Residential School Nurse

We are currently hiring a Residential School Nurse in our Repton Dubai School. The Nurse will provide effective coordinated medical care to all boarders and school pupils, including emergency first aid care to all members of the school community.

Repton Dubai was founded in 2007 and is a ‘world class’ international school in the heart of Dubai. One of the few genuinely international schools in the Gulf Region, Repton Dubai combines the reputation and academic rigour of the UK curriculum, from infants and junior school up to IGCSE level in Year 11, and then embraces the challenges and opportunities of the International Diploma or IB in the Sixth Form, whilst also offering A levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• The health and welfare of the pupils and staff resident in the Boarding Houses.
• Perform health screenings for boarders as appropriate.
• Share information with the appropriate staff in the House, ensuring pupils are aware you will share information as necessary.
• Deal with all concerns about the health of pupils in each House, in the first instance.
• Overseeing infection control measures.
• Health matters including incidental sickness and injury, but also the ongoing issues of diet, exercise and related matters. If a pupil is too ill to attend lessons, he/she will be monitored in the House by the Nurse or sent to the medical center for further assessment.
•  Be alert to signs of possible drug and alcohol abuse. It should be made clear that smoking/or use of any tobacco products, will not be tolerated anywhere in the school, and pupils should be educated to realise the health hazard that it presents.
• Ensure all medication is stored in the surgery in a locked cabinet, and not held by the pupils themselves.
• Coordinate referrals to healthcare providers including escorting pupils to their various appointments for the dentist, physiotherapist and other medical professionals both in an emergency and electively.
•  Hold a morning and evening surgery, so any regular medication or treatment necessary can be administered and monitored.
• Be responsible for the medical cabinet in the boarding house, for checking the dates on medications and for maintaining the medical log.
•  Issue off-games chits or medical center chits to see the doctor if deemed necessary.
• Parents should feel able to speak to the Nurse on all health matters concerning their son/daughter.
• Know and support the School and Boarding House Rules. 
•  Read and be familiar with all medical and boarding policies and procedures, including safeguarding.

Nursing:

• Participate in staff training in relation to medical treatment and student health care.
• Provide first aid or emergency care to residential students.
• Monitoring immunizations, managing communicable diseases and assessing the school environment as to prevent injury and ensure safety.
• Refers to the school doctor/head nurse for advice when needed.
• Provide effective and supportive communication with parents' about the pupils' condition and nursing care given.
• When required transfers the student to the Accident and Emergency department of the nearest hospital as per standard procedure.
•  Ensure that all medical supplies and equipment needed for first aid and emergency care are available and in working condition in the surgery.
•   Providing health-related education to pupils and staff in both individual and group settings.
• Overseeing medication administration as per written standing order of the school doctor, healthcare procedures, and the development of healthcare plans
•  Report directly to the Director of Medical Services for the Repton Family of Schools.

Successful candidates will have:  

• DHA License  
• BLS/First Aid certificate 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certificate, or willing to be trained
• Infectious Disease Control trained
• Excellent written and spoken English, Arabic would beneficial 
• Previous experience in a School, Nursery or working with children 
• At least 2 years UAE experience 
• Pleasant personality with excellent communication and outstanding organisational skills 
• Experience with MS Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Our mission is ‘the rigorous pursuit of excellence, inside and outside the classroom, combined with a passionate concern for the wellbeing of each individual’

Cognita and the Repton Family of Schools is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years.