Senior Early Years Educator

7 months ago


Brighton, United Kingdom 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Full Time (Mon to Fri working a 9 day fortnight pattern)

Do you have experience of working in an Early Years setting? Do you have excellent knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum? Are you a supportive team member who would be able to lead a small group?

The Sussex House Nursery, Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton is looking for a qualified and very experienced Senior Early Years practitioner to lead a small team in our 2-3 year playroom.

We are a registered 67 place NHS workplace nursery caring and educating babies to preschool from 6 mths to 5 years of NHS employees.

We are looking for someone who is professional, supportive, motivated, flexible, and passionate about the care and learning of children under the age of 5 years.

Being adaptable, with strong teamwork attributes is important for this role.

Excellent NHS Pension

Excellent Annual leave

As Senior Early Years Educator your role is to oversee the day to day running of the playroom, ensuring the educational and welfare requirements are met by the staff within the room.

As the Lead in the playroom a good understanding of the delivering the Early Years Curriculum (EYFS) and working with Ofsted outcomes is vital.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

To role model ‘Best Practice’ To be up to date in current thinking and practice and ensure the room is delivering the best possible curriculum for the children.

To meet with the Nursery Manager / Deputy Manager on a regular basis to discuss performance development, playroom, and individual needs.

To be responsible for a Key Group of children. To support their all-round development in the following areas: Physical, Intellectual, Language, emotional, social skills, and cultural needs.

To encourage all areas of the children’s development with the appropriate learning opportunities and play opportunities.

To be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day practise within the playroom.

Supporting staff, students, and volunteers with the daily routine of the nursery

To engage work with other Health, Education and Safeguarding professionals.

Ability to conduct 1:1 supervision with newly appointed junior staff, students, and volunteers.

Support students on placement to ensure they cover the relevant learning criteria.

To devise playroom action plans and contribute to the wider department planned actions.

To be confident to support the team of the daily routine in the absence of the Nursery Manager and/or Deputy Manager

To support ‘Shared Care’ learning with other settings.



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