School Nurse (Bank)

Term-Time Only - Casual Contract

Hourly Rate: 30.62 gross per hour

Whitgift is one of Britains leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years with approximately 1500 pupils and over one hundred boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London Surrey and the south coast.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills to join the Medical Team as a School Nurse (Bank). The Medical Centre is managed by the Senior School Nurse and the team comprises of School Nurses Bank Nurses and a dedicated Medical Administrator. The Medical Centre is supported with its G.P and Sports Clinics by Meliora Medical Group who run clinics at the Medical Centre weekly they also support the Sports department on a Saturday at School matches. School Nurses have responsibility for the health and welfare of pupils with emphasis on the School Boarding Community. The Medical Centre is integral to the School Community and the School Nurses are expected to proactively manage effective health promotion within the community by communicating with pupils pastoral and academic staff.

Applicants must be a Registered Nurse (Adult) Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) register with a current PIN with a minimum of 2 years post qualification. Relevant post-registration experience in A&E Nursing or School Nursing would be an advantage as will Safeguarding Children Level 3 qualification and evidence of professional and personal development and training undertaken to ensure safe professional practice. Excellent verbal and communication skills and experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office and databases are essential. Current First Aid Certificate is also desirable.

The successful applicant will be required to work on a casual basis to cover staff absences and provide additional cover. You will be required to work a variety of shifts covering from Monday to Saturday throughout the Academic Year.

We welcome applications from all sectors of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. To enable us to make any reasonable adjustments please let us know when you submit your application whether you have any special requirements.

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Applications will be reviewed daily and we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. The School reserves the right to withdraw the vacancy at any time.

Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Where applicable applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service and online media checks. It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.

All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the schools safeguarding ethos.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions even those that are spent unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.

For more than 400 years Whitgift has been transforming boys lives through education.

Whitgift 2025 was created as a result of the input and imagination of staff and students and the next few years will represent an exciting time of evolution for the school both in terms of our site development plan and the educational partnerships we are embarking on.