Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Nursery Officer
NHS AfC: Band 4
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic individual who would like to be part of an outstanding nursery team. Do you have the skills and knowledge alongside the guidance of the management team to support the running of the different age rooms within the nursery setting, from 5 months to 5 years of age.
Main duties of the job
- To develop and support the staff with in your allocated age room.
- To plan age appropriate activities for children aged 5 months to 5 years using the EYFS guidance
- To support the management team with tasks delegated.
- In the absence of the management team, to step up and take on the additional responsibilities.
- To be a named safeguarding lead in the absence of the manager
Working for our organisation
To work in a warm and welcoming atmosphere which offers a caring and stimulating environment. We take pride in developing all staff and provide ongoing training throughout the year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide and develop a flexible service of the highest quality of care and education
- To promote positive parent partnership with all parents and carers
- To implement all operational policies and procedures within the Day Nursery
- To plan for children's individual needs, and document where appropriate
- To work within a team on a daily bases, supporting each other with daily tasks
- To respond immediately to any safeguarding concerns and report these concerns in accordance with the nursery policy and procedure.
- To be aware of all children's Health and Safety in the nursery and share relevant information with the management team.
- To develop and support the staff with in your allocated age room.
- To hold regular room meetings for you allocated age room.
- To support the management team with tasks delegated.
- In the absence of the management team, to step up and take on the additional responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NNEB Diploma/ NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 4
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience working with children under 5 in a group setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience in working in partnership with parents
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within a NHS Day Nursery
Skills
Essential criteria
- Sound Knowledge of child development and curriculum planning for early years
- Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Good Communication with adults and children
- Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Good Knowledge of the code of practice for Special Educational Needs
- Ability to observe, assess and record children's progress
- Knowledge and the ability to act appropriately when children become unwell including situations of high temperature, sickness and diarrhoea and common illnesses such as chicken pox and serious illness such as, meningitis.
- Knowledge and the ability to administer medicine in accordance with health and safety requirements
Desirable criteria
- Good IT skills
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Nelson-Hench
- Job title
- Child & Care Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895828898
- Additional information
Michelle Orsi-Gell
Assistant Nursery Manager
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