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Nursery Nurse | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 November 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7486178/214-CEN-7486178 |
Summary
Little Millers Day Nursery, located onsite at King’s Mill Hospital, is dedicated to providing outstanding care and early years education for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. Operating Monday to Friday, our nursery offers a nurturing and inclusive environment where children are supported to thrive and reach their full potential.
We are currently seeking a Level 3 Qualified Nursery Nurse to join our passionate and committed team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a high-quality childcare setting.
Key Responsibilities
• Deliver high-quality care and education in line with Ofsted requirements and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework.
• Plan and supervise age-appropriate, developmentally stimulating play activities.
• Support each child’s individual learning journey and all-round development.
• Create a caring, inclusive environment that values every child regardless of age, ability, race, gender, or belief.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a safe, engaging, and supportive nursery setting.
Apply now to join our team and make a difference in care and early years education!
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025
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