Nursery assistant

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Nursery Assistant for the Christie Day Nursery in Manchester. The role supports children aged 6 months to 4 years, across flexible shifts including lunch services and domestic duties.

Responsibilities include promoting safeguarding, maintaining hygiene, and working well with a small team while recording information accurately. Training in safeguarding and paediatric first aid is expected.

Qualifications

• Health and Social care level 2 NVQ 2 in childcare.

Responsibilities

• Serve children's lunch ensuring correct food temperatures are recorded per food hygiene guidance.
• Carry out laundry duties and help keep bedding clean.
• Be aware of fire evacuation procedures and assist in evacuation if needed.
• Follow Health and Safety at work policies and implement required actions.

Skills

Record information

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Health and Social care level 2 NVQ 2 in childcare

Job description

Main area Nursery Assistant Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours 15 hours per week (Part time - 15 hours per week) Job ref 413-112982-WF-TM

Site Day Nursery - E00043 Town Manchester Salary £25,272 Pro Rata, Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a nursery assistant to join the team at the Christie Day Nursery We are looking for someone who would like the experience of working in a nursery alongside children aged 6 moths to 4 years old.

To work flexibly as directed across the nursery undertaking domestic duties serving lunch washing up after lunch and laundry duties.

Main duties of the job

Awareness of food hygiene standards and allergens.

Good communication skills, to be organised and manage your time effectively.

Ability to use own initiative, share ideas and be innovative and work well within a team.

To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the setting.

Working for our organisation

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1 - To serve the children’s lunch ensuring accurate food temperatures are recorded in line with food hygiene guidance

2 - Laundry duties, washing and drying of children’s bedding etc

3 - To be aware of the procedures for the safe evacuation in the event of a fire and assist other staff in the evacuation process as required.

4 - Have knowledge of Health and Safety at work and implement any action required in relation to this.

5 - To gain knowledge of all Trust and Nursery policies and procedures and ensure they are implemented.

6 - Assist in keeping rooms clean and tidy, encouraging children to be involved and care for their environment.

7 - Ensure all Mandatory training and training specific to the job role e.g. Safeguarding and Paediatric First Aid, Food hygiene, Allergy awareness are current and updated as required to maintain compliance.

8 - Develop good relationships with the children focusing on the child as an individual as well as within a small group. Also assist with the inclusion of children with additional needs.

9 - Ensure your own professional development is kept up to date; contribute to your annual Personal Development review.

Qualifications

• Health and Social care level 2 NVQ 2 in childcare

Experience

• Experience of the care young children, either in a nursery setting or in their own personal life
• Experience of the care young children, either in a nursery setting or in their own personal life

Skills

• Able to record information accurately
• Good communication and listening skills
• To work as part of a team

Knowledge

• Knowledge of food hygiene standards and allergens

Values

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

• Willingness to undertake training required for the post – Food Hygiene and Allergy Awareness training

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

Sponsorship Information -We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications.Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Pre-Employment Checks -To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards . These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role, payment of this will be the applicants responsibility)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessmentEmployment history and reference validation

All applicants external to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

If You're Offered the Role - you will be agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Sponsorship Information -We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications.Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

No Smoking Policy - You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

Additional Information - We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect.The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.