Nursery Manager | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced nursery manager to oversee the daily operations of their nursery located at Southend Hospital. The successful candidate will manage staff, ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, and drive high standards of childcare while fostering a stimulating environment for children. This role presents an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and advance your career in a supportive setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in nursery management is essential.
• Ability to drive high standards in childcare.
• Familiarity with the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operational provision of the nursery.
• Implement staff rosters to meet nursery needs.
• Ensure effective communication with Ofsted.

Skills

Staff management

Health and safety

Effective communication

Childcare

Safeguarding

Job description

Overview

Our current nursery manager is retiring and we are looking for an enthusiastic, approachable and experienced individual to lead our friendly and hard-working team into the next chapter.

If successful, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational provision and management of the Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust Ladybird Nursery, based at Southend Hospital.

This includes staff management, health and safety, safeguarding, effective communications and staff involvement, implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage, coordinating the team and nursery activities in order to offer a high level of childcare in a safe, stimulating and caring environment.

So, if you are looking for the next step in your career working with children, we’d love to hear from you today!

Responsibilities

• Provide effective day to day operational management of the core nursery services
• Ensure formulation and implementation of staff rosters to ensure sufficient staff resources are available to meet occupancy levels of the nursery
• To open and close the nursery liaising with the management team as appropriate
• Overall responsibility for implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework
• Responsible for driving high standards including the planning and co-ordination of the curriculum framework, in order to promote the development of the children within our care
• Represent the nursery in communications with Ofsted, including keeping Ofsted updated as per their regulations, and liaising with Ofsted inspectors
• To work flexibly according to the needs of the service
• To organise and lead on team meetings
• To manage budgets
• To lead on and support all nursery co-ordinators e.g. Special Needs, Equal Opportunities, Child Protection and Health and Safety
• To create and maintain a safe, warm, caring and stimulating environment that together with encouragement will ensure the development of each child
• Recognise and meet the needs of each child, and their family, as individuals

Organisation Ambition

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Next steps

Are you looking for an exciting new role that will allow you to develop both your skills and career? Then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025