School Nurse/Senior Health Professional

Watling Academy, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2025

• Closing date

  18 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 March 2025

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: £31,586.00 - £36,124.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary - £28,442 to £32,528 p.a.

School Nurse/Senior Health Professional job summary

SCHOOL NURSE/SENIOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Salary – £31,586 to £36,124 FTE

Actual Salary – £28,442 to £32,528 p.a.

Commencing – April 2025

Term Time + 2 weeks (40 weeks per year)

37.5 hours per week

8:00am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday

Are you passionate about providing high-quality medical care and support within a school community? Do you have the leadership skills to coordinate a first aid team?

The Role

Watling Academy is seeking a compassionate and experienced School Nurse/Senior Health Professional to provide high-quality medical care and support for our students. This is a key role in ensuring the health and wellbeing of our school community. The successful candidate will be dedicated to promoting a safe and supportive environment, proactively managing first aid provision and working closely with students who have medical needs. They will oversee Health Care Plans, support students with medical requirements and ensure the effective administration of daily nursing care.

The role involves delivering high-quality care and first aid to students, responding effectively to medical needs and ensuring accurate health records are maintained using the Medical Tracker IT system. The safe storage, administration and monitoring of medication will also be a key responsibility. The School Nurse/Senior Health Professional will work closely with students who require additional medical support, liaising with parents, staff and healthcare professionals to ensure their needs are met. They will also coordinate vaccination programmes, lead on health initiatives, and oversee personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs). Providing first aid training and guidance to staff will be an important part of the role to ensure a high standard of care across the Academy.

About Watling Academy

Watling Academy is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ secondary school situated on the western edge of Milton Keynes, encompassing the Whitehouse and Fairfields developments. Opening in September 2020, our school is a new and vibrant learning community for students aged 11-18. We are excited to open the Watling Academy Sixth Form to our first cohort of Year 12 students from September 2025, which will provide further educational opportunities. Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Kindness embody the ‘Watling Way’ and are integral to the way we interact, learn and grow together as a community.

For more information about our school, please explore our website: www.watling.academy

Learn more about why you should join us by downloading the attached Watling Academy Recruitment Pack

About The Denbigh Alliance

The Denbigh Alliance Trust is driven by our mission of Care, Education and Opportunity. We prioritise care by ensuring that no student or staff member ever feels anonymous. Everyone is recognised, valued and supported, creating a strong sense of belonging within our community. Our commitment to education is reflected in our proven track record of academic success, consistently outperforming both Milton Keynes and national averages. We offer opportunity through supportive and dynamic learning environments, where every student can thrive and be well-prepared for future success in higher education or employment. For staff, we offer extensive opportunities for professional development and progression within our growing network of schools, empowering you to advance your career within a united, forward-thinking Trust.

As a Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT, we are recognised as leaders in raising educational standards both within our Trust and in the schools we support. We are proud to appoint motivated, highly qualified staff who thrive in a culture where collaboration and the spirit of partnership are central to everything we do.

How to Apply

Due to our commitment to safer recruitment practices, we can only accept applications through My New Term. Please do not submit CVs.

The Denbigh Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

E-mail: hr@thedenbighalliance.org.uk

Headteacher: Helen Fry

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 18th March 2025

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 Watling Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1203 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watling Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watling-academy

Watling Academy is a purpose-built secondary school in its second year of operation, located within the Whitehouse development on the western expansion area of Milton Keynes. The Academy will have 1800 students when at full capacity. Watling Academy is part of the Denbigh Alliance MAT.

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