Nursery Nurse

VerseOne Group; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust's Ladybird Nursery is seeking a caring Nursery Nurse to join on a permanent, full-time basis (37.5 hours per week) in the hospital grounds. The ideal candidate will hold a recognised Level 3 qualification and have experience as a key person within the Early Foundation Stage.

The nursery serves staff and the public, providing a warm, safe, and stimulating environment for babies and children under five.

Qualifications

• Experience in engaging and observing young children.
• Ability to support a warm, stimulating learning environment.
• Effective communication with parents and nursery team.

Responsibilities

• Support Nursery Team Leaders in creating a positive, encouraging environment.
• Build positive relationships with children, parents and staff.
• Help maintain a safe, warm, and stimulating setting to promote development.
• Engage with children to support independence and progress.

Skills

Child interaction

Team collaboration

Observation

Parent communication

Education

Level 3 childcare qualification

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Here at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust an exciting opportunity has arisen within our Ladybird Nursery.

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and self-motivated Nursery Nurse to join the team on a permanent basis.

Although the post is full time, 5 days per week, (37.5 hours), we are happy to consider part time hours for the right candidate . The ideal candidate will hold a recognized Level 3 qualification and have experience of working within the Early Foundation Stage as a key person.

Located in the grounds of the hospital, Ladybird Nursery is available to staff at the hospital as well as the public and cares for babies and young children under 5.

Here is a link to our website:

Ladybird Nursery - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (mse.nhs.uk)

Advert

• To support the Nursery Team Leaders in providing an environment that offers encouragement and praise for every child
• To develop positive relationships with the children, their parents and members of the nursery team.
• To support the Nursery Team Leaders to create and maintain a safe, warm, caring and stimulating environment that together with encouragement will ensure the development of each child.
• Interact with the children in order to support, encourage and observe the children to promote independence and development to enable the child to progress

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attachedjob 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.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.