# Nursery Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Early years practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £30,142 per annum (pro rata) including HACS (outer)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (0)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T13:59:52.810Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Childcare/Childcare-v8264209
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8264209?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### General

**Essential**

- Good written communication
- Good understanding of working in a team
- Additional qualifications

### Specific criteria

**Essential**

- Experience with children 6 months to 5 years and/or experience in a care role
- Childcare experience or experience within a caring role
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Level 2/3 Childcare qualification

**Desirable**

- Experience of working with children 5-12 years
- Ability to observe, plan and evaluate
- Good Communication Skills
- Reliable
- Basic computer Skills
- Clean Full UK manual driving license
- Knowledge of the EYFS
- Knowledge of SEN

## Documents

- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413)
- [job description and specification (pdf, 768.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10578369)

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