Medical Officer
Chellaston Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 5UB8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
1 February 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
23 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Pay Scale 3: £22,386 - £22,736 pro rata (£25,917 - £26,322 FTE)
Medical Officer job summary
Join us on an exciting journey of transformation and excellence.
At Tapestry Learning Partnership, we believe in the power of education to change lives. Formed in January 2026 through the merger of two strong trusts, QEGSMAT and Djanogly Learning Trust, we are building a future where every child succeeds and flourishes. Now, we are seeking a dedicated and caring Medical Officer to take a leading role in the running of the Medical Room at Chellaston Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about student welfare and committed to supporting young people to thrive
About the Role
At Chellaston Academy, our Medical Officer plays an essential role in supporting student wellbeing and creating a school environment where every young person feels safe, cared for and ready to learn. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day, providing calm, compassionate and highly organised care at the heart of our school community.
As our Medical Officer, you will:
- Lead the daily operation of the Medical Room, ensuring it remains a welcoming, well‑organised and reassuring space for students who feel unwell or require support.
- Maintain and manage first aid supplies, ensuring stock levels are monitored, equipment is up to date, and resources are always ready when needed.
- Oversee the safe coordination of student medication, ensuring all processes are followed with precision and care.
- Uphold rigorous standards of medication storage and record‑keeping, ensuring compliance, accuracy and student safety at all times.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking someone who is compassionate, highly organised and confident, with a genuine commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our students at Chellaston Academy. You’ll bring strong skills in administering first aid to young people, remain calm and reassuring under pressure, and be able to manage a busy medical room with professionalism, accuracy and care.
About Chellaston Academy
At Chellaston Academy, children are at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is to create mature, confident and successful global citizens who can thrive in an ever‑changing world, guided by our shared values of Integrity, Care and Excellence.
While strong academic outcomes matter, we believe success is defined by far more than examination results. We are committed to developing the whole person, nurturing qualities such as self‑confidence, self‑belief and self‑esteem, and recognising and celebrating individual talents.
Our students benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum, and we work closely with parents and carers to ensure that, when expectations are high and shared, every child can achieve great things. This includes promoting an excellent attitude centred on respect, high standards of appearance, good manners, full attendance and punctuality.
Chellaston Academy is a school where:
- Diversity is celebrated and inclusion shapes everything we do.
- Children feel safe, happy and supported.
- High expectations drive achievement for all.
- Relationships between staff and students are strong, respectful and built on trust.
- Staff wellbeing is valued, and colleagues genuinely enjoy being part of our community.
Why Join Tapestry?
As part of our Trust, you’ll benefit from:
- A supportive network of professionals who share your commitment to excellence
- High-quality professional development and career progression opportunities
- A caring, inclusive organisation that values staff wellbeing and work–life balance
- Access to a range of employee benefits designed to promote health and wellbeing
This is your chance to be part of something special. Help us shape the future and make a lasting impact.
Purpose of the Post
To oversee the running of the Medical Room within the School, engage with all relevant stakeholders and ensure that the health and medical needs of the students are dealt with appropriately.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Main Duties
- Administer first aid as appropriate.
- Complete accident forms and relevant records relating to duties of the post as required.
- Ensure the school has sufficient first aid supplies at all times which are appropriately located across the school in accordance with Health and Safety guidance.
- Oversee students self-administering medicine in line with school policy.
- Liaise with parents, feeder schools and other appropriate stakeholders, including at meetings, regarding first aid/medical issues.
- Provide general administrative support as required.
- Oversee the recording, updating and sharing of medical data for students, using any software that we have.
- Working with Pastoral team regarding medical issues with students.
- Contact parents/carers regarding the health of students.
- Working with NHS when year groups are due vaccinations, collecting consent forms and contacting parents for outstanding ones.
The post holder is expected to:
- Maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to data protection legislation and associated Trust policies at all times.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of, and commitment to, safeguarding and child protection, maintaining an awareness of relevant procedures and responsibilities.
- Comply with the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy and ensure safe working practices in the performance of all duties.
- Uphold and promote the principals of the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy in all aspects of the role.
- Adhere to all other relevant Trust and school policies and procedures.
- Undertake any training and professional development necessary to effectively carry out the duties of the post.
- Perform any other reasonable duties commensurate with the level and responsibilities of the role, as required by the Trust.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Chellaston Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1815 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chellaston Academy website
At Chellaston Academy, we believe that academic outcomes are important, and our expectation is that we will achieve national progress standards. However, we do not measure the success of our students by their examination results alone. We believe developing the whole person to be vitally important as well. Students access a balanced curriculum, and we continually strive to develop characteristics such as self-confidence, self-belief and self-esteem and make sure individual talent is recognised and nurtured.
We believe that when the school, parents/carers and students share high expectations every child will achieve great things. This includes having an excellent attitude centred on respect, high standards of appearance, good manners, full attendance and punctuality.
We believe that Chellaston Academy is a vibrant and successful school where all students thrive through our shared principles of Question, Explore, Give and Succeed.
Question – All students are given the opportunity to question who they are and why they want to be; to question their understanding and their actions. They learn how to question in a considered way, and then to listen to the response.
Explore – At Chellaston we give students opportunities and experiences, both in and beyond the classroom, educating the whole child and afforded them, looking for new ways to accomplish their goals, examining others’ values and beliefs, and exploring the world around them.
Give – At Chellaston our staff and students are expected to give their very best in all that they do; they give their time and experience to help others, always giving equal respect to all.
Succeed – We are a successful school. Success is celebrated and promoted with all members in our community. We want all of our students to succeed – individually and as part of a team – to be courageous and to succeed with good spirit and humility, developing resilience and character to succeed, even if at first, they fail.
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