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Part-time School Nurse

Employer
Careerline
Location
Southsea, Hampshire
Salary
£14000.00 per annum
Closing date
20 Jul 2017

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Sector
Nursing Children
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

PT SCHOOL NURSE - SOUTHSEA, HANTS
Competitive salary and benefits

Located at Southsea, Hampshire our client is a Christian Independent day and Boarding School for boys and girls aged 2-18.

The College is seeking to appoint a part-time, qualified Registered General Nurse (RGN) to be the Clinical Lead within the School Medical Centre. With experience of working with children in a clinical setting, the successful candidate will ensure the highest standards of care for day and boarding pupils (aged 2 - 18) and staff. The School Nurse will play an active, visible and approachable role within the College and be required to liaise with parents, teachers and other medical professionals.
This is a permanent position working an average of 29 hours per week during the 36 weeks of term time (plus 4 weeks paid holiday).
The successful candidate will be expected to play a full part in the life of this busy day and boarding school. They will also be fully and actively supportive of the Christian ethos of the school.

Clinical Responsibilities
1. Clinical lead for the College Medical Centre responsible for ensuring the highest standard of care to pupils and staff admitted to the Medical Centre.
2. Assess, plan and evaluate individual student and staff care.
3. Deal with minor ailments and injuries as they occur.
4. Keep student medical records updated on PASS (College database).
5. Liaise with parents in a calm and understanding manner.
6. Make appropriate referrals to the school's GP (for boarders) who currently visits the College on alternate Tuesdays.
7. Liaise with Boarding Houseparents with regards to any medical problems concerning pupils and maintain all medical supplies within the boarding houses.
8. Deal appropriately with any accident or emergency situation as it arises, in particular:

a) Minor accidents
b) Sporting injuries
c) Substance abuse
d) Diabetic crisis
e) Asthma attacks
f) Anaphylaxis
g) Resuscitation

Immunisation Programmes
1. Assist in organising and maintaining all routine and holiday immunisation programmes in accordance with NHS directives.
2. Assist the School's GP with the administration of vaccines.
3. Maintain accurate immunisation records.

Screening and Pastoral Care
1. Carry out health screening on all new boarding pupils, including the following:

a) Height and weight
b) Immunisation status

2. General Health Surveillance
a) Participate in pastoral care and counselling.
b) In liaison with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and members of the Safeguarding team, undertake child protection investigations and attend case conferences.
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c) Work closely with the School Counsellor and liaise between her, the pupils and parents as required.
d) Liaise with outside agencies - e.g CAMHS, Diabetic nursing team and Quit Smoking.
e) Maintain all medical and nursing documentation accurately and appropriately at all times and create individual health care plans for pupils.
f) Maintain confidentiality.

First Aid
You should be able (or willing to qualify) to deliver first aid, EpiPen, defibrillator and other appropriate training to staff.
a) Implement and maintain arrangements for first aid provision to comply with statutory requirements.
b) Provide first aid advice to the School where required.
c) Maintain sports medical bags and other first aid kits around the College.

Health and Safety
a) Record and maintain records of all accidents and incidents accurately.
b) Report accidents and incidents to the appropriate person as soon as possible.

i. Head of Department/boarding house
ii. Bursar or Estates Manager
iii. Health and Safety Executive (RIDDOR)

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE)
You should be willing to contribute to the delivery of PSHE within the curriculum.
Organisation and Management of the Medical Centre
1. Accountable to the Bursar in the first instance, but must also work to the requirements of the Head of Boarding, Head of College and the School's GP.
2. Responsible for conducting the business of the Medical Centre in a safe, healthy and confidential manner.
3. Maintain all medical and nursing documentation accurately and appropriately at all times.
4. Advise the Bursar and/or Head of College on all medical or health-related policies and procedures for the College, and review these on an annual basis.
5. Responsible for the safe custody and administration of drugs and medicines, including ordering and appropriate documentation.
6. Safe disposal of sharps and clinical waste.
7. Maintaining medical stores and equipment.
8. Executing all business dealings on the telephone and face to face in a professional manner.
9. Respond professionally to threatening behaviour both on the telephone and face to face.
10. Implement the complaints procedure if necessary.
11. Keep professionally updated with current developments in medicine and nursing relevant to the Medical Centre's function.
12. Comply with the NMC code of practice at all times.
13. To manage the Medical Centre budget.
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Other Duties
1. Be flexible with duties in the event of emergency cover being necessary.
2. In an emergency be prepared to sleep in when boarders are in the Medical Centre overnight.
3. Be able to work occasional extra hours out of term time to assist in the preparation for new terms (this mainly occurs at the beginning of the school year to enable the preparation of new pupil documentation and admission to the school) or term time epidemics.

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