School Nurse
Belhaven Hill School
East Lothian
- £28,000 - £33,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2024
- Apply by:
- 19 November 2023
Job overview
We are looking to employ a passionate, committed, and enthusiastic School Nurse to join our dedicated team of staff from January 2024.
The role of the School Nurse is critical to the running of the School and the successful candidate will create a warm and positive atmosphere in which children and staff feel safe and supported. At Belhaven our staff and pupils aspire to three core values – Courtesy, Courage and Creativity and pupils and families benefit from a staff who are dedicated, accomplished, talented and appreciated. Above all, we are passionate about what we do and where we do it – it is an inspirational place in which to live and to learn.
The main role of the Nurse at Belhaven Hill School is to provide the first point of contact for any nursing treatment, including First Aid, to children and/or staff and to act as ‘first responder’ in a medical emergency. Also significant is the provision of pastoral care and guidance to the children, whilst working closely within a team which includes other matrons, house parents and teaching staff. Together, this helps to create a safe, warm and supportive environment within the school and boarding houses and to maintain standards set by the school.
At all times, the Nurse must provide a level of care and concern that one would expect if the children were their own. The children should feel free to chat informally and treat the Nurse as a maternal figure. At the same time, staff and parents should be reassured of the professionalism of the Nurse, trusting that they will make decisions in the light of the latest medical guidance and practice.
There are several categories into which the responsibilities of the Nurse fall. These are outlined in the Information Pack but include the provision of First Aid, liaising with local medical practices and community teams, the administration and supervision of medication, direct contact with parents and staff to ensure clarity of communication channels, guidance to boarding and pastoral staff and the keeping of records.
Please download our Information Pack to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
Please note that all applicants must hold Registered Nurse status.
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About Belhaven Hill School
Belhaven is a happy and thriving co-educational prep school with a warm and welcoming atmosphere and ethos. Pupils aged between 6 and 13 come from all over Scotland and the north of England and are joined by a small but important group of international pupils. Currently, approximately 60% of the school board whilst 40% attend daily. Founded in 1923 as a boys' boarding school, is has been genuinely co-ed since 1995. A significant majority of the children board for their last two or three years. Boarders stay at the school on a fortnightly cycle, where they go home every two weeks from Friday lunchtime until Sunday evening or Monday morning. 'Weekends in' therefore see the school full of children enjoying a range of activities, making friendships that last for a lifetime. Currently, the school is investing in an exciting Digital Education programme as well as continuing to exploit its enviable position on the East Lothian coastline via an expanded Outdoor Education curriculum. The encouragement to the children to have a go and to learn via experience is pervasive and creates confident young people, ready and eager for the next stage of their education.
The main school building is a handsome listed mansion, dating from 1760. Five large rooms and an additional storey were added in 1900 and there have been further extensions in recent years. Boys have their dormitories in the main building and there is a separate girls' house across the lawn: both are comfortable and welcoming. The main house has been undergoing a rolling programme of refurbishment and redecoration in recent years, enhancing dormitories and common rooms and creating a new library and computer room. A new classroom block, music school and art building have all been created since 2000. Many of the teaching staff live within the lovely grounds which extend to 20 acres, with accommodation in either the old stable block or the south lodge. There are fine playing fields, a small astroturf pitch, a sports hall, a heated outdoor swimming pool, grass tennis courts, a croquet lawn, putting green and children's gardens within the walled garden. Between the rear of the school and the sea is a golf club, of which the senior children can become members and play rounds in the evenings and at weekends.
The school is a charitable trust run by a Board of Governors. The Head reports to the Governors and attends meetings of the full Board and its sub-committees.
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