Early Years Assistant Practitioner | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

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Job summary

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an Early Years Assistant Practitioner in Bristol. The role involves supporting a team to provide high-quality care for children aged 0-5 within a safe, caring environment.

You will work with qualified Early Years Practitioners, engage with parents, and contribute to learning records while maintaining health, safety and confidentiality standards.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with parents and carers.
• Ability to support continuous development of children aged 0-5.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.

Responsibilities

• Help provide a safe, stimulating environment for children aged 0-5.
• Assist in daily routines and activities under supervision of Early Years Practitioners.
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to planning and learning records.
• Maintain confidentiality and data protection.
• Support health and safety of children in care.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Observation

Childcare knowledge

Child safety

Job description

Early Years Assistant Practitioner | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Company: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £25,272 pa pro rata

Hours: Full-time

Location: Bristol, BS10 5NB

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 11 Nov 2026

Closing date: 11 Dec 2026

Summary

To work as part of an early years team helping to providing a high quality of care for the children aged 0-5 years in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

Interpersonal and communication skills

• To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential
• To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their child’s welfare
• To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust
• To attend parents’ evenings to provide parents with their child’s progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required
• To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis
• To maintain professional relationships, build on teamwork and share ideas
• To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored
• To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care
• To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents
• To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children
• To be a key person, ensuring that every child’s individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners.
• To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information
• To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager
• To follow North Bristol Trust’s and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures
• To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme
• To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained
• To adhere to the settings dress code at all times
• To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Nov 2026

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