Application Deadline: 18 August 2025
Band: Band 4
Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles
Job summary
To work as part of the Nursery staff as a senior member of the team. To provide high-quality, stimulating childcare and early education for children of NHS staff, enabling parents to return to work and thereby supporting the Trust’s Improving Working Lives initiative.
Main duties of the job
To provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to learn through play and reach their full potential and encouraging other staff to do this.
To ensure the Ofsted requirements are being met and all other nursery and NBT
policies are being adhered to.
To work closely with parents, especially those of their key children to ensure good
relationships are maintained and all relevant information is shared between both
parties.
To work as a senior member of the staffing team, usually in charge of either the pre-school room or the under 3’s as a whole. Therefore working in one of these areas but being flexible about helping out in other areas and in the event of an emergency, working at another location within NBT
To be able to give guidance, support and advice to all less-qualified staff and students – ensuring all staff and students are working professionally and that their working practices are to a high standard, as set by Ofsted.
Qualifications
Essential
- NNEB/DCE/NVQ level3/BTEC in Childcare
Work Experience
Essential
- To have had at least 2 years post-qualifying experience and for one of that to have been within a day nursery setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and to remain calm
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
