Location
Carshalton, England
Salary
£30,142 per annum (pro rata) including HACS (outer)
Profession
Early years practitioner
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
28 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
14 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

8 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • General

    Good written communication

  • General

    Good understanding of working in a team

  • General

    Additional qualifications

  • Specific criteria

    Experience with children 6 months to 5 years and/or experience in a care role

  • Specific criteria

    Childcare experience or experience within a caring role

  • Specific criteria

    Good verbal and written communication skills

  • Specific criteria

    Ability to work as part of a team

  • Specific criteria

    Level 2/3 Childcare qualification

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Specific criteria

    Experience of working with children 5-12 years

  • Specific criteria

    Ability to observe, plan and evaluate

  • Specific criteria

    Good Communication Skills

  • Specific criteria

    Reliable

  • Specific criteria

    Basic computer Skills

  • Specific criteria

    Clean Full UK manual driving license

  • Specific criteria

    Knowledge of the EYFS

  • Specific criteria

    Knowledge of SEN

Job overview

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide high standards of childcare and education to the children in the nursery, ensuring the aims and objectives of the nursery are fulfilled and provide a safe, caring environment.

Main duties of the job

Woodlands Day Nursery at St Helier Hospital is looking for a Nursery Practitioner to join their established professional childcare team. This 72 place Day Nursery, offers childcare to staff of Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust and also runs a 24 place playscheme during school holidays.

The Ideal candidate will be qualified to a minimum level 2 in Childcare or equivalent, or have experience working with children aged 6 months to 5 years. Additional experience with children aged 5-12 years would be desirable.

You will need to be an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who can take on the role of key person and plan accordingly for those children interests, as well as supporting colleagues within the team. You will need excellent communication skills, effective customer care skills and be a good team player.

In exchange for your hard work we can offer you a wide range of internal and external training to aid your personal development.

Available Contracts:

3 x 37.5hrs per wk

For more information about the role please contact Caroline Gilroy on 020 8296 2467 or 07503 216 487

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

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.

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This advert is for Nursery Practitioner with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Early years practitioner role. The advertised salary is £30,142 per annum (pro rata) including HACS (outer). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.

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