School Nurse

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

The School Nurse works in partnership with the School to create an environment that promotes healthy living, as well as responding to the needs of individual children. He/She also has a community health role, addressing the needs of ISPH families as a whole, including children at home as well as parents and carers.

The key responsibilities of the School Nurse include:

● Provide health care services to students

● Provide First Aid as necessary for students and staff

● Maintain health records of students with confidentiality

● Liaise and advise parents as and when necessary on matters concerning their child

● Advise on the purchase of furniture and essential medical supplies

● Maintain a clean and healthy work environment

● Establish policies to meet emergencies

● Assess the health needs of the School community and develop a health plan

● Provide confidential health advice for individual children

● Support, advise, counsel and refer children experiencing mental health problems

● Promote good parenting skills by helping and supporting parents

● Support vulnerable children by working alongside teachers and other professionals

● Provide training for school-based staff to support children with healthcare needs, such as asthma, diabetes or epilepsy

● Contribute to the personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum

● Provide advice for parents, carers and school staff on childhood illnesses and the management and control of infectious diseases

Advise on such issues (age appropriate):

● Exercise and healthy eating

● Mental health and wellbeing, including dealing with depression and bullying

● Gender health and relationships, including teenage pregnancy

● Smoking, drug and alcohol abuse

Other Responsibilities:

● Actively support and adhere to the Child Protection Policy, including attending annual training.

● Other tasks assigned by the lined managers.

Skills, Competencies and Characteristics Required:

• Should have an understanding of how schools operate.

• Should be pro-active, positive, approachable and well-organised.

• Should have a good command of spoken and written English language.

• Should show a willingness to be involved in the life of the school over and above the administrative role.

• Should enjoy working with children and young people.

• Should be highly trustworthy, honest and dependable.

Minimum Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience required.

• Previous experience of working in an international school is desired yet not essential.

• Experience of working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.

Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in a relevant discipline.