Job summary
Nursery Practitioner
Division: HR & OD
Care Group: CorporateAFC Band: 2
Salary: £24,465
Interview date: 12/11/2025
We are looking for dedicated, qualified and experienced Nursery Practitioner's to join our friendly yet professional team. If you are passionate about providing exceptional care and motivated to deliver high quality teaching and learning to children in the early years then we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Tiny Tugs Medway NHS Foundation Trust Day Nursery cares for children aged 6 months to 5 years in a purpose-built day nursery setting located conveniently on the hospital site for Trust employees. An exciting opportunity to offer two qualified practitioners to join our well-established team of dedicated early years professionals who take a holistic approach to learning and place every child at the centre of what they do to achieve the best outcomes.
The successful post holder will contribute to delivering an ambitious curriculum of engaging play and learning activities that align with the Early Years Foundation Stage. Our holistic approach for each individual child ensures they can develop in a safe, secure, emotionally, and physically stimulating environment.
The roles are permanent for 37.5 hours per week working on a flexible shift pattern basis.
As a Nursery Practitioner there is a commitment to continuous professional development where practitioners can enhance knowledge and skills and feel equipped to help every child reach their potential.
Our commitment to safeguard children is of the highest priority.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.
With strong leadership the day to day experience for our teams is a great one, staff are valued, excellent quality care is provided and the passion for continuous improvement is high.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. Our excellent benefits package includes onsite childcare facilities, various salary sacrifice schemes and a generous annual leave entitlement.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. We are inspiring and ambitious, respectful and supportive, open and we speak up, we are inclusive and responsible.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To provide continuity of care for the groups of children within the day nursery ensuring that each child is provided with a safe, secure, emotionally, and physically stimulating environment and programme of activities in which to develop.
Key Responsibilities:
To work in collaboration with a team of like-minded individuals ensuring that each child is provided with a safe, secure, emotionally and physically stimulating environment and programme of activities in which to develop
To plan and provide a wide range of fun, educational play activities for young children that covers all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and individual child development.
To be responsible for the children in your care, providing a consistently safe, secure and stimulating environment that fosters their well-being
Ensure children receive the highest standards of care and attention, where every individual is treated with dignity and respect.
Ensure that accidents/individual problems with children, staff or parents are brought to the managers attention
Maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the nursery, promoting personal hygiene standards through monitoring toilet procedures as well as maintaining cleanliness of the play areas, equipment and surrounding areas.
Assist in preparation and serving of meals and supervising meal times
Attending regular training sessions
Attending termly staff training and development days.
Nursery Practitioners must at all times respect the principle of confidentiality of information gained through their work.
To be a key person to a group of children and support them and their parents through their learning and developmental journey
To have a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and understanding of local policies and procedures for raising concerns.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To provide continuity of care for the groups of children within the day nursery ensuring that each child is provided with a safe, secure, emotionally, and physically stimulating environment and programme of activities in which to develop.
Key Responsibilities:
To work in collaboration with a team of like-minded individuals ensuring that each child is provided with a safe, secure, emotionally and physically stimulating environment and programme of activities in which to develop
To plan and provide a wide range of fun, educational play activities for young children that covers all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and individual child development.
To be responsible for the children in your care, providing a consistently safe, secure and stimulating environment that fosters their well-being
Ensure children receive the highest standards of care and attention, where every individual is treated with dignity and respect.
Ensure that accidents/individual problems with children, staff or parents are brought to the managers attention
Maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the nursery, promoting personal hygiene standards through monitoring toilet procedures as well as maintaining cleanliness of the play areas, equipment and surrounding areas.
Assist in preparation and serving of meals and supervising meal times
Attending regular training sessions
Attending termly staff training and development days.
Nursery Practitioners must at all times respect the principle of confidentiality of information gained through their work.
To be a key person to a group of children and support them and their parents through their learning and developmental journey
To have a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and understanding of local policies and procedures for raising concerns.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Ofsted approved NVQ level 3 or eqivilent in early years education and post qualification experience in an early years setting
Desirable
- English & Maths Grade 3 or eqivilent
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Understanding of EYFS framework, child development, delivering an ambitious curriculum , Ofsted requirements and safeguarding children
Attributes
Essential
- confident, good communication skills, compassionate, reflective, creative
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Ofsted approved NVQ level 3 or eqivilent in early years education and post qualification experience in an early years setting
Desirable
- English & Maths Grade 3 or eqivilent
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Understanding of EYFS framework, child development, delivering an ambitious curriculum , Ofsted requirements and safeguarding children
Attributes
Essential
- confident, good communication skills, compassionate, reflective, creative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
