South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Nursery Nurse

The closing date is 13 June 2025

Job summary

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Do you have a passion for working with children ?

Playdays Day Nursery based at The James Cook University Hospital are looking to recruit a Nursery Nurse to work 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday in our 86 place Nursery.

The Nursery opens at 06:45-18:00 hours and the Nursery staff work in between these times.

Do you have a level 3 full Childcare qualification ? Do you not mind getting messy whilst watching children grow and develop.

Main duties of the job

Caring for children aged from 0-4 years.

Meeting the childrens physical care needs and challenging the children to meet all their Developmental needs.

Working as part of a team to provide a service to NHS staff.

Developing relationships with the children and their parents or carers.

Liasing with external agencies to meet the needs of the children.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

Your Leadership Impact

Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7176196-A

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB /BTEC/NVQ 3 in Early Years Care and Education or equivalent
  • GCSE English grade C or equivalent in English

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of the Requirements of the Childcare Act 2009
  • Knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities and processes
  • Knowledge of Ofsted standards & regulations
  • Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage

Experience

Essential

  • Work placement experience within a childcare setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NNEB /BTEC/NVQ 3 in Early Years Care and Education or equivalent
  • GCSE English grade C or equivalent in English

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of the Requirements of the Childcare Act 2009
  • Knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities and processes
  • Knowledge of Ofsted standards & regulations
  • Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage

Experience

Essential

  • Work placement experience within a childcare setting

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nursery Manager

Clare McAllen

clare.mcallen@nhs.net

01642282810

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7176196-A

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Supporting documents

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