Job summary
- Main area
- Nursery
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-CR-917
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,074 pa inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Childcare Practitioner
Band 2
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
The Trust provides an on-site Day Nursery, which is mainly used by our staff; however, the service is also available to the general public. The Charing Cross Day Nursery offers childcare places to children from the ages of 6 months to 5 years old.
We require an Assistant Childcare Practitioner to work in partnership with the Childcare Practitioners, Deputy Day Nursery Manager, and the Day Nursery Manager for a very progressive nursery committed to providing high-quality childcare and early years learning.
Level 2 qualification is required, and you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the childcare sector and have an interest in working with children. You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with the ability to demonstrate initiative.
The Trust is strongly committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its staff, patients, and children. Due to the role, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and also a range of other recruitment checks.
Main duties of the job
- You will undertake childcare duties working alongside Qualified Childcare Practitioners, being responsible for your Key children, providing excellent customer service to parents and carers who use the service.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of English and Maths (equivalent to Adult Basic Skills Literacy Level 2, Numeracy Level 1)
- A positive approach to completing relevant short courses and qualifications
- A basic understanding of the importance of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene in the workplace
- Some understanding of the importance of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene in the workplace
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 or above
- Childcare qualification
- First Aid
- Previous experience of caring for, or working with children in a voluntary or paid capacity
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of contributing to daily planning in a nursery setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to daily planning in a nursery setting
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dierdre McCollin
- Job title
- Nursery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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