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Work history
Education
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JOANNE ( Jo ) WRIGHT

JOANNE ( Jo ) WRIGHT

Cliftonville,Kent

Summary

Dedicated childcare professional with expertise in child advocacy and a child-centred approach. Demonstrates empathetic understanding and effective communication, supported by DBS check clearance and childcare qualifications. Skilled in safeguarding training, behavioural observation, and paediatric first aid, ensuring safety awareness and parental liaison. Committed to fostering learning through play with patience and resilience, while managing time efficiently to support children's development.

Hardworking individual with outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building abilities seeks childcare opportunity. Confident and team-focused to aid productive nursery environments. Learns quickly and takes direction well to build skills required for success.

Compassionate Nursery Nurse with 25 years of experience promoting learning through play for positive child development. Working diligently to ensure continued child safeguarding in a secure and happy environment.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
1991
1991
years of post-secondary education

Work history

NEO-NATAL NURSERY NURSE

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Margate, Kent
2019.07 - Current

Delivering high quality medical care to pre-term and term infants in a special care baby unit.

Maintaining accurate and up to date observations and vitals to support medical staff in signposting treatment and care plans.

Ensuring that the environment is clean and welcoming, meeting the needs of the families whilst adhering to strict infection prevention and control policies

Supporting new parents in bonding and caring for poorly newborns, and infants with complex health needs

Facilitating infant feeding via NGT tube, bottle and or Breast- offering supportive Breastfeeding techniques and guidance.

Engaging with parents to enhance education on newborn care practices, offering supported and on-going learning of caring for a new baby.

Providing sensitive care to infants of parents unable to take them home.

Liaising with external agencies to ensure accurate and confidential information regarding parent-infant interactions.

Offering emotional and compassionate support to patients and their parents as required.

SENIOR NEWBORN HEARING SCREENER

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Margate, Kent
2005.05 - 2019.07
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information, ensuring privacy and integrity.
  • Engaged with new parents, providing newborn screening while adapting to individual understanding levels.
  • Collaborated with midwives, doctors, and health professionals to share essential information.
  • Managed time and workload effectively to meet service demands.
  • Utilised various NHS computer systems and programmes for efficient data management.

Nursery Nurse/Part-time Deputy

Sticky Fingers Day Nursery
Ramsgate, Kent
2003.09 - 2005.05
  • My responsibility within this role was to deliver care and education to children from 6months to school age.
  • I worked in all areas and ages of the nursery and was also occasionally deputised within the role to allow the nursery managers to take time out.

Nursery Supervisor

Thanet Early Years Project Manager
Margate, Kent
2002.09 - 2003.09
  • As supervisor of this day care facility it was my responsibility to ensure that the nursery was run well and operated as per department of education rules and regulations as set out by OFSTED.
  • It was my responsibility to ensure adequate staff coverage and the the curriculum was being delivered effectively and made evaluations and changes where needed.
  • I was the face of the nursery and the person who liaised with parents concerning the care and education of their children,as well as liaising with social services as and when necessary.

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Honiton House Preparatory School
Margate, Kent
1999.04 - 2002.09
  • I was a class teacher for up to 12 Pre-school children in this private school setting.
  • I delivered the Pre-school curriculum ensuring all children learnt at their own pace but within the nationally recognized targets.
  • I managed curriculum planning and evaluation as well as providing individual plans for those who were more or less able than others.

Deputy Manager

Humpty Dumpty Day Nursery
Margate, Kent
1998.06 - 1999.04
  • I was responsible for supporting the manager in the day to day running of a local day nursery accepting children from 6 months to school age.
  • Managing parents expectations along with children's capabilities, overseeing planning of a wide curriculum for all ages and stages.
  • Supporting staff and promoting staff development.

Room Supervisor/Pre-Schoolers

Mother Goose Nursery School
Cliftonville, Kent
1997.12 - 1998.06
  • I was responsible for the supervision of a small room of Pre-schooler's planning curriculum and evaluating responses, providing individual tasks and targets for those children in their last couple of terms before starting main stream school.
  • I aimed to make the transition from nursery to school a smooth one and worked with local schools and with the schools curriculum planner to ensure this would be a great move for the children and that the new teacher would have current achievement levels for a particular child upon their entrance to school.

