Job Description

St Edward's School

Oxfordshire
20.87 per hour

Job type:

Full Time, Part Time, Permanent

Apply by:

13 July 2025

Job overview

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Hours: Casual, term time only

The role

St Edward's Oxford is seeking a well-qualified and experienced Registered General Nurse to play a vital role in the delivery of high-quality, clinically effective care to our pupils.


Working within a friendly and professional Health Centre team, you will help support the physical and emotional wellbeing of pupils across a busy day and boarding school environment.


You will ensure a high standard of medical care is delivered to pupils in line with NMC guidelines and school policies, using research-based practice to plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing interventions and first aid care throughout the school. Additionally, you will play a key role in ensuring the Health Centre is appropriately staffed, stocked, and equipped to meet the medical needs of pupils.

Shift patterns

The Health Centre operates 24/7 during term time and is staffed in a shift pattern of:

Long shift (7:30am - 8:00pm) Late shift (12:00pm - 8:30pm) Night shift (7:30pm-8am)

An additional early shift (7:30am-4:00pm) is also provided to cover special events including sports fixtures. This is a term-time only position, making this an ideal opportunity for those seeking work-life balance along with regular holidays aligned with the school calendar.

About you

You will be a Registered General Nurse (adult/child), with experience in school nursing, A&E, paediatrics, acute or ward-based hospital care, GP surgery, community nursing or adolescent health. Strong communication skills, a calm and empathetic approach, and the ability to work independently without on-site medical backup are essential.

Why work at St Edward's

St Edward's is a co-educational boarding and day school set in 100 acres just north of Oxford city centre. We offer a welcoming, inclusive working environment with a strong sense of community. Staff benefit from a range of facilities including free membership at the on-site Nuffield Health gym, access to wellbeing resources, and professional development opportunities. With term-time working and supportive colleagues, this role offers both meaningful work and space for balance outside of it.

To apply, please click the apply button to download the application form and full job details.

Closing date: Sunday 13th July 2025.

We reserve the right to conduct interviews and appoint for the role before the advertised closing date should a suitable candidate be found. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

St Edward's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

St Edward's School is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, race, sex, religion, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. Please see our Equal Opportunities & Dignity at Work policy on our website for further details.

Registered Charity No: 309681


Working at Teddies
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About

St Edward's School

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St Edward's School

Woodstock Road, Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 7NN
United Kingdom

+44 1865 319 204

About St Edward's

Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.



Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward's also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.

Warden

Alastair Chirnside

Values and vision

St Edward's aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.

ISI report

"The quality of the pupils' personal development is excellent, reflecting the school's highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."



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