MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Provision of medical care to pupils and staff on a daily basis: 

• Ensuring the best possible medical care is available to both pupils and staff on an immediate and an emergency care basis
• Treating pupils and staff as appropriate with the aim of encouraging pupils to return to their normal timetable as soon as appropriate
• Where necessary, arranging to get the pupil / person home safely or to alternative care, e.g. the individual’s GP or to hospital
• Administering medication according to School policy
• Performing necessary health checks to assist with diagnosis
• Liaison with parents and staff in accordance with the School policies on medical and mental health
• The School Nurses are required to attend buildings other than the Medical Centre and it is vital that they can be contacted at all times. The School will provide mobile phones

Responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Mills Centre and Senior School Medical Centres and for providing support where required for the Junior School Medical Room:

• Ensuring that the Mills Centre and Senior School Medical Centres (and Junior School Medical Room where required) are appropriately staffed, stocked and equipped
• Ensuring safe storage, usage and disposal of medical supplies and drugs
• Provision of first aid kits around the school and replacement of supplies
• Timely maintenance of pupil files, medical records and medical centre attendance records
• Organisation of essential emergency medications in the Dining Hall and on sites other than the Medical Centre

Acting as Lead Nurse for the Nursing Team:

• Providing inductions and supervision of new nursing staff or agency nurses when needed
• Providing oversight of workload for the nursing team (including the first aider in the Junior School), and allocating work across the team on a day-to-day basis
• Overseeing the efficient and professional operations of Medical Centres
• Forward planning of work hours out of term time where required
• Reminding Medical Centre staff to record absence and illness on CIPHR

Coordinating immunisation programmes:

• Liaising with local health authorities and key staff in school for the organisation of immunisation programmes
• Arranging and managing communication with parents regarding consent

Liaison with appropriate teaching staff with regard to any medical problems concerning pupils:

• Development of health care plans where appropriate; giving support to relevant teaching staff in their dealings with pupils in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities
• Regular meetings with senior pastoral staff (Principals, Deputy Heads, Assistant Heads, Heads of Year, Heads of House, etc.) to provide advice on effective pastoral care for particular pupils
• As part of the nursing team, drafting, updating and sharing of allergy lists for the Senior and Junior Schools, and a full care list for the Pre Prep.
• Add appropriate information onto the pupil recording systems (CPOMS) to communicate about pupils medical/wellbeing information to staff as appropriate
• Providing general advice and training for staff for initial care of pupils with particular medical needs

Providing support to academic staff in pastoral care and liaison with wellbeing team:

• The School Nurse works closely with the Designated Safeguarding Leads, the Pastoral Management Teams, Welfare Officer and School Counsellors, across senior school, junior school and pre-prep, but at all times exercises judgment regarding confidentiality in the context of the primacy of prioritising the safeguarding and welfare of children
• The School Nurse liaises with the Wellbeing team as appropriate regarding the mental health needs or pupils

Teaching of pupils and/or staff:

• When requested and appropriate, coordination and provision of first aid updates for members of staff, particularly Sport and Exercise staff or those regularly involved in residential trips
• When requested, contributing to topics within PSHE schemes of work and / or other assemblies
• When requested, create and deliver presentations on medical updates to staff during INSET programme
• As appropriate, raising awareness of medical and health issues to pupils and staff throughout the School – this may be by distributing appropriate material via pastoral staff, or updating health issues notice boards
• Liaising with Pupils’ medical teams to arrange training for School Staff where necessary.

Involvement in Health and Safety issues:

• Working with staff to ensure the timely completion of accident reports and following School policy in the submission of RIDDOR reports
• Medical representation on the School Health and Safety Committee
• Support the School in a consulting capacity in their management of medical issues relating to a medical crisis, such as the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Lead the School Allergy Awareness Group – communicate with members of the group across the school for updates twice across the academic year, including parents and pupils, to ensure Allergy Awareness is continually updated

Administration: 

• Ensuring medical questionnaires and all relevant parental consent forms to administer or carry medicine etc. on entry to school and at agreed stages of school career are obtained and retained, with support from Admissions Department.
• Assisting with the implementation and regular updating of pupil health care plans
• Maintaining electronic records of daily visits to Medical Centres or accidents treated and reported, including the nature of problem, treatment or advice. Updating as necessary to ensure accurate and rapid retrieval of information
• Gathering information, preparing reports and working with other appropriate staff to prepare for regular policy audits by the Governing Body
• Writing new medical policies as necessary, in collaboration with key staff members in school.
• Responsible for the archiving of medical records in line with Government regulations and the School’s policies.

These duties and responsibilities are intended as a guide only. The Lead School Nurse will be expected to undertake any other reasonable task or responsibility as may be requested by their Line Manager, the Bursar or their designated Deputies.

• Criteria
• How will these be tested or verified?
• Qualifications

• Essential:

  • RSCN, RN–child, or RGN with relevant experience (i.e. A&E, School nursing, Practice nursing)

   

  Desirable:

  • Training in young people’s sexual health
  • Training in mental health, such as Mental Health First Aid, or training with young people’s mental health
  • Evidence of commitment to professional development
• Experience

• Essential:

  • Experience in either school nursing experience; A&E experience; paediatric nursing experience, or experience in adolescent health
  • Minimum 3yrs post registration
  • Working with children and families
  • Working with a range of agencies

   

  Desirable:

  • To have worked in a school environment
  • Dealing with safeguarding concerns
  • Experience of infection control
• Knowledge and Skills

• Essential:

  • Comprehensive knowledge of first aid procedures and management of medical procedures in a school or similar setting
  • Good knowledge of mental health issues and support programmes
  • Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and legislation (Keeping Children Safe in Education)
  • Awareness of current public health services and legislation
  • Ability to work independently without medical back up on site
  • Computer literate.
  • The ability to demonstrate an understanding of school protocols and policies and a full acceptance of the need for compliance
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work in collaboration with other professionals both in and outside of school
  • Ability to work alone, unsupervised and with proven initiative and to be part of a busy and focussed team
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Able to prioritise tasks successfully and to plan ahead and to anticipate requirements
• Personal Attributes

• Essential:

  • Confident and calm when dealing with a range of medical issues
  • Medically fit and able to cope with a physically demanding site
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good time management skills