Job Summary

About First Steps Nursery: Our nursery provides childcare provision only to colleagues working at the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Set on our Wonford site in a purpose-built, spacious building with generous outdoor spaces, we provide fun, play, and learning for children from 3 months to 5 years old. We are proud of our Ofsted Outstanding Provider rating. Our mission is to ensure children’s wellbeing and development is central to all we do, promoting learning in a fun, stimulating, language-rich environment.

Main Duties

As a Room Lead, Early Years Educator, you will use your creative flair and organisational skills to support your team in delivering a brilliant programme of fun, inclusive learning activities. Key duties include:

• Be part of the team that creates a nurturing environment and delivers high standards of care and education
• Plan, implement, and evaluate activities to support the care and development of children
• Regularly update records regarding children's progress and care, feeding back to parents/carers
• Encourage best practices and the development of staff knowledge and skills
• Ensure safeguarding standards are maintained
• Support to all other Childcare Services provision as required

About You

We’d love to hear from experienced, organised, and passionate qualified Early Years Educators, looking to progress or already in a Room Lead role. You are great with people of all ages, especially children, and keen to pursue professional development. A DBS check will be required (costs covered).

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services. Our state-of-the-art equipment and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations.

Job Details

• Date posted: 07 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 08:00-18:00 across 4 days (Monday to Friday)
• Reference number: 185-75041-13134
• Job locations: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW

Benefits

We offer a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes, 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 33 days, access to occupational health services, staff discounts, salary sacrifice options (including OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter), car lease schemes, and the NHS Pension scheme.

Employer Contact

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Employer Details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Address: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW
Website: https://royaldevon.nhs.uk/