Specialist Nursery Nurse - Child Development Centres

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our multidisciplinary team supporting children with additional needs and their families. Based at one of our Child Development Centres (CDC), this role involves working closely with families, nurseries, and professionals to assess and support children`s developmental needs.

You will be part of a compassionate and collaborative team committed to delivering outstanding care.

These posts are full or part time with a minimum of 22.5 hours per week for part time.

Full training and support will be provided, but you will be expected to bring extensive prior experience of working with pre-school children with additional needs. You will be line managed by the Child Development Centre & Specialist Play Team Lead working in partnership with a range of healthcare professionals. Your observations may contribute to future diagnoses, so a high level of accuracy and a thorough understanding of child development are essential.

Join our team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. You will assess and support the developmental needs of pre-school children with additional needs through 1-1 and co-facilitated group sessions.

Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Main duties of the job

These sessions help families understand their child`s strengths and identify how to best support their child. The role involves close collaboration with healthcare professionals to fully understand each child and includes signposting families to services across health, education, social care, and voluntary sectors. Strong empathetic communication skills are essential, along with the ability to maintain accurate records and produce clear, formal reports. The post holder must demonstrate cultural sensitivity and work respectfully with families from diverse backgrounds. A sound understanding of safeguarding procedures for pre-school children is required. Regular supervision supports ongoing professional development. Travel is required to deliver care in CDCs, nurseries, and family homes, ensuring support is accessible and responsive.

If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Wyre Forest Child Development Centre

Radford Avenue

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2ES

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Wyre Forest Child Development Centre

Radford Avenue

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY10 2ES

Employer's website

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

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