Lead School Nurse

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 and the Pastoral Management Teams, 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 of 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.