Job Description

St John's Beaumont School

Surrey

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

03 September 2025

Apply by:

28 July 2025

Job overview

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Lead School Nurse

Group: Medical

Reports to: Head of Boarding and Deputy Head Pastoral

Responsible for -

JOB PURPOSE


St John's Beaumont School is seeking to appoint a Lead School Nurse to deliver excellent nursing, health and pastoral care to all pupils, as well as supporting other aspects of the wider school life. The selected candidate will engage in a professional and friendly manner when dealing with colleagues, pupils, parents and the community. The post-holder will work alongside the boarding and pastoral teams, supporting both of these departments closely, to provide a high standard of nursing care to boarders and day pupils. This role will involve the day to day running of the infirmary, including delivering first aid at sporting fixtures. The Lead School Nurse will be responsible for keeping accurate medical records, policies and procedures, advising colleagues and parents when required.


This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours per week on a rota, term time only (approx. 36 weeks including INSET days). Occasional overnight duties in Boarding to cover colleagues where necessary, and occasional bank shifts as required.





AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INFIRMARY


The Infirmary consists of a clinical room, a bathroom, and Sick Bays for the care of unwell boarders (with the ability to isolate those with infectious diseases), and will be staffed by the Lead School Nurse. The School also benefits from the expertise of a School Doctor who visits the boarders around once a week and is also on call when needed.


The vast majority of our pupils are healthy and visit the Infirmary for assessment and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries. Some have medical needs ranging from well-known conditions, such as asthma and eczema to more complex conditions, such as chronic conditions and severe allergies. Underpinning our nursing care and all interactions with the pupils is our wish to treat each child how we would like our own children to be treated.





ROLE SPECIFICATION:

Start Date: September 2025 Working hours: 37.5 hours per week on a rota, term-time only plus INSET days at the start and end of every term, with occasional weekend work and attendance at School events and functions. Salary: depending on experience


ROLE OVERVIEW:





Nursing, Boarding, Health and Safety:Lead the School Medical Department to ensure high quality evidence-based care for all pupils, following the BSA National Minimum Standards and adhering to the NMC code of professional standards and other advisory papers. Ensure up to date pupil care plans, in liaison with pupils, parents, wider staff and other healthcare professionals. Provide necessary first aid and emergency treatment throughout the School day, including at sporting fixtures. Perform new pupil medical examinations and other health surveillance. Operate procedures for control of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 measures and safe disposal of clinical waste. Identify pupils needing further assessment, referring to appropriate healthcare professionals. Liaise with boarding staff to arrange medical, dental or other appointments for boarders, inc. transport & escort. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate in-patient care of pupils admitted to the Medical Centre (within agreed levels of competence). Ensure pupils are medically prepared for school trips and fixtures. Maintain safe storage, usage and disposal of medical drugs and supplies. Maintain treatment room stock, first aid kits, hygiene and tidiness at all times. Dispense medication to pupils, following departmental protocols and keep accurate records. To be on-call for the boarding team over the weekend, if necessary. Assist with boarder's check-in and check-out for School holiday and guestroom, ensuring medication and relevant instructions are dispensed and received accurately. Keep accurate, confidential medical nursing records, using school systems. Maintain and distribute up-to-date pupil allergy and medical alert records, communicating this to staff and the catering department. Contribute actively to a health and safety culture, including sharing accident reports, near misses, and maintenance issues promptly, attending Health and Safety Committee meetings and identify patterns and improvements. Identify the need for, and develop / review, departmental and relevant school policies, relating to the health, well-being and nursing care of the whole school community. Carry out and review departmental risk assessments.


Health Education and School Liaison:Ensure seamless, continuous care of pupils across medical, boarding, pastoral, and academic departments. Promptly inform parents/carers of all pupil health issues, accidents, and medical interventions. Share relevant information with parents/carers, boarding staff, catering, Senior Leadership Team, SENCo, and other departments as necessary, whilst remaining mindful of the need for patient confidentiality. Liaise with external health care professionals and services to ensure pupils' needs are met (e.g., GP, Pharmacist, Immunisation Team, Social Services, Dietician, Dentist, Opticians). Follow good practice and specific directives on immunisation procedures relevant to the school population and individuals, including assisting the local NHS Immunisation Team to distribute consent forms and support in-school vaccination sessions. Keep up-to-date with current health promotion initiatives and promote health education, including healthy food and lifestyle choices, and supporting boarding pupils to meet their dental and hygiene needs. Assist teachers to deliver PHSE lessons as required (e.g. 1st Aid teaching). Produce a health promotion schedule, appropriate to the time of year and national awareness days, and produce informative and age-appropriate displays for the Infirmary boards. Share up-to-date health initiatives with staff, and contribute to staff medical training, including annual Allergy Awareness and AAI training. Be responsible for maintaining the Off Games List.


