Early Years Assistant Practitioner JD (PDF, 528.6KB) - Bristol

North Bristol NHS Trust · About · Our Vision · North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) is a centre of excellence for health care in the South West in a number of fields with an annual turnover of circa £870 million. · Of this, approximately 75% comes from commissioning through Bristol, Nor ...

Job description

North Bristol NHS Trust

About

Our Vision

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) is a centre of excellence for health care in the South West in a number of fields with an annual turnover of circa £870 million.

Of this, approximately 75% comes from commissioning through Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB) and specialist services through NHS England for direct patient care.

Further income is also received from other NHS Integrated Care System (ICS) organisations and for purposes other than direct patient care (such as training and research activities).

We Provide High Quality Clinical Services To Our Patients From Both The Local Area And Across The Region. These Clinical Services Include

Urgent care we provide expert care and treatment 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for patients when they need us most Local acute care we provide elective and urgent hospital services for a population of more than 500,000 people, primarily in South Gloucestershire and North Bristol Specialist services we excel in complex surgical interventions, providing great care for patients across the region and beyond.

We also provide a suite of non-surgical specialist services that are a critical part of NHS care in the South West Diagnostic services as well as local hospital diagnostics, NBT delivers Pathology and Radiology across a wide network.

Our Reason For Existing As An Organisation Is To Put The Patient First By Delivering Outstanding Patient Experience. This Is The Focal Point And Aim Of Our New Trust Strategy Which Launched In February 2023, And Which Continues Overall Focus On Three Objectives

Delivering great care Healthcare for the future Being an anchor in our community

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Key details

Location

SiteSouthmead HospitalAddressSouthmead RoadTownBristolPostcodeBS10 5NBMajor / Minor RegionBristol

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time hours per week (Monday to Friday x 3 days x 1 day One day off a week)

Salary

Salary£23,615 per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 2)

Specialty

Main areaFacilities

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Job Overview

To work as part of an early years team helping to providing a high quality of care for the children aged 0-5 years in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

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Basic early years experience with children under five Basic knowledge of Health and Safety Basic understanding of how an early years setting operates Child Protection training Food safety training To have effective comunication skills to help contribute to team work To help care for a group of children, taking an active role in settling the child in, talking to the parents and helping under the supervision of the Early Years Practitioner to maintain and keep records of their learning and development To project a happy approachable style that encourages a good engaging relationship with children, to enable them to reach their full potential.

To have effective writing skills, enabling completion of childrens written assessments and other related and non-related paperwork under the guidance of the Early Years Practioner To have the imaginative skills to contribute to planned activities organised by qualified eEarly Years Practitioners.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.

We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities.

Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals.

We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children To be a key person, ensuring that every childs individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners.

To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept.

policies and procedures To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained To adhere to the settings dress code at all times To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band.

Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBTs workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Applicant requirements

info The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Shortlisting Criteria

Essential criteria

Formal education
Experience in a childcare setting
NHS experience
Experience of children under 5
Basic knowledge and understanding of childrens needs
Able to show initiative
Good interpersonal and communication skills
To show a responsible attitude
Team player

Documents

Early Years Assistant Practitioner JD (, 528.6)PDFKB
Early Years Assistant Practitioner PS (, 168.6)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameHelen DacreJob titleNursery ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number

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