Job Title: Lead Nurse
Location: Brookman’s Park
Salary: £37,000 – £39,000 pa
Job Type: Permanent / term time (37.5 hours pw)
About the role:
To lead the running of the Medical Centre and provide and promote health care to all pupils at Queenswood.
Main Responsibilities:
Lead Nurse Duties
- To line manage to Medical Centre Nurses
- To be responsible for the overall running /maintenance of the Medical Centre
- Maintain the philosophy of care within the Medical Centre which is in line with the overall philosophy of the school
- Develop a model of Clinical Governance and Clinical Supervision within the nursing team
- To be responsible for purchasing equipment medication / stock as required
- To oversee stock control
- To be the budget holder
- To prepare and publish duty rotas
- To write and update all protocols, maintain and update all policies related to the medical centre
- Ensure that all nurses in the Medical Centre have Personal Development and Appraisal Plans in place throughout the year
- Responsible for the recruitment, selection and development of nursing staff recruited to work in the Medical Centre
General Duties
- Provide emergency treatment for pupils and staff as required.
- Assessment of girls and provide nursing care as necessary.
- Assist in the running of regular surgeries throughout the day.
- Provide ongoing nursing care and regular assessment of unwell girls admitted to the Medical Centre.
- To ensure regular communication with House staff and parents concerning ill girls.
- To maintain accurate written log of all girls attending the Medical Centre.
- To attend regular weekly meetings/communication with Deputy Head Pastoral and Assistant Head (Boarding).
- To attend regular weekly meetings/ communication with all Housemistresses and Houseparents.
- To carry out blood tests and some vaccinations for boarders as required.
- To organise doctor’s surgeries, dental, optician, physiotherapy, orthodontic and any other appointments for girls.
- Assist GP’s during their surgeries in the Medical Centre
- To support the teaching of Sexual and Relationship Education programme to year groups and relevant topics of the Personal Social Health Citizenship Economic Education programme.
- To screen medicals of new girls on admission to school.
- To assist school counsellor in the organisation of her appointments with girls.
- To check the administration of medicines in houses.
- To assist NHS school nurses with the administration of NHS vaccination programmes
- To share in the responsibility for First Aid Boxes for school outings.
- To be available for all staff registered with Highview Medical Centre for illness /pastoral concerns.
- To carry out general administration relevant to the effective operation of the Medical Centre.
- To be on call in accordance with the duty rota.
About you:
Qualifications
- RGN Qualification (Essential)
- Membership of the NMC or similar organisation (Essential)
Experience
- Experience of Health Education (Essential)
- Working in a school or similar environment (Desirable)
- Experience in working or training in Sports Injuries (Desirable)
Skills
- Excellent communication skills (Essential)
- Strong administrative skills (Essential)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a small team. (Essential)
- Strong IT skills (Essential)
Knowledge
- NMC Code of Professional conduct (Essential)
- NMC guidelines for the administration of medicine (Essential)
- NMC standards of Department of Health guidelines for records and record keeping (Essential)
- ISI regulations (Desirable)
Personal competencies and qualities
- Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people (Essential)
- Flexible and professional approach (Essential)
- Discretion in dealing with sensitive and medically confidential information. (Essential)
- Motivation to work with children and young people (Desirable)
If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward please hit APPLY
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Qualified Nurse, Registered Nurse, Advanced practice registered nurses, RN, LPN, School Nurse, Senior Nurse, Senior Staff Nurse, will be considered for this role.
