School Nurse at Imperial Gates School

Job Description

• The school nurse works with pupils, teachers and parents to promote good health and wellbeing in school age children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Raise awareness of issues that can have a negative effect on student health (such as smoking and drug abuse)
• To give first aid treatment to children and staff and escalate immediately any accidents to the Head of School or any other management staff in her absence
• To support children with medical needs e.g. asthma and administer drugs brought in by parents for a sick child
• Promote healthy living in the school and supervise all the stewards to ensure they work diligently.
• Supervise the nannies and cleaners and ensure that the bathrooms and general school environment is clean at all times. Also monitor the use of cleaning materials
• Keep records of treatment administered to individuals and write reports on a weekly basis for effective follow up
• Supervise and co-ordinate the distribution of the children’s lunch to various classes
• Ensure that the support staff are properly dressed at all times and attend to members of staff when necessary
• Ensure the sickbay is tidy and neat always, monitor the temperature in the classrooms and carry out checks (hourly) of the toilets
• In case of an emergency, the nurse is expected to accompany the child or children to the hospital after due consultation with management and the parent(s)
• Provide training to teachers on healthcare issues and advising on school health policy (at least once in a term)
• Attend to statutory duties during school holidays.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with proof of registration
• Bachelor's Degree
• 2-4 years experience.