Job Description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

rated 'Good' in their most recent CQC report, provides a full range of hospital and community services for people in Sheffield and the surrounding areas. As one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation Trusts, the Trust provides a number of specialist medical and surgical services, including cancer treatment, spinal injuries, neurology, cardiology and stereotactic radiosurgery. Excellent transport links mean the Trust is commutable from numerous locations including Leeds, Huddersfield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield and Doncaster.

Job Purpose

? To supervise / mentor Child Care Assistants, Bank Staff, and Students.

? To work as part of an effective team in providing high quality childcare for children

attending the Day Nursery / Holiday Club based on a philosophy of family type care.

? To promote a safe, caring and inclusive environment to enable each child to grow and

develop within its own potential through self led learning.

? To ensure policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

Role of the Department

The Sunshine Day Nursery and the Sunshine Holiday Club provide a high quality childcare service predominantly for employees of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and other NHS Organisations. This assists the Trust in meeting Equal Opportunities and flexible working objectives by caring for employee's children in a safe, stimulating and interesting environment.

Nursery Practitioner Main Duties and responsibilities

To provide an interesting and stimulating environment which is well organised and facilitates independence and resourcefulness for the children. To develop quality activities and role play situations, inside and outside which provide an interesting, inclusive and stimulating environment. To provide excellent care and educational opportunities for the children within your care. To contribute in the collection of resources in the nursery. To ensure that resources are organised and prepared accordingly. To plan and implement activities and experiences which are appropriate for children of all ages and stages of development using the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and Ofsted guidelines. To organise the preparation of children's work for display, ensuring that it is well presented and promotes self-esteem. To provide information displays for parents and carers. To act as a key person for an appropriate number of named children, carrying out observations and developing accurate development files for each child. Establish good relationships with families, and liaise with parents to support their child's development. To promote the highest level of safeguarding through observing children and to report any findings to the relevant person, in keeping with and heeding timescales within nursery policy or as determined by the DSL, SENCO and the Management Team. Attend meetings as deemed necessary regarding children and provide feedback on a need to know basis. To provide a safe and hygienic environment in the nursery, this will include cleaning and other such duties as may be deemed necessary for the efficient running of the nursery. Encourage personal hygiene by helping children with toileting. To change nappies when necessary and supervising washing etc. Support younger children with hand washing and encouraging them to move on to the next steps. Communicate effectively with parents in an appropriate manner, building confidence and partnership. Liaise with outside agencies and other professional bodies, sharing information on a need to know basis. To ensure all messages from parent / staff are passed on to all other team members as appropriate in each room / area each day. To offer comprehensive feedback to parents on how their child has been throughout the day. To be prepared for and involved in regular parents evenings to support children's development and parent partnership. To accurately complete any relevant nursery paperwork accurately, Including:
o Children's records / development files / reports.

o Booking Forms

o Registers

o Diet Sheets etc.

o Menus / dinner numbers

o Medicine forms

o Accident forms

To mentor, provide advice, and be a role model to CCA's, trainees and students, ensuring all roles and responsibilities are undertaken in the absence of a Senior Practitioner. To undertake staff supervisions and peer reviews, sharing the findings with the area link person. To undertake administration duties including: handling petty cash / fundraising monies / HC, Tuck shop, photocopying, To undertake housekeeping tasks including: checking the quantities and temperatures of food delivered to Nursery, preparing and serving food / snacks for the children's meals, to cover kitchen duties when Housekeeper is not present, and to launder items of clothes, nursery items as and when required. To show potential parents, visitors around the nursery setting. To undertake visits for new parents, and top up visits pre start date, To ensuring all information is relayed to the senior staff / room colleagues. To ensure that all duties are upon meeting the needs of all children regardless of race, ability, religion or sex.

Behaviours

To work to the Trust Proud Values. To work flexibly to support the needs of the children and the nursery. This may include

occasional evenings and weekends.

To respect confidentiality within the Nursery and pass on information on a need to know basis where it is in the best interest of the child.

Training and Development/location

To attend regular training programmes as identified through appraisals, supervisions and peer
reviews and to build on existing skills, furthering knowledge and understanding of new childcare development / initiatives. Be involved in relaying information learned from training courses back to the nursery team.

To be responsible for ensuring you are up to date with all mandatory training. To attend regular Safeguarding Supervisions. To attend all meetings and training as appropriate, some of which may fall outside of normal working hours or at weekends. To work flexibly to cover the shift patterns of the Nursery To be prepared to work across site at either Nursery to maintain staffing levels.

Health and Safety

To be aware of Health & Safety, both indoors and outdoors, and to report any potential risks, accidents, illnesses, concerns or worries about health, development or safety of a child as soon as practicable accordingly. To administer medicine in accordance with the Nursery Medicine policy. Administer basic first aid when necessary. To apply sun cream, with parental permission. To use the security intercom system / surveillance equipment throughout the day, questioning any unfamiliar visitors and ensuring their identity before permitting them to enter the nursery.
To be responsible for security measures at the beginning and end of each day, in the

absence of a Senior Nursery Practitioner.

6. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES (including estimated size of budget)

NONE

7. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES (including numbers and

grades of staff)

NONE

8. ASSET MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

None

9. WORKING RELATIONSHIPS (please identify the main personnel with whom the post

holder will be required to communicate with and advise internally and externally)

a) Communicate with: Team members, the Nursery Management Team, parents, other

professionals and outside organisations providing a service to children in our care.

b) Provide advice to: CCA's Apprentices, students and parents.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

Putting People in Places to Care

- be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

Weekly pay

to give you access to your wages more quickly.

Blue Light Card

- NHS Discount Provider

First choice of shifts

/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

Our team is always happy to help

- access our support line any time.

Working options to suit your lifestyle

- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

Training and development opportunities

via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.

Explore different wards,

keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

Being part of the NHSP Community

means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 13.13-22.19 per hour

Expected hours: 8.5 - 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount Flexitime
Work Location: In person