Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nursery Nurse

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a Nursery Nurse on the Children's Unit at NSECH which provides Emergency Care and Inpatient Care for children from birth to 15 year old.

As a valued member of the team you would be responsible for providing activities for the inpatient children, supporting parents of babies/children and providing distraction techniques during procedures.

The Nursery Nurse role also provides distraction support at the paediatric blood clinics that run at North Tyneside and Wansbeck hospitals.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must have CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, BTEC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning & Development or NVQ Level 3 Children's Care, Learning and Development.

Experience in a Nursery Nurse Role or similar environment would be desirable, along with confidence in planning activities for a variety of ages of children.

Confidence with IT skills is also desirable.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6865893IO

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

As the Nursery Nurse on duty you will be responsible for initiating suitable age appropriate activities for the inpatient children on the unit, support families and the nursing staff with babies and children on the unit on a daily basis.

You will be directly involved in health promotion for children such as our mini mouths matter campaign to promote health mouths in children, and healthy eating.

You will work with the other nursery nurses to help plan and create a child friendly atmosphere and appropriate displays for the unit.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be directly involved in health promotion for children such as our mini mouths matter campaign to promote health mouths in children, and healthy eating.

You will work with the other nursery nurses to help plan and create a child friendly atmosphere and appropriate displays for the unit.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB/BTEC or equivalent i.e. CACHE Level 3

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NNEB/BTEC or equivalent i.e. CACHE Level 3

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)