School Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time School Nurse at the Perse School. The Medical Centre provides first aid and emergency care and treatment, health care and support to all members of the school community and has become an integral and well used facility. The purpose of the role is to provide a high standard of service within NMC guidelines to pupils, members of staff, and any visitors while on the school site, as well as providing a health advice service as appropriate and managing pupils with chronic medical conditions. Medical cover for weekday and Saturday sporting fixtures is also provided by the School Nurses and Casual School Nurses.
The School Nurses work closely with the Assistant Head (pupil welfare) who has responsibility for pastoral care and student issues within the School; the School's counsellors; and the Section Heads who oversee the three pastoral units within the School (Lower School, Middle School and Sixth Form). The Nurses also work with the Head of Personal Social and Health Education to advise on health education issues.
The salary quoted is pro rata from the FTE of £43,482 based on the number of hours and weeks worked.

The Perse School Cambridge is one of the country's leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18, who attend our Pelican, Prep or Upper.
Our aim is to be a leading employer of choice. This means we strive to be a school where staff say they are proud and excited to work, and feel valued, respected and motivated.
We are committed to providing a very competitive salary and benefits scheme at the same time as offering a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. We want our staff to feel engaged and purposeful so that they, in turn, help pupils to be happy and successful.