Bank Nursery Practitioner - Keighley, United Kingdom - Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
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Keighley, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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A good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage is also required.

The successful applicants must be in a position to work at extreme short notice and have the flexibility to work a variety of hours between 7.00 a.m.

and 6.15 p.m. Monday to Friday.


To provide high quality care of babies and children within the Day Nursery, in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.

In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services.

We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes.

Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.


We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.


Professional Role:


  • To care for children in accordance with their individual physical, social and psychological needs.
  • To work within both NHS and Ofsted's national, regional and local guidelines relating to day care provision.
  • To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain existing expertise and develop new skills as appropriate.
  • To support senior staff as a member of the Nursery team.
  • At all times to maintain strict confidentiality.

Junior / Bank Nursery Practitioner Role:

  • To actively work within the nursery team of Nursery Practitioners, whilst having a flexible, adaptable approach, ensuring the delivery of high quality Day Nursery Care, that is responsive to client needs.
  • To contribute to the learning programmes for education, physical, emotional, social and cultural development through play activities.
  • Ensure that play activities provide learning opportunities. Reflect cultural diversity and promote equal opportunities.
  • Create an environment in which play occurs naturally and is appropriate to age and ability.
  • To contribute to records/observations on individual children's development within the nursery.
  • To ensure the physical wellbeing of the child, reporting accidents and untoward occurrences to the manager, if and when they occur.
  • To maintain a clean and tidy environment throughout the Day Nursery, reporting any faults or broken equipment to a senior member of staff.
  • Ensure safe working environment is maintained for self and others, taking appropriate action as necessary in line with legislation, Trust and departmental requirement.
  • Lift and manoeuvre babies, children and equipment in accordance with manual handling regulations and good practice.
  • To communicate in an effective manner with parents/primary carers.
  • Work within the Day Nursery agreed policies, procedures and equal opportunities guidelines.
  • To prepare healthy refreshments for the children.
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