School Nurse

Eteach International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) is seeking a School Nurse to provide a clinically effective, high-quality nursing service to pupils, with a focus on promoting health and wellbeing within a school community.

The role is term-time only and based at Kensington Prep School. You will work within a progressive and supportive team, ensuring safeguarding and high standards of care for all pupils and staff.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with appropriate UK qualification
• Experience in child health or school nursing preferred
• Commitment to safeguarding and welfare of children

Responsibilities

• Provide clinically effective, high-quality nursing care to pupils and first aid as needed.
• Promote health, wellbeing and protection of pupils within the school community.

Skills

Nursing

First aid

Child health

Job description

Location: Kensington Prep School

Competitive Salary Offered

Term Time Only

We are pioneers in girls' education and aim to reshape the future of learning itself. We empower our girls to believe in themselves and value the positive contribution they can make to the world. Join our progressive and evolving team, where we work together to promote and enable this ambitious and aspirational cultural, take on the challenge of ensuring we have the right systems in place to support our schools.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a School Nurse provide a clinically effective, highquality service of nursing care to pupils in the school community and first aid care to all members of the school community.

The role involves promoting the health, wellbeing and protection of the pupils in the school community, through clinically effective, high quality nursing care.

Who we are

The Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) is the UK’s leading group of 23 independent girls' schools and two academies across England and Wales. We educate around 19,000 students and employ 4,000 staff, all united for a shared purpose: to help girls learn without limits, so they can go on to lead lives without limits and make the world a better place for us all.

The organisation’s values serve as guiding principles:

• We put girls first
• We think and act fearlessly
• We embrace a forward-thinking mindset that shapes the educational offer for girls
• We are a family of schools
• We provide careers that are fulfilling and purposeful for our staff

As recognised global leaders in girls' education, we combine 153 years of expertise and experience with a progressive and pace-setting vision for the future. We are dedicated to giving our students the tools to thrive, offering them access to innovative educational practices, excellent facilities, and an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued.

Why join us

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

There are many other good reasons to work with us. Each of our schools and our Trust Office has its own sense of community, and you’ll be part of it. You’ll be in the company of some of the best and brightest people in independent education. Most importantly, no matter what your role, you’ll be playing a major part in the highly regarded education we give our girls.

Our commitment

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change. We want every colleague to feel valued, respected and supported, and we actively welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.

We are equally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must therefore be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online searches, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.