Medical Officer

Sir William Ramsay School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7UB

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  19 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,794.00 - £27,691.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 4 Actual Salary: £25,794 - £27,691 (full time equivalent £30,361 – £32,594)

Medical Officer job summary

Sir William Ramsay School

Part of the Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as a

Medical Officer

37 hours per week, 39 working weeks per year

Permanent, full time

Bucks Pay Range 4

Actual Salary: £25,794 - £27,691 (full time equivalent £30,361 - £32,594)

Start date - ASAP

Closing Date: Monday 19th January 2026 at 12 Noon

We are seeking to appoint a Medical Officer to join our school. As a member of our team, you will be passionate about contributing your skills to ensure all our children and young people receive the best possible care.

As a Medical Officer you will hold a recognised First Aid qualification, be able to remain calm and be a support in delivering high quality medical support during emergencies to Students and staff. You will also be a key part of our reception team, undertaking reception duties during quieter periods to ensure an effective front of house service for the school.

You will be giving immediate help to casualties with common injuries or illnesses, provide administration and monitoring of medical support plans and ensure medical plans for students are in place and shared with staff. You will also act as the schools designated allergy lead, working to ensure that the school meets and exceeds the best practice guidelines laid out in the Schools Allergy Code from The Allergy Team.

Candidates must have a clear idea of how to work alongside staff and demonstrate a collegiate working relationship with others both in school and with outside agencies.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications and documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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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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.

About Sir William Ramsay School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1033 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sir William Ramsay School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-william-ramsay-school-hp15-7ub

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