Nurse

Riverside School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3HS

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Clubs run for two Saturdays per month during term time and for 24 days in the school holidays. The Club is open from 10 until 4pm.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 31.03.2028
• Full time equivalent salary: £41476 - £44504
• Pay scale: BR11

What skills and experience we're looking for

Riverside School Extended Services

Main Road, St. Pauls Cray, Orpington, Kent BR5 3HS

Nurse

Fixed term contract

Equivalent Bromley Pay Scale – Grade 11 Pay Point 33-36

Lighthouse Club, operating under the Riverside School umbrella, delivers highly valued Saturday and holiday provisions under contract for the London Borough of Bromley. Our mission is to provide a vibrant, safe, and engaging environment with an emphasis on fun, social inclusion, and tailored activities. We specialise in supporting children and young people aged 5 to 18 who present with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), complex medical needs, and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Clubs run for two Saturdays per month during term time and for 24 days in the school holidays. The Club is open from 10 until 4pm.

While Riverside School operates across four sites, the Lighthouse Club runs exclusively from our fully equipped St Paul’s Cray facility.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated and proactive Nursing professional to join our diverse, inspiring team. As the lead clinical presence on-site, you will be responsible for the medical safety and quality of clinical care for the children and young people attending our service provision.

Lighthouse Club currently operates 22 Saturdays, 2 days in the February half term, 4 days at Easter, 13 days Summer, 5 days October half term and 1 additional Saturday in December (subject to review).

How to Apply

If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of our wonderful young people, we would love to hear from you.

For an application pack or an informal discussion about the role please contact:

recuritment@riverside.bromley.sch.uk

Riverside School is committed to providing equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment with enthusiasm and excellent attendance. All appointments will be subject to receiving satisfactory references; clearance of a full DBS check and satisfactory health clearance.

Closing date for applications: 29th November 2026

Interviews: Provisionally scheduled for w/c 7th December 2026

Previously shortlisted applicants need not apply

What the school offers its staff

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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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Riverside School is committed to providing equality of opportunity and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Lighthouse Club Nurse - JD & PS.pdf - 98.9 KB (opens in new tab)

About Riverside School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• Size: 360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: Recruitment@riverside.bromley.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/riverside-school-orpington

We are a forward-thinking and innovative all-age (3-19) special school with a diverse population: our 360 pupils are based on four sites, St Paul’s Cray, Beckenham, West Wickham and Phoenix (Bromley), in the London Borough of Bromley. Pupil, family and staff engagement is extremely important to us and we strive to involve the whole school community in making Riverside the most incredible place for our pupils to learn and our staff to work. We aim to provide the kind of specialist education and opportunities that our families want and our pupils deserve. We stand together to promote inclusion and celebrate diversity so that everyone in our school community feels a true sense of belonging.

Our core values are at the heart of everything we do:

Aspiration Resilience Creativity Humility Integrity Trust Enthusiasm Courage Teamwork

They make up the acronym ARCHITECT to signify our passion for designing and building a school that will make an indelible mark on the world for generations to come; a school that will impact positively on everyone who enters, on people we may never meet, and in ways we may never know.

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