Job Title: First Aid Officer
Location: Hulme, Manchester
Salary: £28,499 per annum, full time equivalent (actual £13,066)
Job Type: Part time (Monday to Friday, 10am – 2pm, 20 hours per week), Term-time Only
Closing Date: 10am Monday 17th January 2022
The College is located in Hulme a mile south of the centre of Manchester and very close to Manchester University and Manchester Metropolitan University, with excellent transport links. It is one of the largest Sixth Form Colleges in the country and rated as Outstanding at the last Ofsted Inspection.
The Role:
The First Aid Officer will work collaboratively with all departments, and liaise on a regular basis with the Head of Faculty for Academic Support to ensure effective and efficient administration and delivery of all facets of First Aid services across the College Campus.
The First Aid Officer will ensure the First Aid Room is a welcoming, supportive, effective and efficient environment for students, parents, staff and visitors.
Job duties:
- Attending to ill or injured students, staff or visitors around the College Campus in a timely manner
- Maintaining electronic records of student medical conditions and allergies
- Logging any disclosed medical information on to MyLoreto
- Producing student reports and recommendations for trips and visits
- Maintaining a well organised, clean and orderly First Aid Room
- Maintaining resources, equipment and stocks relating to First Aid
- Working with the Facilities and Health & Safety Manager in organising and facilitating training in First Aid for staff, including asthma awareness and anaphylaxis management
- Ensuring that all relevant staff members receive accurate and up-to date information regarding students with particular/serious/chronic health issues
- Ensuring that student medication is stored, managed and administered to agreed procedures
- Ensuring that student medication accompanies students when they are off-campus for any reason during the day
- Being responsible for the contents and usage of first aid kits at the College and when students and staff are involved in offsite trips and visits
- Maintenance of the First Aid Log
- Completion of all necessary forms for accident and/or incident reporting
- Working with the Facilities and Health & Safety Manager to identify patterns in accident statistics and finding potential solutions/remedial actions required
- Coordination of lunch-time and absence cover for the First Aid Room
- Working with the Student Services and Heads of Hall Teams to support student wellbeing, either on a drop-in or appointment basis, recording outcomes as appropriate on the Student and/or Safeguarding Log.
Job requirements:
- Currently in a Senior First Aid role
- Experience as a First Aid Officer in a similar educational environment
- Ability to exert calm authority in medical emergency situations
- Ability to communicate clearly and calmly under pressure
- High-level interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage competing tasks with a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff, students, parents and the wider College community
- Computer skills in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and Excel
- Ability to use, or to become proficient in the use of Loreto College’s intranet, MyLoreto
- Fully First Aider trained
- Demonstrated interest in ongoing personal professional development
Please click on the APPLY button and CHECK YOUR EMAILS for the link to the College’s careers page and an application form.
Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of: Lead Nurse, Qualified Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, School Nurse, Children’s Nurse, Nurse Coordinator, Primary Care Nurse, Nursing Coordinator, Paediatrics Nurse, Health Care Assistant, Care Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant may also be considered for this role.
