Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Nursery Assistant

The closing date is 06 July 2025

Job summary

Are you fun, bubbly, happy, enthusiastic and a caring practitioner? If so, you could be the next person to join our baby room team.You will need to have a natural love for children, providing care and comfort and meeting the Babies individual needs on a daily basis. Your duties and responsibilities will include intermit care, safer sleep monitoring as well as singing, sharing books, messy play and much more.

You will have the opportunity to be a part of the babies learning and development which is truly magical. You will work alongside the team providing exciting activities in line with the EYFS for the babies to explore and engage in.

We look forward to meeting you soon.

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 are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon - covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Details

Date posted

24 June 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

326-7301523-AW

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)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nursery Manager

Sarah Humphrey

s.humphrey@nhs.net

01737231948

Details

Date posted

24 June 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

326-7301523-AW

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


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