Deputy Manager | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

The Trust's mission is 'to put the patient first and deliver great care to every patient, every day'.
Our priorities are to create a "one team, one trust" culture and focus on the delivery of the following five objectives to ensure we provide high quality, compassionate care to all of our patients:
- Delivering safe and effective care across our sites
- Creating a positive experience that meets the expectations of our patients, their families and carers
- Providing responsive care that delivers the right treatment, in the right place at the right time
- Being financially sustainable
- Working in partnership with our patients, commissioners, other health and care providers, local authorities, the voluntary sector, the NHS TDA, NHS England and Monitor in the interests of our patients and a sustainable local health and social care economy.

General responsibilities:
- Act as Key Person for named children carrying out observations and developmental reports for each child, meeting with parents as appropriate
- To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc.
- To be aware of the importance of each child's individual background and varied cultural needs ensuring the service provided is done so in a non-discriminatory manner and promotes positive images for all groups within society.
- Actively promote and support safeguarding of children in the nursery ensuring that all staff observe the nursery policy and procedures, to undertake the borough training for 'designated safeguarding lead' working alongside the manager.
- To undertake shared responsibility for ensuring the nursery is a safe environment for staff and children by carrying out daily risk assessments and reporting any issues to the nursery manager
- Supervise and support Nursery Practitioners, students and volunteers
- Assist the nursery manager in managing the nursery on a day to day basis. Covering the manager's responsibilities and deputising when they are off site.
- Engage with nursery practitioners providing support and guidance to enable them to contribute to planning activities and report writing.
- To work with the nursery manager in developing and implementing nursery policies and procedures
- Assist the nursery manager in planning staff training ensuring the team are up to date

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

General responsibilities:
- Act as Key Person for named children carrying out observations and developmental reports for each child, meeting with parents as appropriate
- To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc.
- To be aware of the importance of each child's individual background and varied cultural needs ensuring the service provided is done so in a non-discriminatory manner and promotes positive images for all groups within society.
- Actively promote and support safeguarding of children in the nursery ensuring that all staff observe the nursery policy and procedures, to undertake the borough training for 'designated safeguarding lead' working alongside the manager.
- Knowledge of EYFS and OFSTED regulations and a good understanding of childcare issues and child development
- To undertake shared responsibility for ensuring the nursery is a safe environment for staff and children by carrying out daily risk assessments and reporting any issues to the nursery manager
- Supervise and support Nursery Practitioners, students and volunteers
- Assist the nursery manager in managing the nursery on a day to day basis. Covering the manager's responsibilities and deputising when they are off site.
- Engage with nursery practitioners providing support and guidance to enable them to contribute to planning activities and report writing.
- To work with the nursery manager in developing and implementing nursery policies and procedures
- Assist the nursery manager in planning staff training ensuring the team are up to date with Trust core skills and any other regulatory training required.
- To establish positive relationships with parents/carers, children and staff.