Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner

Nursery Nurse/Early Years Practitioner

East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust

Ref : 168

£10.90 per hour

Could you be an NHS Professional?

Ipswich Hospital is currently seeking an Early Years Practitioner to join their team for the next 12 weeks. The trust will consider either full or part time working, and the successful candidate must be flexible to work Monday to Friday between the hours of 7am and 6pm (various shift options available).

We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.

As a member, you will have fantastic benefits:

· Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week

· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

· Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime

· Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts

· First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency

· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements

· Training and development opportunities

· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work

· Stakeholder pension scheme available

About the Trust

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides a full range of services across 2 main hospitals, 6 community hospitals and within the local community including maternity, cardiac and major accident, and emergency (A&E) services. With vibrant towns, secluded coastal retreats, and only 90 minutes away from London, you can have the best of both worlds working for ESNEFT.

What you will be responsible for

· Care for the physical and emotional needs of each child, showing an understanding of children’s needs in the early years.

· Help create a happy and loving atmosphere in which each child can develop as an individual, through play and learning life skills.

· Create and develop a stimulating environment to meet the needs of individual children, being aware of the needs of different age groups in line with The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS).

· Prepare snacks and be aware of allergies and special diets etc.

The role will involve, but not limited to you performing the above.

You will have the following qualification/experience:

· A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a Nursery Nurse or Early Years Practitioner within the last 3 years.

· Experience of working with children aged 4 months to 5 years of age.

· NNEB/ BTEC or NVQ level 2/ 3 or equivalent.

· Food Hygiene Certificate.

· Child Safeguarding Training.

· Knowledge of Child development. Planning for individual children and group activities.

· Undertake regular mandatory training*

*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialize in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities' organization, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

Apply Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 weeks

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 168