School Nurse - Pebble Brook School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Term time only
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 5 to 6 - £33,158 to £39,876 pro rata (actual FTE is £28,124 to £33,822
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time/Part-time
Closing date: 22/09/2025
Interviews to be held: TBC on application
About us
Pebble Brook School is a community special school that believes everyone can succeed. We want our pupils to be safe and happy in school. We want our pupils to be proud of their school and feel respected. We aim to support the development of children (aged 11 - 19) with communication and interaction needs including speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder and moderate learning difficulties.
Website: http://pebblebrookschool.org.uk/
About the role
To work autonomously within their sphere of professional practice to ensure all medical and first aid requirements including care plans are valid.
To establish effective working relationships with, pupils, parents/carers, school staff and other professionals.
To act as lead first aider for staff and pupils throughout the school. Pupils attending our school have complex needs and medical conditions which include, but are not restricted to; Anaphylaxis, Epilepsy, Gastrostomy support, Diabetes.
We are seeking an experienced candidate having previously worked with children as a health care professional. The role will include the following responsibilities:
Medical:
• Prioritise daily care, responding to emergencies as required
• Respond (supported by first aid trained staff where necessary) to emergency calls to staff and pupils, following the care plan in place if there is one, administering emergency medication and liaising with the emergency services when necessary
• Work with EHCP Co-ordinator (in school) to create new health care plans for pupils starting and to update plans for leavers.
• Assess and coordinate with other schools for new starter pupils with medical needs and plan any training for staff/self appropriately
• Create, implement and evaluate Medical Care Plans for pupils in consultation with the School Nursing Service and parents/carers. Liaising with other professionals as required. Ensuring that Care Plans are up to date and correctly distributed and displayed.
• Carry out prescribed medical interventions specified in Care Plans
• Responsible for the administration of Medicals, visits by the School Nursing Service and working closely with the Diabetic Nursing Team supporting our pupils in school with Diabetes
• To facilitate the administration of pupil medication and initial First Aid when necessary maintaining accurate records
• Liaising with parents as needed and to pass on concerns
• To ensure that the school has the correct medication in school for pupils who have a requirement, following the guidelines within the school’s Managing Medication Policy
• To ensure that controlled and prescribed medication is stored and managed in line with the school’s Managing Medication Policy
• To ensure that all school policies relating to First Aid and medicines are current
• To review and update medical consent forms at the end of each academic year and update an overall health document as needed
• To produce, update and distribute a termly list of pupils’ that have allergies and overall medical overview document
• To provide medical information and resources for staff leading educational visits to ensure student care plans are adhered to.
• Carry out risk assessment for students following extended absence due to ill health or surgery to ensure control measures are in place. Liaison with the parents/carers to ensure all student needs are met during the time of their impairment.
• Liaison with the school and community nursing teams and specialist teaching service as needed
• New staff inductions
• Ordering supplies
• Attend Annual Review of Education, Health & Care Plan Meetings for pupils with more complex needs as required
• Provide advice to parents/carers, staff and pupils on preventative measures to limit outbreaks of infectious diseases
• Maintain electronic records (Behaviour Watch, SIMS, Staff App etc)
Support for Pupils:
• Provide support for individuals and groups of pupils, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities
• Establish positive and supportive relationships with pupils and interact with them according to individual needs
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils
About you
Requirements:
• Be a qualified first aider (3-day First Aid at Work), with refresher training as required.
• To attend training relevant to posts held as the need or opportunity arises.
• To make use of available administrative and technical support to ensure an effective use of available time.
• Adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Provide evidence-based care whilst maintaining continuing professional development
• Participate in clinical supervision
Other Specific Requirements:
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its vision and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• To support the school in meeting its legal and statutory requirements
• To promote actively the school’s policies and values
Support for Staff:
• Lead First Aider for staff
• Notify staff of any changes to Care Plans
• Monitor and ensure there are enough qualified First Aiders and staff trained in Managing Medications and book courses and refresher courses as needed
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01296 415761
Email: [email protected]
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
