# Early Years Nursery Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/early-years-nursery-practitioner/15cb4a0f-1974-4e49-ae3f-cce535c1aecf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/early-years-nursery-practitioner/15cb4a0f-1974-4e49-ae3f-cce535c1aecf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** King's College Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Early years practitioner - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 per annum, inc HCAS - **Contract type:** 6 months (fixed term until 30th March 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-10T16:20:41.346Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Orpington/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Early_Years_Nursery/Early_Years_Nursery-v8288677 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8288677?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Bright Sparks Day Nursery + Pre-school, operated by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at Orpington Hospital, provides childcare for the children of staff working at all sites of the Hospital. The nursery is open from 7:00am to 6:30pm and caters for children aged 3 months to 5 years. We seek a qualified early years professional with excellent communication skills, who enjoys working with children and their families and who has demonstrable experience of being a dedicated, enthusiastic, empathetic and skilled early years educator. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible to the Nursery Manager for delivering full day care in accordance with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2025. You will also be accountable to the group supervisors for supporting children's learning and development through practices aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage. You will be expected to work collaboratively with all colleagues, support the key person system and take an active role in planning, reviewing, and developing children's individual learning journeys. The role also involves engaging in ongoing professional development and promoting best practices that enhance outcomes for children and families. Along with all who work at the nursery you will take proactive responsibility for monitoring health and safety within the nursery, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, completing risk assessments, and maintaining accurate records. If you are passionate about teaching early years and committed to creating a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment for young children, we would love to hear from you ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To participate in the day to day operation and organisation of the nursery, and to assist in ensuring the smooth running of the nursery setting in accordance with agreed policy and procedures and to promote a good parent staff relationship. ### 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 ### Essential/Desirable **Essential** - NNEB/BTEC in Childcare, Diploma or NVQ Level 3 - Proven skills supporting children’s development between the ages of 3 months and 5 years - Good knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection **Desirable** - First Aid course/Food Hygiene ## Documents - [denmark hill site map (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=606) - [princess royal (pruh) site map (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=607) - [visa and sponsorship information (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2817) - [early years practitioner - jd & ps (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10606240) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.