Nursery Assistant (Band 2) - Childcare & education - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

Job overview

Applicants are invited to join the team of committed staff at the Day Nursery at Amersham Hospital to support the children in the nursery or at the Department’s ‘Out of School’ facility, including after school club and school holiday Play Schemes.

The department provides care and education for children ranging from babies to 11yrs offering a varied range of activities indoors and out, including sports and games, creativity, music, cookery and imaginative play.

This position would suit applicants who have gained a L2 qualification in childcare & education or health & social care.

Main duties of the job

• To provide suitable and varied activities for children attending the nursery both indoors and outside.
• To join in, as well as supervising the play activities for the children.
• To be involved with the setting up and clearing up of daily activities, ensuring that any activity is put away complete.
• To be aware of health and safety issues at all times and report any causes for concern either to the scheme supervisor or line manager.
• To be responsible for the economic use of consumable materials provided.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Qualification in Level 2 Childcare or Health and social care
• Evidence of good knowledge in English and Maths
• University student training for teaching

EXPERIENCE

• Some experience with working with children e.g. helping at clubs such as Brownies/Cubs; Lighthouse holiday schemes; crèche; Sunday school etc.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name: Debbie Beazley Job title: Nursery / Out of School Manager Email address: deborah.beazley@nhs.net Telephone number: 01494 734251

For an informal discussion about the position or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Deborah Beazley 01494 734251 or Zoe Page z.page@nhs.net 01494 734251