School Nurse/Head of Medical Team

Job Title:  School Nurse/Head of the BSB Medical Team (Preferably local-hire in Bahrain)

Department: Medical Team

Reports to:  Head of Infant School

Contract: Term Time only plus 4 weeks

OVERVIEW

School Nursing is a specialised practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students. To that end, the school nurse must facilitate positive student responses to normal development, promote health and safety, intervene with actual and potential health problems, provide case management services, and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy and learning.

The Head of the BSB Medical Team is responsible for coordinating the daily running of all units, ensuring appropriate staffing, supplies, and equipment are available. Manage the orientation of new nurses; liaise between ministries and the team; involved in policy and organising of health education topics within the unit; and oversee accident reports and nurses' documentation. The Head of the BSB Medical Team is also responsible for organising whole school health screening procedures.

The duties outlined in this job description are in addition to those of any other roles held by the post holder. These may be modified by the Infant School Headteacher in consultation with the post holder and the other Deputy Heads to reflect or anticipate changes in the post.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provision of direct health care to students and staff

 

• Provides care to students and staff who need emergency care due to injury or who present with an acute illness:
      
  • Follows consistent procedure in
            
    • deciding whether to call parents 
    • administering medication, as necessary, after checking students' medical files 
    • notifying class teacher (and senior management as needed) of intervention in specific cases     
• Assists faculty and staff in monitoring chronic medical conditions 
• Coordinates care and student emergency action plans related to diabetes, seizures, asthma, allergies and use of emergency medications i.e. Epi-Pen, Glucagon and Diastat 
• Obtains parental consent for health services (up to date form on file for each student) 
• Develops an Individual Health Plan (IHP) for children with chronic disease

2. Provides leadership for the provision of health services

 

• Assures those school policies and procedures adhere to legal and regulatory statutes and ethical standards of nursing practice 
• Assist with the development of school emergency response plans for emergencies and disasters and the training of staff to respond appropriately within applicable state laws

3. Provides screening and referral for health conditions 

• Addresses potential health problems that are barriers to learning or symptoms of underlying medical conditions by coordinating and assisting with mandated screenings.

4. Promotes a healthy school environment 

• Provides staff educational in-service training such as CPR training and infection control updates 
• Monitors immunisations and reports communicable diseases as required by law 
• Reviews immunisation records for compliance with laws and school policies 
• Assesses the physical environment of the school to improve health and safety, including the assessment of the playground, indoor air quality evaluation 
• Reviews patterns of illness or injury to determine the source of concern

5. Promotes health 

• Provides health education information directly to individual students, groups of students, or classes or by providing guidance and consultation about health education curriculum; 
• Promotes health awareness activities such as fairs for staff and families; consultation with other school staff, i.e. food service personnel or physical education teachers, regarding healthy lifestyles and staff wellness programs

6. Serves as a liaison between school personnel, family, community and health care providers. 

• Provides case management by communicating with the family through telephone calls, written communication as needed 
• Serves as a representative of the school community and communicates with community health providers and community health agencies and partnerships to promote the health of the community

Note: The responsibilities listed above are illustrative and not exhaustive. Additional responsibilities may be added from time to time, depending on organisational requirements.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES 

• Excellent nursing skills 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time 
• Results-driven and proactive 
• Ability to build relations with students, parents and other departments in the school 
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills 
• Excellent customer service skills 
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment 
• Strong collaborator within a team environment

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS

 

• Graduate of BS Nursing Degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience required. 
• NHRA license is a must 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data base management 
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Excel 
• Experience working in a Google environment preferred

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Supporting the Head of Infants and Leadership Team in accounting for the efficiency and effectiveness of the school to all relevant stakeholders on a day to day basis

OTHERS 

• Maintains the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and attitude towards all staff, students, and parents 
• Attends training programmes as set by the school 
• Performs related duties and special projects assigned 
• Active participation in the implementation of the school's events and any other initiatives

KEY COLLABORATION 

• Infant, Junior, and Senior Heads of Schools 
• School Nurses 
• Head of Operations / Covid Task Force 
• Head of Health and Safety / H & S Committee

SAFEGUARDING

A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people at all times

WORKING CONDITIONS

Working Hours 07:00 – 15:00

Working Days Sunday to Thursday

Working TERM TIME ONLY (180 days) plus 4 weeks = 200 days per year

Job Type: Full-time