AddressClinical Lead School Nurse (Health Centre)
Candidate Brief, to start from April / May 2024
Independent Boarding and Day School
Girls 6 months - 18 years, Boys 6 months - 13 years
“It’s everything a school should be:
Academically rigorous and high-achieving
but kind, nurturing and creative with it.”
TATLER SCHOOLS GUIDE
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Moreton Hall
est. 1913
You may have preconceptions about what a traditional
boarding school education is like – but Moreton Hall is a
school like no other.
From the moment you enter the 100 acres of school grounds,
you can embrace the ‘Moreton Magic’ and discover the
infectious positivity and energy which is threaded through
the classrooms, across the sports pitches and onto the stage.
One of the many things which makes us so special is that there
is no typical Moretonian; we are a wonderful community,
bound together with a strong set of shared values, whilst
each of us maintains our own individuality.
Success comes in many different forms and our aim is to
celebrate and acknowledge this. Our pupils excel across
all areas of school life and take advantage of the myriad of
opportunities. They are encouraged to take responsibility for
themselves and develop skills such as public speaking and
entrepreneurship during their time with us. Our pupils are
self-confident and self-reliant without being arrogant. They
are generous with their support of each other and of the
community and their imagination knows no bounds.
Moreton has long been a values-driven school with a strong
family ethos, right back to its foundation by Ellen Lloyd-
Williams in 1913. With appropriate respect to our heritage
and looking ahead to the future, we continue to consider
how we can make the school even better for those who call
it their second home.
This is truly a remarkable place and I look forward to
welcoming you to Moreton.
Michael Brewer
Principal
The Role
The Health Centre Team is part of a wider pastoral and First Aid team whose aim is to promote the
physical health and emotional wellbeing of the pupils.
The Health Centre is open from 8.00am - 6.00pm during the school day Monday to Friday and
Saturday 8.00am - 2.00pm, and is a welcoming space offering medical, counselling and wellbeing
support for our pupils and staff.
We operate an on-call system from 6.00pm - 8.00am Monday to Friday, and then from 2.00pm on
Saturday until 8.00am on Monday. The on-call may be based from your home if the Health Centre
does not have pupils requiring overnight care. The on-call will advise over the phone as required and
return to school to assess a pupil if needed. If a boarding pupil requires A&E attention and is able to
travel by car, and the parent is unable to take the child, the on-call nurse will escort that pupil.
This support, in conjunction with the wider pastoral team, is designed to meet a wide range of day to
day needs, as any medical centre would in the wider world. From meeting the physical needs of some
pupils and the administration of first aid, to guiding pupils who might need psychological support, the
role is a varied but vital one in our whole school community.
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Job Title Clinical Lead School Nurse
Department School Health Centre
Line Manager Principal
Working Hours and Basis Full Time
Start Date April / May 2024
Job Outline and Responsibilities
To work as part of a team within the Health Centre providing exceptional medical and pastoral care to
those in the Moreton Hall community.
The Role includes but is not limited to the following duties:
Professional
x To adhere to the NMC code of professional conduct for nurses.
x To use evidence-based practice to develop and maintain a high quality of nursing care.
x Maintenance of the Health Centre as an attractive, hygienic room, suitably equipped for serving
the medical needs of the pupils and staff.
x To be willing to complete Level 3 Child Protection training and any other training relevant to the
school setting.
x The ability to prioritise and manage situations under pressure.
x Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to interact with people at all
levels, combining confidence and assertiveness in a calm, courteous and professional manner.
Leadership and Managerial
x To lead and support in the event of an emergency to support and advise members of staff on
issues pertaining to the health and wellbeing of pupils.
x To be responsible for appropriate development of protocol and patient group directions.
x To continue to develop strong links with other pastoral managers within the school.
x To support the provision of PSHE to pupils and take part in its delivery as appropriate.
x To take an active role in the training of school staff in the areas of health care and medical issues.
x To provide appropriate and time-specific health and wellbeing information to the students’ needs
via the Health Centre.
x Having an overview of the use of the Health Centre and spotting patterns or trends with
individual pupils or groups in conjunction with the other Nurses, Housemistresses and Head of
Senior School.
x Updating the Medical Handbook and keeping pupils’ medical supplies up to date (epipens, inhalers
etc).
x Ensure SOPs are in placed and adhered to by Health Centre staff
x Ensure there is a New Starter Handbook available and up to date.
x Ensure professional development meetings are scheduled regularly to include all Health Centre
staff.
x To manage the shift and on-call rotas fairly, and sharing in a timely manner.
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Job Outline and Responsibilities (cont)
Clinical
x To provide a high standard of wellbeing and healthcare to the pupils at Moreton Hall within the
professional competence and NMC guidelines.
x To be responsible for the standards of nursing care of all pupils when patients.
x To provide first aid and emergency care as necessary, including maintaining of stock of school first
aid kits and cabinets.
x To operate procedures for the control of infectious diseases.
x To assist with the immunisation programme for all pupils.
x To ensure that a code of confidentiality is developed, managed and adhered to.
x To provide confidential advice and/or support for all pupils and staff as necessary.
x To assist in writing and reviewing medical healthcare plans for pupils with more complex health
needs, and sharing these appropriately, as required.
x To develop and implement processes around the safe storage, usage and disposal of medical
supplies and medication.
