Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an experienced senior practitioner to join the Staff Nursery at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The role will involve coordinating activities for children aged between 3 months - 5 years and working to provide a positive environment, fostering children's all-round development. This role is being a senior nursery nurse of a specific room and providing leadership and support for staff within the setting.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
* Coordinating the day-to-day operations for a particular age group.
* Responsibility for leading the planning, evaluation and next steps for children in a specific area.
* Monitoring observations and learning journals in adherence to nursery's protocols and the EYFS.
* To act as a key worker to named children, carrying out observations/developmental reports for each child and liaising with parents regularly.
* Working in partnership with the team, providing support and assistance in all areas of the nursery as necessary.
* Act as a positive and professional role model to colleagues and children.
To be considered for the role you will be:
You will need to have a minimum Childcare Level 3 qualification and extensive experience of working in a busy nursery environment, together with excellent knowledge of child development and current practices. Ideally you will have a track record of leading and delivering quality provision.
This role will involve working varying shifts between the hours of Monday and Friday from 7.00 am - 7.00 pm so some flexibility is required.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience/Knowledge
* Significant experience of working in a nursery setting, with children aged 3 months - 5 years.
* Demonstrable experience of contributing to daily planning.
* Experience of working in other childcare settings.
* Good all round knowledge of child development and childcare practices for children aged 0-5 years. Good Knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding.
* Awareness of children's needs.
* Awareness of the Health & Safety of children's environment.
Skills and abilities
* Good communication skills, both written and oral.
* Ability to work within a team and under own initiative.
* Ability to meet the needs of the service within a team environment.
* Understanding of confidentiality.
* Level 3 Childcare & Education qualification e.g., NVQ 3, BTEC etc equivalent childcare courses (i.e., must meet the early years educator criteria and be approved by Ofsted).
* Paediatric First Aid.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £29,485 to £31,088 per annum inclusive.
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