Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated leader with strong nursery management experience, excellent organisational skills, and a commitment to delivering outstanding early years care and education.  To manage the day to day operation and organisation of the nursery, and to ensuring the smooth running of the nursery setting in accordance with agreed policy and procedures and to promote a good parent staff relationships. Checking the premises regularly and ensuring all safeguarding requirements are adhered to.

Shift times will be 9am-17.30pm Mon-Fri with some flexibility expected as and when required.. These will be to cover our Nursery in Orpington.

This is  short-term BANK post with a expected immediate start once all pre-employment checks have been completed

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage the daily operation of the nursery, ensuring a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children aged 0-5 years.
Manage staffing requirements, including rotas, recruitment, supervision, appraisals, and staff development.
Ensure full compliance with Ofsted requirements, safeguarding standards, and health and safety legislation.
Monitor and manage nursery budgets, resources, and administrative processes.
Develop positive partnerships with parents and carers to support children's learning and development.
Liaise with NHS departments, HR teams, and external safeguarding agencies as required.
Promote high standards of childcare, learning, and wellbeing across the nursery.
Lead on quality improvement initiatives and ensure best practice is maintained at all times.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across Southeast London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history, and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution wherever possible.