Job summary
- Main area
- Day Nursery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 326-7301523-AW
- Employer
- Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Redhill
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum plus high cost allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/07/2025
Employer heading

Nursery Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Are you fun, bubbly, happy, enthusiastic and a caring practitioner? If so, you could be the next person to join our baby room team.
You will need to have a natural love for children, providing care and comfort and meeting the Babies individual needs on a daily basis. Your duties and responsibilities will include intermit care, safer sleep monitoring as well as singing, sharing books, messy play and much more.
You will have the opportunity to be a part of the babies learning and development which is truly magical. You will work alongside the team providing exciting activities in line with the EYFS for the babies to explore and engage in.
We look forward to meeting you soon.
Main duties of the job
- Working in a team, supporting each other ensuring the day to day care of the children.
- Assisting children at meal times and also intimate care (nappy changing + toileting).
- Communicating with parents.
- Interacting with the children during their play and extending their learning outcomes.
Working for our organisation
We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.
Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential criteria
- Ability to work with a wide range from 0-5 year
- Enthusiastic
- Good communicator - both written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Good partnership with parents
Desirable criteria
- Experience of children aged from 0-5 years
- Keen to expand and develop knowledge and skills
- Working in a day nursery setting
- Level 2 NVQ
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
- Sarah Humphrey
- Job title
- Nursery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01737231948
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