School Nurse
Hurstpierpoint College
West Sussex
- £17,130 - £17,131 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Plus Benefits
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 May 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a School Nurse to work as part of our Medical Centre Team. The primary function of the jobholder will be to provide safe and up to date first aid and medical care of pupils at the College in line with the College’s First Aid Policy and in accordance with the published National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools.
Responsibilities
Nursing:
- Working as part of a team to ensure there is cover as necessary in the Medical Centre.
- Undertaking the triage, diagnosis, treatment and/or referral of injuries and illnesses in accordance with agreed protocols.
- Providing emergency care to pupils and, where necessary, staff and visitors to the College.
- Providing nursing advice to House and College staff as requested.
- Facilitate the organisation of routine vaccination programmes in liaison with West Sussex Immunisation Team, and maintaining appropriate records as necessary.
- Detailed knowledge of and adherence to Child Protection Protocols within the College, discussing any concerns with the Senior Nurse and the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Providing ‘back-up’ first aid support during sporting events, as and when required to do so, in liaison with Player Welfare Team.
- Acting as one of the College’s designated First Aiders under H & S legislation.
- Supervising the surgeries held by the College doctor(s) and the College counsellors.
- Arranging outpatient visits for pupils, as and when required.
- Ensuring medical supplies are maintained in date and in specified quantities.
- Providing other health-care related services, as required, to ensure an outstanding level of care is maintained at all times, as well as accepting named nurse responsibilities for pupils with complex needs.
Health Records and Education:
- Documenting accurately all consultations and communications regarding pupils, staff & visitors.
- Ensuring the safe storage and administration of medicines according to NMS guidelines, and maintaining appropriate records as necessary.
- Promoting Health Education throughout the College and on an individual basis.
CPD:
- Attending training courses, as and when required (including in the College holidays) and College Inset Days, in order to meet the CPD & Revalidation requirements for registered nurses as set down by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Confidentiality & Communication
- Ensuring the maintenance of confidentiality at all times.
- Liaising regularly with the Clinical Lead and Medical Centre Manager on Medical Centre issues, reading the weekly team brief and attending any meetings, as required.
- Liaising regularly with the College Doctor.
- Liaising with the parents and house parents when necessary.
- Providing high levels of communications with House Parents and Matrons.
Candidates should be qualified to a minimum of RN1 level and be registered with the NMC.
Working hours:
The Medical Centre is operational Monday to Friday, 7.30 am-7.00 pm, term time only. This post is offered to work 2 days per week (10 hours per day) plus the opportunity for additional Bank hours to cover Study Leave and sickness.
Salary:
£41,284 FTE (£17,131 p.a. for 2 days per week TTO + 1 week). Salaries are reviewed annually.
Additional benefits:
Free lunches are available during term time and there is parking on site.
Membership of the College’s contributory pension scheme with The Pensions Trust.
Child care vouchers and BUPA private medical scheme which employees can subscribe to. Use of College facilities- library, gym and swimming pool.
About Hurstpierpoint College
- Hurstpierpoint College
- College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks
- West Sussex
- BN6 9JS
- United Kingdom
The College comprises a Sixth Form, Senior School, Senior Prep and Junior Prep with 1,300 pupils in all. Over half the pupils in the Senior School are boarders (weekly or flexi). Hurst is a significant medium-sized enterprise in Mid Sussex with around 480 employees and an annual turnover of £35 million pa.
What particularly strikes visitors to the College is the vibrant dynamic of our community. Situated within a 140- acre campus, surrounded by beautiful countryside, Hurst lies on the border of the South Downs National Park, close to the village of Hurstpierpoint in West Sussex.
This superb location is also just 20 minutes from the city and beaches of Brighton and Hove, whilst London train stations can be reached from Hassocks or Haywards Heath in under an hour. The central campus is thoughtfully laid out and planned with zones for the Academic, Co-Curricular and Pastoral areas of school life. These all lie at the centre of a superbly equipped broader campus.
Hurst has an excellent academic track record and the vast majority of pupils go on to Russell Group universities including Oxford, Cambridge, the various London Universities, as well as large numbers to Exeter, Bristol and Durham.
Founded in 1849 by Nathanial Woodard, Hurst is a Church of England College. The Christian ethos underpins College life but we are a diverse community; we welcome those of other faiths, or no faith, and pursue an inclusive approach in all that we do.
The College is a Co-Sponsor, together with the Diocese of Chichester, of the newly formed Hurst Education Trust, a local Multi Academy Trust. The Trust currently has four local primary schools, although it is envisaged it will grow to over time.
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