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Job summary

Main area
Nursery
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
18 hours per week (shift patterns)
Job ref
391-RFL-6242033
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Annex (Busy Bees)
Town
Camden
Salary
£30,279 - £33,116 per annum (pro rata) inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 4 - Nursery Officer

Band 4

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

  • To assist the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager in the provision of the day care for children of staff working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and to deputise for the Nursery Manager and Deputy Nursery Manager.
  • Active member of the team in providing a safe, stimulating and emotionally safe environment for children aged 6 months to 5 years
  • To adhere to Nursery, Ofsted, EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) National Curriculum and The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Policies and procedures, including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and Behaviour Management Policy.
  • Take a lead role in the base room including mentoring/leading nursery assistants and students.
  • To supervise children at all times, in all areas.
  • To promote good working relationships between staff and parents.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of Level 3 Childcare qualification-(NNEB, NVQ, CACHE or equivalent)
  • Paediatric First Aid Certificate
  • Safeguarding Level 2 or Designated Safeguarding Lead

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience working with children in a Nursery setting
  • Experience of record keeping and planning for individual children and groups
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of food hygiene and healthy eating

Skills and Aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Be able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and written
  • Confident in communicating with parents/carers, children and others as required.

Personal Qualities & attribute

Essential criteria
  • Willing to learn and develop
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate creative ability

Others

Essential criteria
  • To perform any other reasonable duties as required by the Nursery Manager.
  • Be able to cover varying shifts to ensure ratios are met
  • To cover all sites as needed

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nazifa Rahman
Job title
Nursery Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02074726760

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
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Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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