Deputy Nursery Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Early Years professional to join the Ofsted Outstanding First Steps NHS Nursery team as a Deputy Nursery Manager. You will lead the team, maintain high standards of care and education, and support the day-to-day running of the nursery. The position involves inspiring colleagues, ensuring safeguarding, and fostering a positive environment for children and families. It offers a rewarding career with opportunities for professional development and NHS benefits.
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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- General Requirements
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Nursery Manager
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
First Steps Nursery provides care to children of NHS staff aged 3 months - 5 years.
Its set on our Wonford site in a purpose built, spacious building and generous outdoor spaces a perfect setting for fun, play, and learning! Which is reflected in our Ofsted OutstandingProvider rating and the happy children who attend from 3 months to 5 years old.Our mission is to ensure that childrens wellbeing and development is central to allthat we do.
We promote learning in a fun, stimulating, language-rich environment, nurtured through playand meaningful interactions; following childrens interests to motivate and inspire them tobecome active learners.
We recognise the importance of the roles that our parents have in supporting the NHS, so itis important to us that our parents can attend their place of work, knowing that their childsindividual needs are met, and that they are being cared and supported to learn and developto meet their full potential, in a way that is unique to them.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our
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