Milton Abbey School - School Nurse

Location: Dorset
School: Milton Abbey School
Type: Full-time | Part-time | Term Time
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Summary

We have exciting opportunities available to join Milton Abbey’s Health Centre as a School Nurse providing a clinical effective, high-quality service of nursing care to all pupils and first aid care to all members of the school community.

Detail

The School Nurse's purpose is to provide a clinical effective, high-quality service of nursing care to all pupils and first aid care to all members of the school community. The postholder will use research-based practise to plan, deliver and evaluate school nursing interventions throughout the School.

Full-time, part-time and bank contracts are available covering the school’s three terms leaving over 20 weeks’ for holiday each year. Successful applicants will work on a rota basis covering nights when pupils are on site (on call cover from home) and weekends (c25 weekends fall within term time). Night cover and weekend work will be distributed equally across the team.

The school offers competitive rates of pay, meals on duty and payment of NMC membership fees

Duties and Responsibilities:

Professional:

Adhere to the NMC Code of professional conduct and be conversant with the Scope of professional practice and other NMC advisory papers
To keep up to date with professional developments
Use evidence-based practise to develop and maintain a high quality of nursing care to the pupils
Ensure that a code of confidentiality is adhered to
Assist the Senior School Nurse with appropriate development of policies and protocols
Assist with a smooth and efficient running of the Health Centre and ensuring efficient systems and processes are followed
To maintain registration with the NMC
To work extra hours as required to cover during special events or other absence

Nursing:

To provide a high standard of service within NMC guidelines to pupils, members of staff and any visitors while on site, as directed by the Senior School Nurse
Organise and run nurse clinics during duty (within agreed level of competence)
Ensure care plans are developed and written for pupils requiring them, in liaison with pupils, parents and boarding house staff
To provide immediate and ongoing medical treatment as necessary
To provide continuing care for pupils with chronic medical conditions in consultation with their medical advisers
To provide a responsive call out service for all emergencies within the School grounds and request emergency services where appropriate
Provide first aid and emergency care and treatment as necessary
When on duty to take responsibility for the opening and closing of the Health Centre
To assist with maintaining all first aid equipment, boxes and bags within the school boundaries ensuring that the contents are in an appropriate condition and fit for purpose for use on and off site
To assist the School Medical Officer in their regular surgeries and with borders’ medicals
To assist in the delivery of routine childhood vaccinations and travel health
Operate procedures for control of infectious diseases
Follow procedures for the safe disposal of clinical waste
Be aware of recommended procedures for and maintaining safe storage usage and disposal of medical supplies and drugs
Maintain treatment room stock, hygiene and tidiness

Health Education:

Promote health education throughout the school population, either on a 1-1 basis or through small teaching groups and assemblies
To ensure the provision of and access to a range of publicity materials on issue relating to student health
Keep up to date with current health promotion initiatives
To assist in providing relevant training sessions for all House Matrons as and when required

Administration:

Maintain medical records accurately, confidentiality and safely
Keep nursing records to a high standard ensuring that accurate and rapid retrieval of information
Record dispensing of drugs following drug protocols
Maintain general office procedures
Assist with school medical examinations

Health and Safety:

Have an involvement and awareness of health and safety issues within the school affecting staff, pupils or the environment
Follow school accident reporting procedures as per Health and Safety policy

Liaison:

Oversea and mentor Health Care Assistants
Other members of the Health Centre team to ensure seamless and continuous care, and with parents, academic staff, and school staff and all other departments as necessary
Boarding House Masters/Mistress and Matrons
School health advisors and other members of the primary health care team
School Medical Officer and the School’s Counsellor
Social services where appropriate