SCHOOL NURSE (PART TIME)
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Job Title: SCHOOL NURSE (PART TIME)
Responsible to: Nurse Manager
Main Purpose: To provide high quality nursing care to pupils at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] and Casterton Sedbergh Prep school.
The duties of the School Nurse will be wide and varied and it is not intended to cover every possible aspect of the job described here.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- To ensure that all those attending the Medical Centre have an appropriate and accurate assessment of their health care needs;
- To coordinate and manage, with the Nurse Manager, the daily running of the medical centre;
- Provision of immediate and necessary care to all pupils;
- To refer patients on to the Duty GP when appropriate or in his/her absence refer to appropriate care facility;
- Help maintain stock of OTC medication for boarding houses, arrange repeat prescriptions and liaise with parents, Consultants or Pharmacist as necessary;
- Help maintain stock control of first aid equipment / kits for boarding houses and school campus, including the management of AED and Emergency EpiPens;
- To liaise with and advise AHSMs on medical matters as necessary maintaining confidentiality at all times;
- Ensure that iSAMS medical module is up to date for medicine administration and documentation by AHSMs;
- To be familiar with IT systems such as EMIS, iSAMS, CPOMS.
- To be responsible for maintaining accurate, contemporaneous and confidential records at all times;
- To assistant the administrative assistant in the collation of new pupil medical forms and conduct new pupil medicals with the School Medical officer;
- To assist in ensuring that all pupils with health care needs have up to date management plans;
- To assist the administrative assistant in the coordination of the national childhood immunisation programme with NHS team;
- To assist the administrative assistant in the coordination of annual cardiac screening with CRY
- To perform routine procedures such as venepuncture, dressings.
- To assist with minor surgical procedures;
- To liaise with the Wellbeing Coordinator and conduct mental health assessment and review as required;
- As part of the on call rota, the nurse may be asked to provide First Aid at sporting events at Senior and Prep School;
- To contribute towards any audit or inspection that occurs on a regular basis
- To work closely with and establish good communication links with parents, guardians, AHSMs and house staff to ensure that the health needs of the pupils are safely met;
- To be responsible for the management of their own workload;
- To provide support and establish good communication links with The School Medical Officer and visiting clinicians.
- Be an effective and responsible team member, supporting fellow nurses and administrative assistant.
Professional
- To adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct;
- To be responsible for his/her own professional and personnel development and undertaking any training required to ensure safe practice;
- To practice in accordance with the [Employer hidden]’s policies and procedures;
- To be familiar with NHS Cumbria CCG policies and procedures.
Health and Safety:
All staff should be aware of the school’s health and safety policy and implement it as appropriate.
Safeguarding:
All staff employed by [Employer hidden] are expected to take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact.
These roles and responsibilities provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the level of this post.
[Employer hidden] is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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