Bank Nursery Assistant | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,383 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sutton-In-Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6237922/214-CEN-6050134-A |
Summary
We are looking to recruit a Bank Nursery Assistant to work as and when required on various shifts within the nursery opening hours of 7.30a.m -5.30p.m.
The successful candidate must have a NVQ Level 2 qualification, have the ability to work effectively as part of a team along with good verbal and written communication skills. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
To assist the Nursery Nurses to provide high quality care and education for the babies and young children that attend the day nursery.
To assist in the planning, provision, delivery and supervision of well planned, age and developmentally appropriate play opportunities for the babies and young children that attend the day nursery.
To work individually, or as part of a team with the babies and young children attending the day nursery to promote and support each child’s all round development.
To assist in creating a caring and inclusive environment
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we
also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
• Assist the Nursery Nurses in ensuring that the highest standards of childcare and early years education are provided at all times.
• To adhere to the Safe Guarding Children policy and procedure
• To ensure that the needs of the babies and the young children attending the day nursery are met.
• To meet all Health & Safety requirements ensuring that a safe environment is provided for the babies and young children attending the day nursery.
• Under supervision/guidance work within the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Statutory Framework and Sherwood Forest Hospitals policies and procedures.
• To ensure that all aspects of care are undertaken for the babies and the young children attending the day nursery; including feeding, changing soiled nappies, underwear and clothes, making up beds and cots, changing bedding and cleaning mattresses and cots after use.
• Support the Nursery Nurses to plan and provide a suitably broad and balanced range of stimulating, safe, age appropriate activities to promote children’s all round development.
• Provide support to new members of staff, students and volunteers
• As guided/supported by more experienced staff, liaise with the child’s
• The post holder will be responsible for administering basic First Aid
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024
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