About this role
Job summary
To work as part of a team with children aged 0-5 years. To help provide high quality, stimulating childcare encompassing their development, racial, cultural, religious, language, gender and disability needs. Ensuring the quality of care is of the highest level, which provides a safe, caring, happy and stimulating environment.
Please be aware that a Level 3 in Health and Social Care is NOT the correct qualification for this Early Years Practitioner role.
Main duties of the job
o NNEB, NVQ level 3 Qualification or BTEC
o Paediatric First Aid
o Child Protection Training
o Knowledge and understanding of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Welfare requirements
o Working knowledge of all the settings policies and procedures and the ability to put these into practice when required.
o Experience of working with children aged 0-5 within an early years setting
o Understanding and awareness of Health and Safety
o To have strong communication skills essential for team work
o To take responsibility for a group of children, taking an active role in settling a new child in, liasing with parents and keeping up to date records of learning and development.
o To have effective writing skills, enabling completion of children's written assessments and other related and non-related paperwork
o To have the imagination and enthusiasm to plan and evaluate activities for children
o To establish and maintain relationships within the staffing team, with parents and with all children.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- NNEB/DCE/NVQ level3/BTEC in Childcare
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to plan for a wide range of activities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience with children between the ages of 0-5 years
- Experience in a childcare setting
Desirable
- NHS experience
Personal qualities
Essential
- Team player
- Enthusiasm for the role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southmead Hospital
Southmead Road
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)