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Medical Officer

Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FH

This job expired on 4 December 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 December 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,893.00 - £25,119.00 Annually (FTE) H4

Medical Officer job summary

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a confident, committed and supportive Medical officer who will be responsible for providing emergency First Aid to our school community and general administrative support as part of our School Office team.

Hours of work: 9am-3pm Monday to Friday (term time only plus one week including INSETs)

Pay-scale: H4 £23,893-£25,119 (£16,570 - £17,421 pro rata) 

Responsibilities will include:

• responsibility for providing emergency first aid to members of the school community
• supervising the medical room and caring for unwell/injured students/staff 
• making decisions on student/staff doctor/hospital referrals
• recording visits to the medical room/accidents treated/medicines administered on the school's MIS and undertaking data analysis to identify trends 
• obtaining parental consent forms for administering medicines
• liaising with local health authorities to organise immunisations, vaccinations and health checks
• recording new students' dietary requirements, including liaison with our Catering team 
• Maintaining lists of students with ‘need to know’ conditions e.g., allergies, medical requirements, EpiPen/inhaler users
• checking students’ medication expiry dates and storage instructions, ensuring that the school's EpiPen/inhaler stock is replenished on a timely basis
• liaising with Site team regarding defibrillator servicing
• supporting School Trips Coordinator with event-specific dietary and medical reports, identifying potential issues, preparing medicines required and providing First Aid kits
• liaising with Pastoral team regarding mental health/welfare issues affecting students  
• ordering medical supplies and ensuring First Aid kit supplies around the school are regularly replenished 
• prompt completion of accident forms
• reporting of safeguarding concerns via CPOMS
• working as part of the school office team to provide general administrative support to staff 

We are looking for someone with:

• First Aid experience - including a current or recently expired First Aid qualification
• basic IT skills
• a commitment to the best interests of our students
• an ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• a 'firm but fair' empathetic approach
• an ability to work under pressure and use initiative 
• a flexible, 'can do' attitude 

In return, you will have access to our staff benefits package including:

• An annual Flex Day to be taken on a day of your choice (with an additional day granted for every 4 years of service)
• Free parking on site 
• Free use of the school gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our in-house team of Mental Health First Aiders
• Buddy system for new staff
• Regular staff socials
• mentoring and CPD opportunities 
• Discounts with local businesses
• An opportunity to work with friendly and welcoming colleagues in a modern, aesthetically pleasing and forward-thinking environment.

At KWS, we understand the value of having a workforce that reflects and represents our multi-ethnic student body from an equality, diversity and inclusivity perspective. We therefore welcome and embrace applications from all backgrounds.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). 

As part of our selection and appointment process, and in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, we are required to conduct online searches on all candidates in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.

Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process, and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate.  We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.

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.

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About Katherine Warington School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 923 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Katherine Warington School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/katherine-warington-school

Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a

further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding

schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).

Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk

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