Early Years Practitioner/ Nursery Nurse

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner to join the Children’s Unit at NSECH, delivering activities for inpatients from birth to 15 years old. The role involves supporting parents and using distraction techniques during procedures.

You will also provide distraction support at paediatric blood clinics across North Tyneside and Wansbeck hospitals, contributing to a patient-focused care environment and staff teamwork across NHS sites.

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold CACHE Level 3 Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in Nursery Nurse/Early Years role preferred.
• Ability to plan activities for varied ages and support parents.
• Confident with IT skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide activities for inpatient children.
• Support parents of babies/children.
• Provide distraction techniques during procedures.
• Support paediatric blood clinics at North Tyneside and Wansbeck hospitals.

Skills

Activity planning

Parental support

Distraction techniques

IT skills

Education

CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education

Early Years Practitioner

BTEC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning & Development

NVQ Level 3 Children's Care, Learning and Development

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner on the Children's Unit at NSECH which provides Emergency Care and Inpatient Care for children from birth to 15 year old.

As a valued member of the team you would be responsible for providing activities for the inpatient children, supporting parents of babies/children and providing distraction techniques during procedures.

The Nursery Nurse role also provides distraction support at the paediatric blood clinics that run at North Tyneside and Wansbeck hospitals.

The successful candidate must have CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, Early Years Practitioner, BTEC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning & Development or NVQ Level 3 Children's Care, Learning and Development.

Experience in a Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner Role or similar environment would be desirable, along with confidence in planning activities for a variety of ages of children.

Confidence with IT skills is also desirable.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

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