Early Years Practitioner (XR03)

Job summary

Are you passionate about working in childcare and committed to improving outcomes for young children in your care?

At the LTHT nurseries you will be joining a dedicated, supportive team providing quality childcare predominantly to Leeds NHS employees.

We provide care for around 168 preschool children across three Leeds-based settings, MondayFriday from 7am 6pm all year round (excluding Bank Holidays). Each setting is unique and we celebrate the differences and experiences our employees bring to us.

The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust is one of the largest Trusts in England. By joining our team you will become part of the Leeds family and have access to the full benefits of a Trust Employee including:

27 Holidays per year (pro rata) plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days.

Access to family and carer friendly policies including enhanced maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave, flexible working, Carers passports.

Dedicated wellbeing packages including team Health and wellbeing champions and mental health first aiders.

Discounted childcare

NHS pension scheme

Access to Trust benefits such as Car Lease, Childcare and bike to work schemes.

Competitive salary

Favourable terms and conditions

Access to ongoing training and development

Access to NHS employee discounts across many services in the UK including supermarkets, restaurants, holidays, travel, gyms and sports services, plus many more.

Main duties of the job

Expected Shortlisting Date

20/08/2025

Planned Interview Date

27/08/2025

Contribute to updating records of achievements (ie: profiles, observations, care plans), to support the individual needs of the children/families.

Assist the management team ( ie: Deputy and Early Years Professional) to develop, implement and evaluate play and planning using the EYFS for the individual child and family

To support the nursery team and management team in the delivery of the service and the development of quality care

As a key carer the jobholder will assist in the settling in programme to meet the childs/familys individual needs including first contact with the parent or carer

To assist the nursery team when communicating nursery routines and procedures with new parents

As part of the nursery team your role will include observing, collating, presenting and recording developmental milestones for childrens individual profiles

Ensure each family receives daily positive feedback

Report concerns or family issues to appropriate manager

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Clarendon Nursery

Belmont Grove

Leeds

LS2 9NS

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Clarendon Nursery

Belmont Grove

Leeds

LS2 9NS

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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