Other Duties:

Support school events (e.g. Sports Days, Open Days), including occasional weekends. Always promote safeguarding and the welfare of the children in the school's care, in accordance with the school's safeguarding policies. Be conversant with and adhere to the school's Child Protection & Safeguarding, First Aid and Data Protection policies. Uphold the ethos and values of St John's Beaumont School. Be responsible for meeting the requirements for revalidation and maintaining nursing registration as set out by the NMC, identifying areas for professional development and liaising with the Bursar to ensure these are met. Any other reasonable task as directed by the Bursar or Headteacher.


PERSON SPECIFICATION:


Essential / Desirable

KnowledgeAble to use dedicated IT systems to maintain contemporary nursing records. E Strong knowledge of paediatric medical care. E Strong knowledge of safeguarding children. E


Experience

Experience of working alone and in teams in a healthcare/medical setting. E Paediatric or A&E experience. D Experience of working in a school, particularly with boarding. D


Skills & Personal Qualities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. E Strong organizational skills for prioritising, time management, flexibility and problem solving. E Demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to show empathy, patience, tact, humour and professionalism. E Shows initiative, striving for continuous improvement and the delivery of excellent care. E


Qualifications


Up to date NMC registration. E Evidence of ongoing professional development. E






SAFEGUARDING


St John's Beaumont is committed to ensuring the safety of its pupils and as such any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check (including Barred List check) by the (DBS) Disclosing and Barring Service. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children and young people as its number one priority. Robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures operate throughout the School. Please note that online searches may be performed on shortlisted candidates, including social media accounts.

WORKING WITH US


Thank you for your interest in joining St John's Beaumont. We place great value on our staff and offer a welcoming, collaborative community, where all colleagues are valued and treated with respect and dignity. We offer a range of benefits and competitive terms and conditions. The information is non-contractual but aims to give you an overview of the post.

HOW TO APPLY


Please contact Miss Francesca Purdie in the Bursar's Office bursarsoffice@sjb.email for an application form.

CLOSING DATE


Monday 28th July 2025 at 10.00am

We reserve the right to close the application deadline early, and make an appointment before the closing date.

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About

St John's Beaumont School

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St John's Beaumont School

Priest Hill, Old Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 2JN
United Kingdom

+44 1784 432 428

St John's Beaumont shares many features with the best of Christian and secular schools but, as a Jesuit school, stands in its own distinctive tradition.

Mission Statement

We pursue excellence in teaching and learning through the development and care of the whole child. We promote Christ as the model for life where students and teachers may grow in the discernment needed to live each day with courage and compassion.

History of the School

St John's Beaumont is undergoing a transformational period in its history. The Governing Council recently announced that St John's would be co-educational in the Pre-Prep from September 2023, with a view to moving progressively towards full co-education all the way through. The plans for St John's Beaumont were drawn up by the famous Architect, J F Bentley, who later went on to design Westminster Cathedral. Unlike so many preparatory schools, it was purpose-built, originally for 60 boarders, and was opened in 1888. Its name is taken from St John Berchmans, a young Jesuit who was canonised in that year. St John's Beaumont was opened and operated as the junior school for the college called Beaumont College (where Beaumont House Hotel, part of the Principal Hayley Group, is now housed) until Beaumont College amalgamated with Stonyhurst College and moved north in 1967.



The School is a member of IAPS (Independent Association of Preparatory Schools), ISIS (Independent Schools Information Service) and the CISC (Catholic Independent Schools' Conference).



St John's Beaumont is a Jesuit school. The Jesuits are one of the most famous religious orders within the Catholic Church. The School and property is owned by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and is governed by a Governing body made up of Jesuits, old pupils of the School, former parents and others who bring expertise to the running of a school in the twenty-first century. At present, St John's Beaumont is served by the Jesuit Community at Farm Street in Mayfair. The crest of the School is taken from the family of St Stanislaus Kostka who was canonised in 1726. The motto of the School Aeterna Non Caduca which comes from the Kostka crest, means Heavenly Matters Over Earthly Matters and is a call for us all to follow an exemplary life in the service of others.

Location and Facilities

The School is located in Old Windsor close to Windsor Great Park and is set in 70 acres of grounds, surrounded by fields. Although only 35 minutes from London the School offers an educational experience far removed from the constraints of central London. The School enjoys excellent facilities, which includes:


The Dermot Gogarty Sports Centre (built in 2009) which consists of a fully equipped sports hall, fitness suite (available to staff each evening), climbing wall, cricket nets. An indoor, heated 25m swimming pool 4 flood-lit all-weather tennis courts The Hoy Theatre Art Studio Music School A separate modern and well equipped Pre-Prep (the Nicholas Owen Block) A very well stocked, modern Library at the heart of the School State of the art ICT facilities with networked provision across the school and a dedicated ICT suite 50 acres of sports fields for rugby, football, athletics, cricket and cricket nets.

