Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Nursery Assistant

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Job summary

We care for the hospital staff's children on site at ESH. The age ranges from 3 months to 5 years, and the children are separated in 3 main play rooms.

You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team. You will be involved in the planning and assistance when providing activities and learning opportunities within the EYFS (Early years foundation stage).

Also working closely with parents sharing daily information.

Main duties of the job

Working in a team, supporting each other ensuring the day to day care of the children.
Assisting children at meal times and also intimate care (nappy changing + toileting).
Communicating with parents.
Interacting with the children during their play and extending their learning outcomes.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon residents, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill, a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and outpatient and diagnostic services. In addition, Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding', and we are one of the best-performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all we do.
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and whether patient care is the organisation's top priority.
Our workforce is amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey.

Date posted

07 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-7105197-MH

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

Ability to work with a wide range from 0-5 year
Enthusiastic
Good communicator - both written and verbal
Good organisational skills
Good partnership with parents

Desirable

Experience of children aged from 0-5 years
Keen to expand and develop knowledge and skills
Working in a day nursery setting
Level 2 NVQ

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

Ability to work with a wide range from 0-5 year
Enthusiastic
Good communicator - both written and verbal
Good organisational skills
Good partnership with parents

Desirable

Experience of children aged from 0-5 years
Keen to expand and develop knowledge and skills
Working in a day nursery setting
Level 2 NVQ

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

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