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Medical Lead

Robert Clack School, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1JU

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week, term-time only , 8.00am-4.00pm, Monday – Friday, term-time only (30 minute unpaid lunch break)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,666 - £31,469 Per annum (Exact salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and qualified Medical Lead to join our vibrant school. You will be required to effectively lead and manage the school’s medical provision, while ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all pupils, staff and visitors across all of our sites. You will act as the school's lead professional for medical matters, providing expert advice, coordinating care for pupils with medical needs, and promoting a safe, inclusive learning environment. You will ensure compliance with all statutory guidance, school policies and best practice relating to medical conditions, first aid, medication management, allergies, safeguarding and emergency response. You will be mainly based at one of the School’s three sites. However, when required, you may be expected to provide administration support at any of the three sites. Experience of working within an educational environment is desirable, but not essential

What the school offers its staff

• Free private healthcare
• Free on-site parking for staff
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free gym membership at Robert Clack Leisure Centre
• Pension scheme membership
• Access to purchase school lunches on-site

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, conscientious and hard-working individual to fulfil the post of Medical Lead at Robert Clack School.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Robert Clack School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 3231 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Robert Clack School website
• Email address: mbrown@robertclack.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-clack-school

All-through School based over three different sites.

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