Cover
Job Description
J OB DESCRIPTION
Jo b Ti t l e : Cover Nurse
De p a r tm en t:Admin
Re po r ts t o : Senior Nurse
Role: School nurse works closely withstudents, staff and parents offering support and advice on a range of healthand safety issues, assessing the health needs of students; complying with thepolicies relating to student health, including parental and guardian consent;providing appropriate care for ill, medically fragile and/or injuredstudents; providing health information and serving as a resource to parents,teachers, staff, and Board of Governors; and identifying health problems forreferral for proper treatment.
KeyAccountabilities:
Health Care
- Collect student health forms annually.
- Maintain accurate and confidential healthrecords.
- Provide first-aid and health advice to bothstudents and staff.
- Able to perform Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation ofhigh standard should the need arise.
- Manage and record medical supplies.
- Stay back for any school events like:Valediction, Sports Day, International Day etc and any school-host events.
- Regular and thorough checking of Medical Roomequipment and emergency equipment in outlying areas.
- Accompany for annual/ day school trips.
- Provide first-aid kits for any school trips.
- Provide and refill the first-aid kit indesignated floor areas.
Communication/Coordination
- Liaise with Admissions office regarding healthform of new students.
- Liaise with parents regarding health issues orongoing health care of their child.
- Liaise with external providers for medical healthchecks for staff and develop system for identifying need for repeat visits.
- Provide escort to medical facility and accompanyuntil family member is present.
- Inform the parents before the expiry of students’own medicine for replacement.
- Inform Key Stage Offices about any student thatrequire counselling.
- Inform the Estate and the concerned department tosee/fix for any areas that can be a health and safety issue for staff andstudents.