Student Medical Support Assistant

Tibshelf Community School, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5LZ

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP / 4th January 2026

• Closing date

  8 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £19,568.00 - £19,878.00 Annually (Actual) Fixed term while the identified pupil remains on roll at and attending the school, subject to continued review of the pupil’s medical needs and required level of support.

Student Medical Support Assistant job summary

This is an exciting time to join Tibshelf Community School as we make a significant investment in the continued development of our SEND provision. As part of our wider inclusion strategy, we are expanding our team through the recruitment of four new colleagues, strengthening our capacity to provide high-quality, personalised support and ensure that every young person has the opportunity to thrive.

We are incredibly proud of the reputation we have already established for providing exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs, and these new roles represent the next stage in that journey. We are looking for caring, committed and enthusiastic people who share our belief in truly inclusive education and who want to make a tangible difference to the lives, confidence and aspirations of our young people. Whether you are already experienced in SEND or looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive and ambitious team, this is a fantastic time to become part of the Tibshelf Community School community.

The postholder will monitor for signs of medical need, respond promptly to changes in the pupil's presentation and take the action set out in the pupil's current healthcare and emergency plans. This may include seeking urgent assistance and administering or assisting with the administration of prescribed emergency medication, but only where the postholder is trained, authorised and acting strictly within the current written plan and clinical instructions.

This is a medical supervision and safety role. The postholder is assigned to the identified pupil and must not be redirected to general classroom, administrative or Teaching Assistant duties where doing so would compromise the required level of supervision.

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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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Tibshelf Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff and volunteers are required to undertake a criminal record check via the DBS before they can be appointed.

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 Tibshelf Community School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 834 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tibshelf Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tibshelf-community-school

Tibshelf Community School opened on a brand new £17m purpose built site in November 2013. We were inspected by Ofsted (September 2021) and were judged to be a ‘Good’ school in all categories.

We are a popular, over-subscribed, 830 strong 11-16 school serving a rural area of North East Derbyshire. We draw students from a geographically dispersed catchment area of nine villages. The official PAN is 150 students per year group but numbers are well above this in all year groups. The proportion of students from minority ethnic groups is very low and significantly below national averages. 30% of the intake are ‘disadvantaged’ and are supported through Pupil Premium funding; 30% of students are SEND, with 5% having an EHCP, including a number of pupils with ASD. The school’s deprivation index is very close to the national average, but it is in the top third within Derbyshire LA and contains a number of wards with extremely high levels of deprivation. Prior attainment data suggests that students are close to national average.

Ofsted September 2021 said:

“There are high expectations of every pupil at Tibshelf Community School. Teachers and leaders are ambitious of what pupils can achieve academically and how they can develop personally. Pupils have very strong relationships with staff at the school. There is a feeling of family and community which is evident and pupils say they are happy and feel safe”

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