Job Description
Post Title: School Nurse
Reporting To : Senior School Nurse
Salary Grade Range:Cornerstone Support Pay Scale
The School Nurse Administrator will:
- Work with the Senior School Nurse and as part of the SEND team in accordance with school policies to support the delivery of quality health promotion, education and wellbeing across the MAT. To provide an enhanced and supplementary service to that provided by the commissioned school nursing service.
Support Requirements
- To support families and pupils with any health needs, for example, sleep, bladder and bowel, allergy and dietary concerns and to support and provide guidance to staff members to help them support families and pupils with these needs.
- To support families and pupils with emotional health needs including bereavement, divorce, separation, parenting and behaviour advice and to guide staff members to help them deal with these pupils and families.
- To meet with families about any specific health needs, both physical and emotional health.
- To provide 1 to 1 sessions with children to support their emotional health and wellbeing where appropriate consent has been obtained.
- To enhance the teaching of PHSE within the classroom, including how the body works, how to look after it, puberty and growing up, alongside the teachers and PSHE team.
- To promote public health messages to pupils and families.
- To support staff with training and information on health and medical needs.
- Create and review Individual Health Care plans for children with specific needs, in liaison with the relevant parties.
- To devise and implement policies relating to health needs.
- To provide awareness sessions to staff on specific health issues, including epilepsy, seizures, asthma, epi pens, etc.
- To advise on first aid issues as and when required, although not in the capacity as the first aid trained person on site.
- To support the school in meeting its statutory obligations within ‘supporting pupils at school with medical conditions.’
- Communicate effectively with other staff members and children, as necessary.
- To work with the principles of ‘Working Together’.
- To attend meetings, including those with other professionals, as required, including TAF, EHCP, ARs, CIN and CP meetings.
- To liaise with other professionals in order to provide support to pupils and their families.
- To liaise with health services, including GPs, ensuring referrals are made and consent is received from parents.
- To refer pupils / families to other agencies as required.
- To liaise with the commissioned school nurse as and when required.
- To use the Early Help System including Right For Children.
- To ensure all confidential information relating to pupils, families and staff is stored in a locked cabinet, within a locked room or the SEN confidential TEAMs channel.
- To ensure that pupil / family / staff confidentiality is maintained, and information is only shared on a ‘need to know’ basis.
- To ensure that all record keeping is undertake in accordance with Section 10 of ‘The code’ from the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
- To ensure that children are safeguarded at all times.
- To make referrals directly to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (or its equivalent) regarding health-related concerns.
- To work across other Academy Trust Schools as required.
- To contribute to the wider work of the school / Trust in raising standards.
- To keep up to date with current practice by reading widely and personal CPD.
- Use IT systems efficiently and effectively to communicate and collaborate.
- Respond quickly to emails and messages.
- Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures.
- Take part in further training and development to improve own professional development and personal effectiveness.
- Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of others.
- Regularly review the effectiveness of your role and its impact, refining your approaches where necessary responding to advice and feedback from others.
As the post holder is a qualified and practising nurse, the post holder must at all times adhere to the ‘The Code’ as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The post holder will confirm their commitment to upholding the standards within the code during renewal of their MMC Membership. The Code covers 4 topics which include:
- Prioritising People
- Practising Effectively
- Preserving Safety
- Promoting Professionalism and Trust
Further details of about ‘The Code’ can be found at www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/
The school nurse does not carry the same responsibilities / duties to that of the commissioned school nurse and is intended to provide an enhanced and supplementary service to that of the commissioned nurse service. The post holder will not hold the health records of pupils; these will remain with the commissioned school nurse service.
- Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school.
- Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies, and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality.
- Demonstrate positive attitudes, values, and behaviours to develop and sustain effective relationships with the school community.
- Respect individual differences and cultural diversity.
- Ensure the appropriate use of resources ensuring they are maintained to a high standard and looked after responsibly.
- Due to the nature of the role, the post holder will receive professional or clinical supervision once per term.
Please note that this job description is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the work to be undertaken, commensurate with the grade. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the postholder will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Headteacher or your line manager.
The post requires you to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the age range 2 to 11 years as consistent with the ages of students attending this Academy Trust and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct. This job description is not your contract of employment or any part of it. It has been prepared only for the purpose of school organisation and may change. It may be amended at any time after consultation with you.
