Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant Early Years Practitioner (Playscheme)

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Job summary

First Steps Day Nursery at St Peters Hospital is looking for a kind, thoughtful, enthusiastic and loyal Assistant Early Years Practitioner (Playscheme) to provide and enhance good quality care to an established and popular workplace day nursery, located within the grounds of St Peters Hospital.

Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust is a forward thinking organisation which is part of the Government's initiative to support parents who work within the NHS, by providing quality and affordable day care for their employee's. Parents are able to return to work, knowing their children are being well cared for by a highly professional and approachable team.

The nursery operates 50 weeks of the year and provides excellent day care for 68 children per day aged between 3 months and 5 years.

We are continually reviewing our practice to enable us to provide a caring and stimulating environment for our children. Each dedicated team member is part of that by being involved with planning activities following The New Early Years Foundation Stage, caring for the children, relating positive feedback to Parent's both verbal and written.

We ask that all applicants have obtained or working towards GCSE A-C grade (or equivalent) in English and Maths

Main duties of the job

As a key worker to a designated group of children be responsible for the documentation of the children's Learning Journeys. Participate in their supervision, enabling them to thrive, by providing a stimulating, caring and learning environment in which children of all ages may develop. Enabling you to provide positive feedback to parents. Develop links with the parents and encourage parental participation within the nursery, being understanding and receptive to the parent's wishes. Offer encouragement when appropriate.

Maintain effective communication, that's relevant with other members of the team, contributing to team briefings and Nursery Staff meetings.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • On-site Nurseries
  • On-site staff cafes
  • On-site parking
  • Support in career development
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Details

Date posted

06 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year N/A

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

323-AC8182-JN

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Inform your Senior Practitioner of any information relevant to your children so she can assess strategies you may need to use for their personal development.

To be aware of and act appropriately on Trust Child Protection Polices and Procedures.

Maintain the high standards of hygiene within the Nursery, promoting the childrens own awareness by being a positive role model for them to emulate. Follow appropriate Food Hygiene Guidelines when serving and preparing food.

Promote within the nursery, Equal Opportunities, displaying sensitivity to the childrens cultural and socio economical backgrounds, gender and disability or language capabilities.

Be aware of the confidential aspects of your work, treating all confidential information relating to the children, parents, staff and professional contacts in a manner which will protect the individuals privacy.

Ensuring all available resources are utilised within the Nursery.

To contribute any additional skills and competencies that is appropriate, with the role and agreed with the Assistant Childcare Manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Inform your Senior Practitioner of any information relevant to your children so she can assess strategies you may need to use for their personal development.

To be aware of and act appropriately on Trust Child Protection Polices and Procedures.

Maintain the high standards of hygiene within the Nursery, promoting the childrens own awareness by being a positive role model for them to emulate. Follow appropriate Food Hygiene Guidelines when serving and preparing food.

Promote within the nursery, Equal Opportunities, displaying sensitivity to the childrens cultural and socio economical backgrounds, gender and disability or language capabilities.

Be aware of the confidential aspects of your work, treating all confidential information relating to the children, parents, staff and professional contacts in a manner which will protect the individuals privacy.

Ensuring all available resources are utilised within the Nursery.

To contribute any additional skills and competencies that is appropriate, with the role and agreed with the Assistant Childcare Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 3 GCSEs, including English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Recent Paediatric 12 hr First Aid Qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • oWorking within a childcare setting, responsible for allotted key children
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 3 GCSEs, including English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Recent Paediatric 12 hr First Aid Qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • oWorking within a childcare setting, responsible for allotted key children

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Childcare Manager

Kelly Chester

kelly.chester@nhs.net

01932722192

Details

Date posted

06 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year N/A

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

323-AC8182-JN

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ


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