Nurse

Brighton College is seeking to appoint Nurses to join our Health Centre team on a 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

Clinical Care

• Provide direct nursing care to pupils, young people and their families to meet the health and wellbeing needs of pupils alongside members of staff when required.
• Assess, treat and monitor illnesses, injuries and medical conditions of boarding pupils.
• Safely administer prescribed and non-prescription medications and treatments in accordance with school policies and the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.
• Maintain thorough and accurate records for all pupil consultations, ensuring assessment and actions taken are documented appropriately on the school documentation platforms.
• Manage chronic medical conditions, including developing Individualised Health Care Plans (IHCP) in partnership with the pupil, parents or guardians.
• Co-ordinate medical appointments, referrals and follow up care where required.
• Promote infection prevention and public health awareness when caring for pupils.

Boarding and Pastoral Support

• Support the health and wellbeing of boarding pupils, including evening and overnight responsibilities as required.
• Work closely with boarding house staff to ensure they are aware of the care planned for pupils in their care.
• Provide emotional support and health education to pupils as needed.
• Promote healthy lifestyles, resilience and wellbeing initiatives within the school community.
• Liaise closely with the pastoral wellbeing and safeguarding team to ensure pupils’ emotional and psychological wellbeing is at the forefront of practice.

Health Administration

• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, inspection standards and school policies.
• Prepare health reports, compliance documents and documentation as required.
• Liaise with parents’ healthcare providers, pharmacies and local medical services.
• Identify risks involved in day to day work and report them to the relevant team.

Nurse 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

We are looking for candidates who can commit to a minimum of 2-3 shifts per week. Flexibility is essential, successful candidates must be willing to work a combination of weekday, evening and weekend shifts as required by the service.

• Monday 2.45pm-9.00pm (5.75 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Tuesday 7.30pm to 3.00pm (7 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Tuesday 2.45pm-9.00pm (5.75 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Thursday 7.30am to 3.00pm (7 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm (7 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Friday 2.45pm to 9.00pm (5.75 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Saturday 7.30am to 5.00pm (9 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Sunday 7.30am to 3.00pm (7 hours) (Includes a 30-minute unpaid break)
• Sunday 2.45pm to 9.00pm (6.25 hours) (Includes a 30-minute paid break)

Applicants should indicate in their cover letter which shifts they are available and interested in working. Please specify your preferred shift pattern(s) and any restrictions on your availability.

This role will work term-time.

Renumeration

The rate of pay for this role is £26.07 per hour on weekdays and £27.19 per hour on weekends.

Holidays

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

Nurse 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 and magazines 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.