Senior Nurse (School)
Leighton Park School
Reading
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 15 July 2019
Job overview
Senior Nurse
From September 2019
Term time only plus 3 weeks, totaling 37 weeks per year.
We are looking for a Registered School Nurse who will have sympathy with, and give support to, the educational aims and Quaker ethos of the School. You will lead and manage a well-established team of committed and professional nurses in the provision of first aid and nursing services to students, staff and visitor including developing and implementing a healthy lifestyles strategy across the School community. Working in co-operation with the School Doctors according to agreed policies and protocols, you will plan and deliver access arrangements for nursing consultation, care and referral. Our Senior Nurse will also contribute to the organisation of the Health Centre and the part it plays in meeting the health care needs of the population which may involve an on-call and emergency call service out of normal working hours, i.e. evenings, nights and weekends on a shared rota basis.
Leighton Park School is set in over sixty acres of beautiful parkland near to the heart of Reading. Leighton Park offers a distinctive atmosphere that creates achievement with values, character and community. Founded on Quaker principles, we seek to inspire each student to fulfill their academic and personal potential and be reflective, purposeful adults. We appoint candidates who will contribute and thrive in our vibrant community.
The school offers a supportive and professional workplace with excellent terms, conditions and benefits. Our Senior Nurse may wish to reside on site and accommodation could be provided.
To apply, please complete the application form or download an application pack from our website and email it to apply@leightonpark.com. If you require further information, please call HR on 0118 987 9600.
Leighton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our recruitment process.
Closing date for applications: Midday, 15th July
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and you are invited to apply as soon as possible.
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About Leighton Park School
Leighton Park School is a successful, forward looking independent (HMC) day and boarding school for approximately 500 pupils aged 11-18 set in 65 acres of magnificent parkland.
Leighton Park exists to form young people of real character and confidence, with a determined desire to change the world, reflecting the school’s Quaker values. In March 2021 we won the ISA Award for Outstanding Local Community Outreach for the involvement of our students, staff and parents in projects helping those less fortunate and putting our Quaker values into practice.
We are a school that inspires Achievement with Values, Character and Community and academic excellence is the consequence of our approach. Valuing breadth and depth, we are distinguished by excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), Music and Ethical Enterprise. The UK Government’s latest 16-18 league tables reveal Leighton Park to be the best performing School in Berkshire and in the top 1% of English schools. We are one of only eight schools to have always appeared in the top 100.
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