Nurse (Nights) BCN2

• Job Summary
• Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Nurse to join our Health Centre team on a part-time, permanent basis.Main Purpose of the Role:The Brighton College Nursing Team is seeking a NMC registered Nurse to join our supportive team at the School Health Centre. The Nursing Team are part of the wider Health and Wellbeing Team across the College, Prep and Pre-Prep Schools supporting the physical, psychological and emotional needs of our pupils from 3 to 18 years of age. The post holder will work within the Brighton College Nursing Team and provide outstanding person centred and holistic care to the members of the Brighton College community, which includes pupils and staff in line with the College and Prep School’s policies and procedures.General Duties and Responsibilities
  • Working with children, young people and their families to meet the health and wellbeing needs of pupils and also members of staff.
  • Assess pupils and staff who attend the Health Centre using professional knowledge, judgment and experience to treat them effectively and holistically.
  • Dispense daily prescribed medication which includes controlled medication to boarding and day pupils as per Brighton College’s Administration of Medication policy.
  • Maintain thorough and accurate records for all pupil consultations ensuring assessment and actions taken are documented on ISAMS.
  • Make referrals for the boarding pupils to the school GP or external agencies when necessary.
  • To work closely with the pupil and their family to develop individualised health care plans (IHCP) for pupils with medical conditions (i.e., asthma, anaphylaxis, etc) and follow these appropriately.
  • Have good communication with other members of the nursing team, house staff, parents and external agencies to ensure the best care is provided to pupils and that they are safe.
  • Liaise closely with members of the pastoral, wellbeing and safeguarding teams to ensure we are supporting pupils’ psychological and emotional wellbeing.
  • Liaise closely with the Boarding house staff and support pupils as needed.
  • Operate procedures for infectious disease control to reduce the incidence of contagious illnesses.
  • Follow procedures for the safe disposal of clinical waste.
  • Be aware of recommended safe storage, usage and disposal of medical supplies and drugs.
  • Must always comply with the College’s Health and Safety Policies.
  • Identify risks involved in day-to-day and report them to the relevant team.
  • Maintain medical records accurately, confidentially and safely.
  • Assist with compliance checks and documentation.
  • Keep nursing notes to a high standard ensuring the accurate and rapid retrieval of information.
  • Ensure effective communication with House Staff regarding medications administered to boarders throughout the day.
  Person Specifications

  We are seeking an energetic and dynamic nurse who is motivated, diligent, kind, caring and trustworthy and someone who will have the child and young person at the centre of the care they provide. The post requires organisation, attention to detail and initiative to ensure that we are providing effective, quality care to our pupils.

  The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:

  • To ensure nursing validation and relevant qualifications and training are up to date to meet NMC registration requirements.
  • To be willing to complete Child Protection training and any other training relevant to the school setting.
  • The ability to prioritise and manage situations under pressure.
  • Excellent interpersonal and empathetic communication skills, and the ability to interact with people at all levels.
  • Demonstrate good personal skills in a caring, friendly and confident manner.
  • Competent IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets and databases (i.e., ISAMS and CPOMS), although full training will be given.
  • Experience of working in practice nursing, minor injuries and emergency care or school nursing would be welcomed.
  • Able to work as an autonomous practitioner as well as the ability to work as part of the wider Nursing and Health and Wellbeing Team.
  • A professional, flexible and proactive attitude.
  • The ability to respond calmly, quickly and willingly to urgent and unexpected requests.
  Hours of Work

  Sunday 8.45pm to 8.15am with a 30-minute paid lunch break (11.5 hours per week) during term-time (35 weeks) plus an additional two weeks (37 weeks total).

  Holidays

  Holiday entitlement is included in the salary for this role. All holiday is to be taken outside of the working weeks.

  Benefits
  • Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
  • Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
  • Complimentary lunch is provided.
  • Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
  • Job specific learning and development programme available to all employees.
  • Employee benefit and discount platform.
  Wellbeing
  • Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
  • Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
  • Generous sickness policy.
  • Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
  • Comprehensive wellbeing package
  Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

  Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.

  For full details of the role, please see the Job Profile Document below.
• Category
• Support Staff
  (Support Staff)
• Vacancy Type
• Permanent/Part Time
• Salary
• The salary for this role will be £11,570 per annum, inclusive of holiday pay.
• Job Profile
• Job Profile document