Medical Room Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies in Greater London is seeking a dedicated role to deliver first aid and health-related support across the school community. You will manage medicines and first aid supplies, accompany pupils to appointments, and liaise with healthcare professionals to maintain up-to-date health information.

The role also involves providing basic first aid resources for trips, keeping an accurate accident book, and assisting in locating missing students.

Qualifications

• First Aid at Work qualification is required.
• Excellent communication skills with staff, pupils and parents/carers.

Responsibilities

• Manage stocks of prescribed medication and first aid supplies with parental consent and proper documentation.
• Accompany pupils to doctors' surgeries or hospital until a parent/carer arrives.
• Liaise with healthcare professionals and ensure staff are up to date with health information for pupils.
• Provide staff with medication and basic first aid resources for school trips.
• Maintain an accurate accident book and assist in locating students missing from class.

Skills

Communication

Team liaison

Healthcare coordination

Education

First Aid at Work

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors invite applications for this role in delivering first aid and other health-related support for the whole school community.

The role incorporates a range of tasks including:

• ensuring stocks of prescribed medication (and first aid supplies) are managed in line with parental consent and with the appropriate documentation
• accompanying pupils to doctors' surgeries or hospital as necessary until parent/carer arrives
• liaising with other healthcare professionals and ensuring relevant staff are up to date with health information generally and for individual pupils

In addition, this role includes providing teaching staff with appropriate medication and other basic first aid resources for school trips, maintaining an accurate accident book and, on occasion, assisting in locating students missing from class.

An appropriate First Aid at Work Qualification is required.

This person will work under the direction of the Medical Room Lead and the Head of Sixth Form (Pastoral). Ideally suited to this role would be someone with excellent communication skills as they will be liaising with staff, pupils and parents/carers.

What the school offers its staff

The school provides a very rewarding working environment where employees are valued and there is a focus on staff welfare.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.