IT skills

Other Requirements

Essential

Ability to work shifts and flexibility within the system

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

NNEB Diploma/ NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

NVQ level 4

Experience

Essential

Experience with Under-fives in a group setting
Experience in working as part of a team
Experience in working in partnership with parents

Desirable

Experience working within an NHS Day Nursery

Skills

Essential

Sound Knowledge of child development
Knowledge of planning using the Early Years Foundation Stage
Good communication with all, verbal and written
Good organisation skills
Good teamwork practice
Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures
Knowledge of the code of practice for special Educational Needs

Desirable

Good IT skills

Other Requirements

Essential

Ability to work shifts and flexibility within the system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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