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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) is looking for Level 3 Qualified Early Years Nursery Practitioners to join our friendly team at Taplins Day Nursery (Southampton General Hospital) and Trust Taplins Nursery (Western Community Hospital). The role supports NHS staff in a modern, purpose‑built nursery environment.

• Full responsibility for the children in your care, ensuring a consistently safe, secure and stimulating environment.
• Plan and deliver a wide range of enjoyable, stimulating and educational activities for a group of children, covering all aspects of the child’s individual development by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Act as a key person, building a strong attachment and knowing your key children well as individuals.
• Maintain required records of children’s development, learning and activities.
• Work alongside the nursery SENDco to support children with additional needs, ensuring that their development is promoted as fully as possible.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures, escalating any concerns, problems or issues appropriately to the Duty Manager and/or the management team.
• Promote a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene standards through monitoring and supervising nappy changing, toilet and washing procedures, regular cleaning of toys and equipment, and cleaning of children’s crockery and bedding.
• Assist in the preparation and serving of food and supervision of meal times.
• Exercise a duty of care for work colleagues and be responsible for ensuring a safe working environment for all children, staff and visitors.
• Plan and carry out a variety of fun activities with the children, in line with the Early Years curriculum.
• Evaluate the activities and maintain online learning journals via Tapesty.

• Good standard of secondary education with literacy and numeracy skills demonstrable to GCSE pass level or equivalent standard.
• Willingness and ability to undertake Food Safety training.
• Recent experience of working with 3 months – 5 year‑olds within a childcare setting.
• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years Qualified (or above). If level 3 qualified post June 2016, hold a full paediatric first aid (PFA) or an emergency PFA certificate.
• Current paediatric and/or first aid at work certificate if qualified pre‑June 2016, or if candidate holds a qualification higher than level 3.
• Current food hygiene certificate.

University Hospital Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD