# Bank Nursery Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-nursery-assistant/f5f21d34-55e3-42cd-9b26-36220a47112d
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-nursery-assistant/f5f21d34-55e3-42cd-9b26-36220a47112d.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The Royal Marsden - Sutton
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Early years assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Contract type:** Bank: Adhoc
- **Employment type:** Flexible working, Other, Adhoc
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T11:51:16.862Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Sutton/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursery/Nursery-v8370239
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8370239?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Nursery Practitioner, Band 2, based at Sutton, Surrey. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Nursery Practitioner to care for the children of staff at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. We require a reliable, flexible member of the team showing initiative and commitment.

### Main duties of the job

An ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form will be essential. Applicants must have a minimum Level 3 qualification in Childcare and Education and level A-C in GCSE English. In addition, you should have experience of working effectively with a staff team in full day care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role of the Nursery assistant is to work as part of a team providing a safe, welcoming and warm environment for the group care of babies, toddlers and pre-school children.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with children in full day care
- Experience of working with babies to five years
- Experience of working with a team

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- ICT Skill
- A clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality

### Education/Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Childcare & Education
- GCSE Level A-C English.

**Desirable**

- Safeguarding Children training.
- Early years Foundation Stage training
- First Aid certificate.
- Working towards a higher level qualification

### Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

**Essential**

- An ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form will be essential
- Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum
- An understanding of child development, children’s needs and behaviour in children under five.

**Desirable**

- Good use of initiative.
- Relaxed and consistent behaviour.

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 106.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697832)
- [job features form (pdf, 146.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697834)
- [person specification (pdf, 120.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697833)
- [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360)
- [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580)

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