Lead Nurse

HARROW SCHOOL; Greenhill; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in the UK is seeking a Lead Nurse to oversee the Medical Centre, providing high-quality health care to students and staff. The role involves managing the nursing team, ensuring comprehensive medical services, and requires NMC registration with significant post-registration experience. The position offers a unique opportunity to impact the health of young people in an inclusive and supportive environment, along with competitive benefits including free lunches and pension scheme enrollment.

Benefits

Free lunches

School pension scheme

Use of sports facilities

Subsidised membership for clubs

Responsibilities

• Ensure the Medical Centre delivers quality health care services.
• Lead, manage and motivate the nursing team.
• Promote a caring and inclusive environment.

Skills

NMC registered

Significant post‑registration experience

Recent line management experience

Practice nursing or school nursing experience

Health education

Excellent interpersonal skills

Commitment to mental health of young people

Job description

Role

The Lead Nurse is a pivotal and valued role within the team. Alongside the Practice Manager and the School Doctor, the Lead Nurse is responsible for ensuring that the Medical Centre delivers high quality and comprehensive health care services to the School and responds appropriately to medical queries or situations as they arise. The Lead Nurse will lead, manage and motivate members of the nursing team, whilst promoting a caring, confidential and inclusive approach across the community.

Skills

This role is a great opportunity if you are NMC registered with significant post‑registration experience, and recent line management experience. You will have previous experience in either practice nursing or school nursing and health education, excellent interpersonal skills, and a commitment to the physical and mental health of young people.

Term Details

Fixed term, Maternity cover

Average of 30 hours per week worked over 39 weeks a year (term time plus six additional weeks)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday between 08:30 and 15:30 and Friday 07:30-13:00.

Environment

Harrow School is situated within a beautiful site in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best‑known schools in the world, with around 830 boys studying at Harrow. The Medical Centre at Harrow School provides a comprehensive health care service for the boys and employees of the School - both teaching and non‑teaching staff. The level of involvement with the latter is largely on an emergency basis only.

Benefits

The benefits include free lunches for full‑time staff, automatic enrolment in the School's pension scheme, use of the School's sports facilities such as the swimming pool and gym, and subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs. For a full list of role‑specific benefits please refer to the job description.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.