Specialist Nursery Nurse - Early Development & Family Support

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Specialist Nursery Nurse - Child Development Centres

The closing date is 30 March 2026

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

You will bepart of a compassionate and collaborative team committed to deliveringoutstanding 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 beprovided, but you will be expected to bring extensiveprior experience of working with pre-school children with additional needs. You will be line managed by the Child Development Centre & SpecialistPlay Team Lead working in partnership with arange of healthcare professionals. Your observations may contribute to future diagnoses,so a high level of accuracy and a thorough understanding of child developmentare 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 forthis role.

Main duties of the job

These sessions help families understand their child s strengths and identify howto best support their child. The role involves close collaboration withhealthcare professionals to fully understand each child and includessignposting families to services across health, education, social care, andvoluntary sectors. Strong empathetic communication skills are essential, alongwith the ability to maintain accurate records and produce clear, formalreports. The post holder must demonstrate cultural sensitivity and workrespectfully with families from diverse backgrounds. A sound understanding ofsafeguarding procedures for pre-school children is required. Regularsupervision supports ongoing professional development. Travel is required todeliver care in CDCs, nurseries, and family homes, ensuring support isaccessible 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 hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking 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 valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial 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 ourwebsite.

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Job responsibilities

Working with children, particularly those with special needs and their families

For full details of the duties and criteriafor the role please refer to the job description and person specificationattached.

Person Specification Additional Criteria

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.
• You understand that we will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification to profession NNEB or equivalent (e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Childrens Care, Learning and Development).
• Post basic training courses e.g. special needs, counselling.
• Will be expected to meet the Care Certificate standards within 12 weeks of commencing employment with the Trust.
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of Health Services and relevant documents
• Relevant professional standards

Experience

• Working with children, particularly those with special needs and their families
• Planning, assessing and evaluating the development of children with special needs

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
• Ability to deal courteously with all members of staff and members of public
• Ability to work alone or function as part of a multi-disciplinary team

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.

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearPro rata part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

C

Job locations

Wyre Forest Child Development Centre

Radford Avenue

Worcestershire

DY10 2ES

Scott Atkinson Child Development Centre

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

B98 7UH

South Worcester Child Development Centre