Medical Officer | School Nurse - Required Urgently - 1 Year Maternity Cover - ASAP START
"As partners in their community, their mission is to provide every child and young person with an enriching and inspiring educational experience, where they can thrive academically and socially, both now and in the future. By being ‘Stronger Together’ in our educational quality, our parent and community engagement, our investment in our people and our sustainability, we can meet our specific pledges to all of our children, communities and staff"
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support all schools by organising their NHS programmes i.e. vaccinations (Flu, HPV, MMR, DTP+M) fluoride application, audiology, height & weight. This involves setting dates, distributing, and collating letters, reminders and consent forms and arranging an appointments timetable for each child to ensure the minimal disruption to class (and liaising with the Head of Governance and Data Protection as required).
- Keep up to date with Health and Safety regulations and maintain current First Aid certificates for staff across the trust.
- Liaise with Head teachers/ Trust heads of departments to arrange training for staff, i.e. diabetes, first aid, other specific training needed
- Notify the Head Teacher, Safeguarding department and/or premises of any serious accidents.
- Support Health and safety reporting with RIDDOR
- Notify and liaise with parents as the need arises, accompanying them to hospital should this be deemed necessary.
- Keep up to date with the needs of staff and children who have special medical conditions.
- Be supportive, caring, and empathetic for children and staff including listening to concerns.
- Provide support advice and guidance to school staff as necessary
- Support schools with medical and hygiene inspections as necessary.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
- Qualified in first aid
- Experience in a similar role
- Additional specific skills such as defibrillator training, training around the management of specific conditions i.e. diabetes, auto injector training
Experience of working with children of relevant age in a learning environment
- Some experience of working in a school
- Ability to provide training and support of staff to ensure best standards Strong
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Effective personal organisation skills
- Inclusive and collaborative approach
- Possess well developed interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain good relationships.
- Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
- Must have valid DBS or happy to apply for a new DBS
Confido Education Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Confido Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks