Matron (Summer 2025)

MATRON (Summer School)

Contract Temporary Contract for a maximum of 7 weeks from 2 July to 20 August 2025. Compulsory training sessions will take place over 3 days between Sunday 29 June and Tuesday 1 July 2025.

• Keep the set surgery hours daily, and ensure staff and students know you will be in the surgery at those times to deal with ailments.

• Be contactable and on campus at required times according to the job description.

• Check, and restock as necessary, the medical boxes, including the provision of appropriate medications in boarding house at night for use by house staff, and oversee the correct reporting by house staff of any medications administered by them overnight.

• Oversee and store all medications securely, including any kept in the boarding houses.

• Check the medical declarations of students attending the courses and notify staff as appropriate of any medical conditions or allergies.

• Ensure students hand in all medicines, and administer medication to them, in accordance with school guidelines.

• Maintain appropriate health records as required and a log of all visits to surgeries and any medical interventions.

• Be aware of, and act upon, any homesickness, loneliness, withdrawn or unusual behaviour and inform the relevant houseparent and the course leader.

• Notify appropriate staff and the course leader on medical conditions of students, accidents and injuries and actions being taken including ongoing treatment.

• Communicate appropriately with parents as and when necessary, including updating on medical conditions, accidents and injuries, actions being taken, ongoing treatment, visiting the doctor or A&E or spending time in hospital.

• Supervise and care for ill students and give daily progress reports to staff and the Director of Short Courses, as appropriate.

• Arrange and escort students to hospital, doctor and dentist appointments.

• Collect prescriptions, if appropriate, and store medicines safely and in accordance with School protocols.

• Be accessible and take an interest in the lives of the students, but not to be intrusive or force their confidences.

• Be available for discussion with students and emphasise that they can speak privately to you or a doctor, or other person, by arrangement if they wish.

• Oversee the general health, well-being and hygiene of all students on the course.

• Alert the Director of Short Courses to any gaps in process that could put the students’ health at risk.

• Support any COVID-19 protocols and report any breaches to the Director of Short Courses.

• be alert to any and all safeguarding issues and ensure all concerns, no matter how trivial they may seem, are reported to the appropriate staff in a timely manner.

The School reserves the right to interview candidates as applications are received (preferably face-to-face and on mutually agreed dates and times). Vacancies will be withdrawn as roles are filled.