School Nurse (Bank cover)

Join us as our School Nurse on a cover basis and be responsible for the delivery of proactive and reactive medical care to our students.

This is a rewarding position for someone wishing to support a collaborative pastoral team as the School moves towards co\-education. The successful candidate will be a Registered General Nurse, confident working autonomously and making clinical decisions within their competency.

Responsibilities will include:

• Provision of first aid and general medical cover for students and first aid cover for staff.


• Contributing to health education programmes for students.


• Maintaining students’ medical records and liaising with parents over medical problems.


• Ordering and accounting for medical supplies in the absence of the School Nurse.


• Accompanying students to hospital as required and liaising with parents to allow handover of care.


• Ensuring that the Deputy Heads and staff are informed of medical problems where these may affect a student’s performance, happiness or wellbeing at school.


• Liaising with the School Counsellors or Pastoral Team where appropriate.


• Responsible for the co\-ordination of childhood immunisation programmes.


• Advise and participate in elements of the PHSME curriculum, if required.

*For a detailed job description and an application form, please click 'Request Details' below.*

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