Job overview

There is a 1 x permanent post and 1 x fixed term post until February 2027.

The Trust provides an onsite Day Nursery, which is mainly used by the staff; however the service is also available to the general public. 

The Charing Cross Day Nursery offers places to children from the ages of 6 months to 5 year olds.

Crucial to our success is the role of our Childcare Practitioners, providing high quality childcare, caring for children who attend the Nursery.
Purpose of the role.

The Trust is strongly committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its staff, patients and children.  Due to the role, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and also a range of other recruitment checks.

As an Assistant Childcare Practitioner, you will be required to work shift patterns between the hours of 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Total working hours per week will be 37.5 per week. 

At this time, we are only reviewing new application's and we are unable to reconsider past applicants. 

Main duties of the job

Working in a nursery involves being part of a team and caring for babies and children up to the age of five.

• To provide a high standard of Physical, Emotional, Social and Intellectual care for children placed in the setting.  
• To give support to the Childcare Practitoner within the setting 
• To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.  
• To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.
• The Assistant Childcare Practitioners duties will be to provide safe, temporary supervision and care of young children.
• Providing a safe and stimulating environment for the children doing a variety of creative activities, taking them out on trips and generally making sure they are having fun whilst they are learning.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview. 

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.