School Nurse/Paramedic

WYCOMBE ABBEY; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Wycombe Abbey is seeking a dedicated School Nurse / Paramedic to join their Health Centre Team. This role involves working various shifts to provide care and support to students, ensuring their health and wellbeing. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of healthcare professionals and be committed to safeguarding children. This is a term-time only position with a permanent contract, offering a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to work various shifts including nights and weekends.
• Experience in a health-related role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Health Centre Team and liaise with boarding House staff.
• Provide 24-hour cover in the Health and Wellbeing Centre.

Skills

Nursing

Paramedic

Education

RGN Band 5-6

Job description

Wycombe Abbey seeks to appoint a School Nurse / Paramedic to work alongside the Health Centre Team and Health Centre Manager, School Nurses and three visiting doctors, as well as liaise closely with boarding House staff. The Health and Wellbeing Centre provides 24-hour cover, with seven inpatient beds. The School Nurse / Paramedic must be willing to work a variety of shifts; early, late and night shifts or weekend cover.

Contract:Permanent, term-time only contract. The first six months will be a probationary period.

Hours of Work:37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday, during Wycombe Abbey term time, including at least one night shift per week.

Salary:Equivalent to RGN Band 5-6 (pro-rata), depending on skills and experience.

Closing date for applications:Sunday 1 June 2025

Interview date:Monday 9 June 2025

How to Apply:Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply Now”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 [e-mail].

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare: All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.

All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance. We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.