School Nurse

The Role

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced School Nurse to oversee the provision of medical care to all members of the school community. You will work closely as part of a team to ensure a high-quality service at all times.

The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration. This is a busy and varied role and therefore the ability to prioritise and manage situations under pressure is essential. You will have experience of managing a team and will oversee the day-to-day running of the department. Previous experience in a school and of working with children of all ages is desirable. A degree of flexibility is essential for this role.

We are seeking applications from those looking for part time work. You will work on a rota basis alongside another School Nurse, Monday to Saturday, between the core hours of 8am to 6pm. There is some flexibility in terms of the number of hours, therefore please indicate on the application form the hours/days you are looking for. The position is term time only (34 weeks of the year), some work may be required during the holiday periods.

This is a fixed-term role for Maternity Cover (December 24 – June 25).

We can offer:

• Strong, supportive staff team
• Salary dependent on experience (Westbourne House pay scale, with reference to AfC pay scale)
• Membership of support staff pension scheme
• Use of the school’s facilities – swimming pool and sports facilities, subsidised staff yoga class
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Lunch provided during term time
• On-site parking

Please apply by completing the application form. CVs may be attached, but not in place of the application form. Please return completed applications to Robyn Aubrey at hr@westbournehouse.org

Closing date: 13th October 2024.

We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. For this reason, early applications are encouraged.

Westbourne House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with current and past employers, online checks, the Disclosure & Barring Service, overseas checks and the Secretary of State’s Prohibition List from Teaching and Management.

About the School

Westbourne House is situated just to the east of Chichester in beautiful grounds of over 100 acres. There are approximately 360 boys and girls aged 2½–13. Most children go on to major public schools across the South.

The school enjoys outstanding facilities. Teaching is extremely well resourced, with excellent teaching rooms, the majority equipped with interactive whiteboards; there are also sets of laptops, which can be booked for class-based work. There are rooms for Art, Ceramics, ICT, Design Technology and Food Technology, a separate Science block and Music School, as well as a modern, 300-seat theatre/assembly hall. The school also has a large (30-acre) lake on the north boundary for kayaking.

Academic standards are high, with consistently outstanding Common Entrance results together with an excellent scholarship record; totalling 140 over the last five years.

Westbourne House uses the High Performance Learning philosophy to guide all pupils in becoming good learners. The school believes that all pupils have the potential to perform at the highest level regardless of their current performance level. The Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics (ACPs) and Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs) of HPL are the “thinking” and “behaviour” characteristic, and these are delivered specifically and systematically throughout the curriculum.

The Music and Drama departments also excel consistently: all children are involved in school productions; a large number are members of school choirs, and there are regular concerts.

Saturday school consists of sports matches, as well as optional enrichment activities, such as kayaking and coding.

There is a wide variety of sport on offer, and a large number of teams represent the school most Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As well as extensive playing fields, there is a 25-metre swimming pool, dance studio, sports hall, squash courts and a full-sized astro-turf pitch.

There are around 100 boarders, many of whom board for two or three nights in one of seven houses on the school grounds. The school offers full-time boarding, allowing the children to further enjoy the beautiful facilities and grounds the school has to offer.