Nursery Nurse

Paint Pots Day Nursery
Ramsgate, Kent
1997.01 - 1997.12
  • This was a new nursery setting up and i was tasked with developing an appealing play based curriculum to entice new and prospective parents with children ranging from two to school age.

Nanny

Private Family (Mrs G Akers)
Garlinge, Kent
1992.09 - 1996.12
  • I was responsible for the day to day care of two children in a private family home as a nanny.
  • I provided daily personal care as well as outings and educational play activities until the children began school.
  • Supervisor on Sally Ferries.

Creche Supervisor

Sally Ferries
Ramsgate, Kent
1990.04 - 1996.07
  • Working on a cross channel ferry as a creche supervisor -up to twelve children as a time were left in my care during a two and a half hour cross channel journey from Ramsgate to Dunkirk.
  • During this time i offered age appropriate learning through play activities to keep children safe, happy and entertained whilst their parents enjoyed some time out or a meal during the crossing.
  • (i held this post on a part-time basis alongside my nanny position for Mrs Akers)

Trainee Nursery Nurse/Nursery Nurse

Mill Lane Playschool
Margate, Kent
1989.09 - 1992.12
  • I worked as a trainee nursery nurse to learn and gain experience whilst at college to gain relevant qualifications.
  • I learnt how to introduce learning through play, how to use my creative flair to help children create master pieces of art to take home for their parents.
  • I was taught and learnt from example how to be great in this field of work.

Education

NVQ Level 3 - Childhood Studies

Thanet Technical College/East Kent ITec Ltd Training Centre
Broadstairs/Margate, Kent, England

DIPLOMA - INFANT FEEDING

BREASTFEEDING LONDON
LONDON
2024.06 - 2025.06

B' TEC First Certificate in Care - Care

Thanet Technical College/East Kent Itec Training
Broadstairs/Margate

Diploma in Pre-School Practice - Early Childhood Studies

Pre-School and Playgroup Association (PPA)

Care Certificate - Health and Social Care

NHS England

Level 3 Diploma in Health - Health and Social Care

Nhs England

Assessor - Health and Social Care

National Open College Network (NOCN)

Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics - Maths

Adult Education
Margate, Kent

Skills

  • Child advocacy and child-centred approach
  • Empathetic understanding
  • DBS check clearance
  • Childcare qualifications
  • Safeguarding training
  • Patience and resilience
  • Learning through play
  • Behavioural observation
  • Paediatric first aid
  • Parental liaison
  • Effective communication
  • Safety awareness
  • Time management

Affiliations

  • walking, swimming, cinema,theatre,socialising with friends

Accomplishments

    Runner-up. 2018

    NHS Health Education England-

    Category of Working to Improve the Patient Experience .

    awarded for my work within my role as Senior Newborn Hearing Screener

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

DIPLOMA - INFANT FEEDING

BREASTFEEDING LONDON
2024.06 - 2025.06

NEO-NATAL NURSERY NURSE

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
2019.07 - Current

SENIOR NEWBORN HEARING SCREENER

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
2005.05 - 2019.07

Nursery Nurse/Part-time Deputy

Sticky Fingers Day Nursery
2003.09 - 2005.05

Nursery Supervisor

Thanet Early Years Project Manager
2002.09 - 2003.09

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Honiton House Preparatory School
1999.04 - 2002.09

Deputy Manager

Humpty Dumpty Day Nursery
1998.06 - 1999.04

Room Supervisor/Pre-Schoolers

Mother Goose Nursery School
1997.12 - 1998.06

Nursery Nurse

Paint Pots Day Nursery
1997.01 - 1997.12

Nanny

Private Family (Mrs G Akers)
1992.09 - 1996.12

Creche Supervisor

Sally Ferries
1990.04 - 1996.07

Trainee Nursery Nurse/Nursery Nurse

Mill Lane Playschool
1989.09 - 1992.12

NVQ Level 3 - Childhood Studies

Thanet Technical College/East Kent ITec Ltd Training Centre

B' TEC First Certificate in Care - Care

Thanet Technical College/East Kent Itec Training

Diploma in Pre-School Practice - Early Childhood Studies

Pre-School and Playgroup Association (PPA)

Care Certificate - Health and Social Care

NHS England

Level 3 Diploma in Health - Health and Social Care

Nhs England

Assessor - Health and Social Care

National Open College Network (NOCN)

Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics - Maths

Adult Education
JOANNE ( Jo ) WRIGHT