The Boarding Houses

St John's was built as a boarding school for 60 pupils and continues to have capacity for 60 pupils in the Boarding House. The senior dormitory is called 'Southwell' and the junior dormitory is called 'Morse'. Boarding at a Prep School should be a memorable and special experience, and this is certainly the case at St John's where the boarders are an important part of life at St John's. They are looked after by our Head of Boarding, Dormitory Master and a team of Matrons and Assistant Teachers. Many of our boarders live either in the immediate local area or within 25 miles of St John's, although we also have a number of pupils from overseas. Around half of our boarders are full boarders.

Classes/Tutors

The pastoral development of children up to Year 5 is promoted more successfully through a class teacher structure. It is important that pupils experience consistency and continuity in the relationships that they build with their teachers and the expectations set upon them. This is why at St John's we maintain this essential element up to Year 5 where class teachers are responsible for teaching their classes for the majority of time. In addition to this teaching, pupils receive specialist teaching in Music, Sport, Art, Drama, French and some Humanities subjects. For pupils in Years 6 to 8 the demands of the curriculum require that lessons are taught by staff who specialise in their chosen subject. Children are therefore supported pastorally through a personal tutor programme whereby pupils meet twice weekly with their tutors on a regular basis to offer pastoral support and guidance.

Curriculum

Early age children are taught by a range of teachers to support their ability to interact confidently with different adults. Additional subject are introduced at important stages to offer breadth and stimulation to their learning. It is important to recognise that children come to us with a range of abilities and talents and an important role of our curriculum is to recognise and support these talents. The curriculum at St John's Beaumont is designed to achieve a sound intellectual basis in the context of fostering all-round human excellence. Studies in a Jesuit School are in preparation for a life in which pupils will use their talents in the service of others. The design of our curriculum recognises the individual needs of children as learners: what motivates them and how they learn effectively. The Jesuit ideal of a "liberal education" is one that counts all spheres of human interest, study and endeavour as pathways to the discovery of a God who is alive and at work in Creation. The curriculum is structured to ensure breadth, balance and coherence of studies. Of particular interest and importance is the aspect of pupils' motivation and we feel strongly that one of the most significant factors in motivating children is to ensure that their learning is relevant to the outside world and has a broad context that will assist them in consolidating their learning. The School aims to provide a stimulating and carefully structured environment for learning in which all children are given solid grounding in the important skills of literacy and numeracy and a stimulating and thought provoking Humanities curriculum (Geography and History), Sciences, the expressive Arts (Music, Art and Drama), Foreign Language, Physical Education and Games. Religious Education integrates all of these studies, giving a sense of purpose of value in the Jesuit tradition which seeks "to find God in all things".

Extra-Curricular Activities

The extra-curricular programme at St John's Beaumont is an essential part of the all-round education we provide to our pupils. After School care can be provided for the Nicholas Owen Block children. The importance of this programme is emphasised by the fact that it is an optional element that can be pursued outside of the normal school day and curriculum. By allowing pupils to make their own choices we can encourage them to pursue interests in which they excel, as well as those that interest them. However, it is through encouraging the pupils to choose activities that might initially present a particular challenge that we can bring about the greatest change in their resilience and open-mindedness. The wide range of activities on offer for pupils of all ages are carefully chosen for their breadth and challenge. Every area of interest is represented, from the visual and expressive arts through to sport and science and there really is something for everyone! Current Activities include: Tennis, Football , Gymnastics, Judo, Art, Choir, Orchestra, Lego, Self Defence, Puzzle Club, Jolf (Junior Golf), Mandarin, Construction Club, Ball Skills, Board Games, Kick Boxing, Current Affairs, Chess, Junior Choir, Computer Coding, Practical Science, Bug Club, Ultimate Frisbee, Cycling, Weight Training, Cricket, Polo, Board Games, Drama, Debating, Aerobic Training, English Club, Practical Science, Water Polo, Fencing, Rowing, Maths Scholars, Skiing, Cricket Nets, Classical Civilisation.

Ethos

Staff are expected to play a full and active role in the pastoral and spiritual life of the school. Whilst staff and children from all religions are positively welcomed at St John's, the strength of the school is drawn from the fact that it offers a strong and consistent Christian message which is supported by staff, who in turn act as excellent role models for our pupils. Alongside our religious ethos, the school aims to offer the highest standard of education that understands and meets fully the emotional, physical and educational needs of children. Staff are encouraged to reflect on their teaching practices and in doing so to teach lessons that show a clear grasp of how children learn and as importantly, how they are motivated successfully.

Child Protection Policy

St John's is committed to the safeguarding of children in its care and candidates who wish to apply for a post at the School you must be prepared to undertake investigation by the Disclosure and Barring Service.



The Governing Council and Staff of St John's Beaumont School take seriously their responsibility under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to safeguard and promote the welfare of Children; and to work together with other agencies to ensure adequate arrangements within the School to identify, assess, and support those Children who are suffering harm. We recognise that all adults, including temporary Staff, volunteers and governors, have a full and active part to play in protecting our pupils from harm, and that the Child's welfare is our paramount concern.

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