Wellbeing Practitioner /School Nurse

Job Title: Wellbeing Practitioner / School Nurse (two positions)

Terms & Conditions: Full Time and part-time Hours (term time only + 1 week) 37.5 hours per week

The Medical Room opening hours are 8am – 5.30pm and hours will be required to fit in within this service

Part time applications will be considered

Salary: Salary - £31,000 - £39,000 per annum 

Responsible to: Senior Nurse

Overview The role of the school nurses at JAGS is to support pupils’ health and wellbeing in order for them to participate fully in all aspects of school life. The Wellbeing Practitioner/School Nurse will provide medical assistance to pupils and staff as necessary and be a source of expertise within the school community. 

The role focusses on providing care in its widest sense concentrating on the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of our school community. This crucial role will involve working closely with our in-house pastoral team, wider staff body and pupils’ parents. The role is based in the Senior School and also covers our Junior School in addition.  

Main responsibilities

• Provide emergency and urgent medical assistance to pupils and staff with the aim of encouraging pupils to return to their normal timetable as soon as appropriate

• Where necessary, arranging for pupil/person to get safely home or to more appropriate care eg GP, Dentist, A&E

• Administering medication according to school policy

• Liaison with parents/carers regarding their child’s health and wellbeing as appropriate

• Promote health and wellbeing to pupils and staff

Medical Room

• Maintain stocks of medical supplies and ensure medical equipment is accessible and in good working order.

• Ensuring pupils emergency medicine supplies are in date and sending reminders prior to expiry 

• Maintenance of First aid supplies in school including JAGS Prep and Pre-Prep and provision for school trips 

• Liaise with the Deputy Head, Pastoral, the School Doctor, Counsellors, Head of Year, and colleagues with a pastoral responsibility to ensure that appropriate information is shared to ensure the best outcomes for pupils.

• Liaising with external agencies such as GP’s, CAMHS as appropriate

• Be proactive regarding safeguarding and keep training updated

Administration

• Maintain pupil records – written and electronic

• Provision of first aid information for school trips

• Maintain a register of school first aiders and assist with the organisation of onsite training

• Administrative support to ensure the smooth running of vaccinations delivered by the NHS School Age Immunisation programme

• Contribute towards the development and updating of school medical policies, guidance and procedures

• Assist with medical questionnaires and parental consents, recording and storing appropriately

Teaching

• Deliver some health components of the KS3 PSHCE curriculum across the school under the guidance of the Senior Nurse and Head of PSHCE and Wellbeing

• Support staff Development as appropriate

• Support health promotion within the school

Other

• Undertake ongoing CPD according to the NMC guidelines and code of professional conduct in order to remain on the register

• Undertake any additional duties, as directed by the Senior Nurse, which are within the reasonable capability and responsibility of the Wellbeing Practitioner / School Nurse

• There will be some periods when the Wellbeing Practitioner / School Nurse will be required to work alone.

HOW TO APPLY 

We welcome applications from all parts of our community and know that our school is strengthened when staff and pupils feel a true sense of belonging. To enable us to make any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application whether you have any special requirements. 

The Senior Nurse, Helen Mandefield (helen.mandefield@jags.org.uk) or the Deputy Head (Pastoral) Samantha Payne (samantha.payne@jags.org.uk) will be happy to answer any questions. 

Please visit our website https://www.jags.org.uk/day-to-day/vacancies/ to download a JAGS Support Staff Application Form. For further information please contact recruitment@jags.org.uk or James Allen’s Girls’ School, 144 East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8TE 

Closing date: 6 June 2022 

Interviews: Week commencing 13 June 2022 

Applications will be reviewed daily, and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible by submitting their completed application form to recruitment@jags.org.uk  

JAGS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if necessary. Candidates from overseas must provide information about their past conduct, for example, by providing documents issued by overseas teaching authorities.