Deputy Nursery Manager - #1715709

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Job Overview

To work as part of the nursery team as the person in charge in the absence of the manager. To provide high quality, stimulating childcare and early education for children of NHS staff, enabling parents to return to work and thereby supporting the Trust’s Improving Working Lives initiative.

Main duties of the job

Skills

• To have enough confidence and initiative to take charge of the nursery when the manager is not present and to oversee the running of the allotted age range
• To have the ability to problem solve and to know when matters need to be passed onto the Nursery Manager
• To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills essential for passing on information to others when they are in charge and for team work within the nursery
• To establish and maintain supportive relationships within the staffing team, especially the staff within the units they manage, also with parents and children.
• To have effective writing skills, enabling completion of childrens’ written assessments and other paperwork. Being able to check other staff member’s assessments before being presented to parents. Also, being able to complete some office related paperwork when in charge.
• To have the imaginative skills to lead a planning meeting and contribute ideas for childrens’ activities, topics and themes and to make sure that these plans are implemented.
• To have the ability to engage childrens’ interests and to ensure that all staff are doing this, whilst encouraging childrens’ learning through play.
  
  

Training

• NNEB/NVQ in childcare and early education at level 3 or equivalent
• A minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience and for at least 1 year of that experience to have been in a day nursery setting.
• First Aid
• Child Protection
  
  

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 work as a senior member of the staffing team, based in a unit, ensuring this is run smoothly, reporting regularly to the manager.
• To take charge of the nursery as a whole, in a supernumerary capacity when the manager is not present and to display the same high level of competence.
• To take charge of any events in the managers’ absence, i.e. running of staff meetings, showing prospective parents around, carrying out new parent inductions etc.
• To assist the manager in recruitment and selection, induction, training and appraisals.
• To ensure the nursery and all staff are providing a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to learn through play and reach their full potential.
• To ensure the Ofsted requirements are being met and all other nursery N.B.T. policies are adhered to.
• To work closely with parents, especially those of their key children and others within the rooms they are in charge of, ensuring good relationships are maintained and all relevant information is shared between both parties.
• To lead the room they are based in, but to be fully flexible if the situation calls for them to work with any age group within the nursery.
• To be able to give guidance, support and advice to all staff and students – ensuring everyone is working professionally and that their working practices are to a high standard, as required by Ofsted.
• To promote equal opportunities within the nursery and to encourage all staff to do the same in order to ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained.
• To have regular meetings with the manager to report any information on the running of the nursery, covering any issues that may be relevant.
• To work and contribute towards a Quality Assurance programme – Bristol Standards
• To plan and evaluate day-to-day activities to ensure that children have a stimulating and fun day related to their age.
• To co-ordinate both individual and group activities for the children and ensure that they are adequately supervised on and off site.
  
  

Person specification

Shortlisting criteria

Essential criteria

• NNEB/BTEC Diploma in Childcare/NVQ in childcare
• 3 years post qualifying experience – preferably 1 yr in a Childcare setting
• 2 years’ experience of working as a Senior Nursery Nurse
• Current knowledge and experience of day nurseries
• Working knowledge of the Early Learning
• Goals and delivering the nursery curriculum
• Ability to lead and co-ordinate a group of staff
• Planning and assessment
• Effective communicator
  
  

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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 NBT’s 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.