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 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 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.

Person Specification

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

• Paediatric intermediate life support training
• 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)
• Knowledge of medical confidentiality
• 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