Nursery Practitioner

NHS; Carshalton; Vor Ort; GBP 27.000 - 33.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Training opportunities

External training

Zusammenfassung

Woodlands Day Nursery at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton is seeking a Nursery Practitioner to join a dedicated childcare team. The role involves delivering high standards of care and education for children aged 6 months to 5 years, supporting a key person, and planning activities that match each child's interests.

The post offers training opportunities and a 37.5-hour week across three contracts, with a pro rata salary of £30,142 per year. Apply to join a valued NHS team.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum level 2 in Childcare or equivalent.
• Experience with children 6 months to 5 years is required; 5-12 years desirable.

Aufgaben

• Provide high standards of childcare and education to children at Woodlands Day Nursery.
• Be the key person for assigned children and plan activities based on their interests.
• Support colleagues within the team and maintain excellent communication with parents.
• Participate in internal and external training to aid personal development.

Kenntnisse

Teamwork

Communication

Childcare experience

Care role experience

Ausbildung

Level 2 Childcare or equivalent

Experience with 6 months to 5 years

Experience with 5-12 years

Jobbeschreibung

Site St Heiler Town Carshalton Salary £30,142 per annum (pro rata) including HACS (outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide high standards of childcare and education to the children in the nursery, ensuring the aims and objectives of the nursery are fulfilled and provide a safe, caring environment.

Main duties of the job

Woodlands Day Nursery at St Helier Hospital is looking for a Nursery Practitioner to join their established professional childcare team. This 72 place Day Nursery, offers childcare to staff of Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust and also runs a 24 place playscheme during school holidays.

The Ideal candidate will be qualified to a minimum level 2 in Childcare orequivalent, or have experience working with children aged 6 months to 5 years. Additional experience with children aged 5-12 years would be desirable.

You will need to be an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who can take on the role of key person and plan accordingly for those children interests, as well as supporting colleagues within the team. You will need excellent communication skills, effective customer care skills and be a good team player.

In exchange for your hard work we can offer you a wide range of internal and external training to aid your personal development.

Available Contracts:

3 x 37.5hrs per wk

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

General

• Good understanding of working in a team

Specific criteria

• Experience with children 6 months to 5 years and/or experience in a care role
• Childcare experience or experience within a caring role
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Experience of working with children 5-12 years