School Nurse

Brighton Girls is seeking a School Nurse who can play a key role ensuring the health and welfare of all pupils.

You will provide a clinically effective, high-quality service of nursing care to pupils and first aid care to all members of the school community and promote the health, wellbeing and protection of the pupils in the school community through clinically effective, high quality nursing care.

You will be an integral part of the school community and will be expected to be the first point of contact for all students’ medical needs, delivering first aid/emergency care and treating minor injuries and illness.

You will also be responsible for the supervision of the medical room and maintaining accident/incident report forms and will ensure timely communication with parents if students need to be sent home.

You will need to be aware of current developments in school nursing services, primary care and health promotion, and will also have a good knowledge of the health needs of pupils. You will also need an up to date First Aid at Work Qualification. Knowledge of child protection procedures and confidentiality issues are equally important. 

You will also be responsible for supporting the assessment of the mental health and wellbeing needs of pupils and providing mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention approaches in collaboration with the School Counsellor. This forms a large and important part of the role and you will need to have the confidence and skills to understand and engage on mental health issues affecting pupils.

This is a term time only position and the ideal candidate will be able to start ASAP.

Why join Brighton Girls?

As a founding school of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Brighton Girls has a significance in the history of girls’ education. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself. 

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, our staff benefit from our 140-year history of excellence and innovation in girls’ education, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network. They have access to an extensive central training and professional development programme to compliment school-based INSET, and also funding grants for individual courses of study.

Benefits include: 

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further information and to apply for this position, please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is Monday 9th January 2023 at midday.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.