Early Years Practitioner (Higher Level)

Freeman Hospital

Carthage (MO)

On-site

USD 28,000 - 39,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a full-time Early Years Practitioner (Higher Level) within the Free Spirits Nursery at Freeman Hospital. The role requires a sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and a proactive approach to supporting children’s development.

The post emphasises teamwork, safeguarding, and OFSTED compliance, with opportunities to contribute to a busy nursery environment and engage with parents and carers.

Qualifications

NVQ Level 3 in childcare or equivalent (essential).
Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Responsibilities

Care and supervise children aged 0-5 years under the direction of the Lead Early Years Practitioner and Nursery Managers.
Implement a structured and stimulating environment through play as required by OFSTED.
Settle in new children and work closely with parents/carers.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Diplomacy

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare

Job description

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Employer heading

Early Years Practitioner (Higher Level)

Band 3

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

Free Spirits is a busy 88 place Nursery. The Nursery caters for children 6 months to Pre School, located within the grounds of The Freeman Hospital.

Are you ready to join our Nursery Team ?

A vacancy has arisen within the Nursery for a full time member of staff to join our team.

We are looking for a passionate and energetic member of staff with a sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and child development. Could you be this person?

Are you enthusiastic about working with children and supporting their learning and development?

Are you able to use your own initiative, research and keep your knowledge up to date?

As part of a team would you be able to plan varied and stimulating activities which challenge children’s learning and development?

A sound knowledge of The Early Years Foundation Stage and a positive approach to child care is essential. Experience working with babies would be desirable.

A minimum of NVQ level 3 in childcare or an equivalent in childcare is essential for this role. Please ensure that your qualification is in childcare before you apply.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Interview Date: 9 September 2026
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

Main duties of the job

To care and supervise children aged 0-5 years under the direction of the Lead Early Years Practitioner and the Senior Staff/Nursery Managers.

To implement a structured and stimulating environment through play, under the direction of the Lead Early Years Practitioner, as a requirement of OFSTED.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To care and supervise children aged 0-5 years under the direction of the Lead Early Years Practitioner and the Senior Staff/Nursery Managers.
To implement a structured and stimulating environment through play, under the direction of the Lead Early Years Practitioner, as a requirement of OFSTED.
To supervise and assist students whilst on placement.
To settle in new children, working closely with parents/carers under the direction of the Lead Early Years Practitioner.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare or equivalent (in Childcare)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Knowledge of Early Years Foundation Stage
Work in collaboration with colleagues or as an individual providing, delivering and maintaining a high quality, effective structured place of learning

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of working with children between the age of 0-5 years

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Good interpersonal skills
Diplomacy in handling issues and confidential information

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download