Boarding
x Organise and carry out new patient medicals on all boarders in conjunction with the School
Doctor, liaise with House staff regarding management of any health issues identified, and assist
with the training of boarding staff as required.
x Assist with the twice weekly Doctor’s surgeries for boarding pupils to attend and refer to school
Doctor as appropriate.
x Arrange for boarders to attend Dentist, Opticians and any other health appointments as required.
x Assess any pupils who are ill in the Boarding Houses and implement any medical treatment.
x Ensure safe storage, usage and disposal of drugs and supplies in the Boarding Houses and
x Health Centre as required.
x Ensure appropriate and confidential medical record keeping for the pupils.
x Assisting in the organisation of regular in-house medical checks and School Health immunisations
programmes.
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Job Outline and Responsibilities (cont)
First Aid
x Supply First Aid kits for trips.
x Ensure that all events (and trips) have the required first aid materials and personnel available as
required.
x Ensure that staff are aware of specific pupils with specific needs which may be life threatening.
x Assist staff training in the use of inhalers and epipens.
x Ensuring that pupils and staff are seen promptly and any further treatment is identified.
x Administering first aid and care of pupils referred by staff or self referred until they are able
to return to lessons or are passed into the care of a parent, guardian, doctor, hospital etc and
accurately recording all visits.
x Being available to staff leading school trips to offer advice and information regarding individual
pupils and medication.
x Ensuring First Aid kits around school are monitored and are restocked and items are ‘in date’
x Ensuring emergency equipment is ‘in date’ such as batteries in defibrillators and oxygen etc.
Liaison
x Liaise with internal colleagues such as the Designated Leads for Safeguarding, Learning
x Support co-coordinator, school Counsellor, House staff and others as necessary.
x Liaise with the school Doctors and other independent School Nurses and other external agencies
as necessary.
x Attend staff meetings, and INSET days at the beginning of term.
x Liaise with the Health and Safety officer and the Health and Safety committee.
x Liaison with and attendance at meetings with external agencies as required.
x Completion of accident reports via Evolve as required.
x To ensure effective information sharing and handover with the Health Centre team.
x Making contact with parents as appropriate, in consultation with the Health Centre Lead Nurse,
ensuring that thorough records are kept of the conversations and any action taken via CPOMS.
x Liaise with the relevant member of staff (Tutor, Housemistress, SLT) on issues which arise through
the care of pupils in the Health Centre.
x Attend the weekly staff briefing and other relevant staff meetings as directed.
x Liaising with local public health teams regarding immunisations and any other medical matters
which the school needs to act upon.
x Liaising with the School’s GP practice, Caxton Surgery in Oswestry, on medical matters and in
order to keep protocols up to date.
x Liaising with external professionals and arrange school visits for screening such as optical and
hearing.
Pastoral Support
x To be a listening ear and one of the first “ports of call” on the pastoral team. Knowing when to
pass on concerns to the appropriate person.
x To be involved in the health education of the pupils and, at times, to help deliver PSHE or form
time to discuss medical or emotional issues with pupils.
x Facilitate ‘Time to Talk’ sessions and refer to the School Counsellor when appropriate.
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Job Outline and Responsibilities (cont)
Other
x Ensure that the record keeping for all health issues is maintained across the school and that
the school complies with the National Care Standards Commission requirements on drug
administration.
x Assist in the monitoring, maintaining and ordering of supplies.
x To be part of the team providing the on-call service.
x Participation in the School’s professional development, INSET and staff appraisal systems.
x To undertake such additional duties as might be reasonably requested by the Principal or member
of the Senior Leadership Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications x A professional nursing qualification, such as a registered children’s nurse
with relevant experience or a registered adult nurse who has completed a
School Nurse qualification.
Experience x Knowledge and experience of providing care for children with chronic and
minor illnesses.
x Knowledge and experience of working with adolescents suffering with
mental health illness.
Personal Qualities x Demonstrate good personal skills in a pleasant, friendly and competent
manner and be able to welcome, help or reassure all visitors by telephone
and personally to the Health Centre or the school office.
x Tact and absolute discretion in dealing with all matters.
x Independence but with the ability to work as part of a wider team of
support staff and pastoral staff.
x Loyalty, energy, articulacy and diplomacy.
x Flexibility in approach to people and to working arrangements.
x A professional, adaptable and proactive attitude.
x Able to respond calmly, quickly and willingly to urgent and unexpected
requests.
x Confident and adaptable in liaising with the wider pastoral team and,
where necessary, external agencies.
x Appreciation of and sympathy for the objectives of an independent
school.
x Competent IT skills, including use of word processing, spreadsheets and
databases.
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How to Apply
Application forms are available on our website (www.moretonhall.org/vacancies) – please email
completed application forms along with a covering letter (2 pages maximum) to hr@moretonhall.com.
Interviews will include an opportunity to tour the School. Interested candidates are invited to contact
HR (01691 773671), to arrange an informal discussion with the Director of Operations prior to
applying.
Moreton Hall is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and the
successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Moreton Hall reserves the right to withdraw the job should a suitable candidate be found at any time during
the recruitment process.
The welcome I received when I
started working at Moreton Hall
was truly heart-warming.
It genuinely feels like a family,
each of us using our diverse
skills to work together.
Applying for a position here was
one of the best decisions I have
ever made.
“
Moreton Hall, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, SY11 3EW
Tel: 01691 773671 | Email: admin@moretonhall.com
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