Registered Nurse (Maternity Cover)

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Oundle; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Oundle School's Health Centre seeks an Registered Nurse to deliver high quality care to pupils, staff and visitors in a boarding school setting. The role reports to the Lead Nurse and requires valid NMC PIN or HCPC registration with the relevant nursing degree or paramedic qualification.

The post is based in the Health Centre, to provide nurse-led clinics, travel and routine vaccinations, and triage. Hours are 34 per week during term-time (33 weeks paid as stated), with standby rotations and

Qualifications

• Valid NMC pin or HCPC registration required.
• Registration must align with the nursing degree or paramedic qualification.
• Experience in school health or patient care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care to pupils and staff.
• Work within the Health Centre and report to the Lead Nurse.
• Deliver nurse-led clinics, triage and vaccinations as needed.

Skills

NMC registration

HCPC registration

Relevant nursing degree

Paramedic qualification

Education

Nursing degree

Paramedic qualification

Job description

The Role

This role requires the Registered Nurse to provide high quality service that is underpinned by the NMC standards, to pupils and in certain circumstances to staff and visitors of the school.

Working within the Health Centre, the role holder will report to the Lead Nurse.

To be considered for the opportunity, you must have a valid NMC registration PIN or HCPC registration with the relevant nursing degree or paramedic qualification.

About the Health Centre

The Health Centre sits at the heart of the School’s commitment to pupil wellbeing, offering medical care and health services to both boarding and day pupils, as well as a limited service to staff and visiting pupils.

Key features include:

• GP surgeries for boarders three days a week
• A team of Registered Nurses on duty
• First point of contact for medical issues beyond routine over-the-counter remedies provided in Houses
• Nurse‑led clinics, sports day emergency care and triage
• Routine and travel vaccinations
• Advice and guidance on health related matters
• Access to externally provided physiotherapy services

Hours, working weeks, and salary:

Hours: Working 34 hours per week, the standard hours of work for this role are 8am-8pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am-3pm on Sundays, plus overnights on standby, on a rota basis.

Working weeks: This role is to work term time only, which is 33 weeks per annum, paid for 37.63 weeks, to include entitlement to holiday pay.

Salary: £24,897 actual (£40,490 FTE), plus £20.00 for each cover period that you are on Standby.

The School

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.

A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

Living in Oundle

We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

Recruitment Agencies

The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department