Medical Centre Assistant
Location: Norwich
Salary: £12.88 - £13.49 per hour (£23,013.97 - £24,103.92 actual salary per year) Dependant on experience and qualifications
Hours: 40 hours per week, Term time only
Contract: Maternity Cover - Fixed Term Contract Until August 2025
The role:
We’re currently looking for a Medical Centre Assistant to join our team on a fixed term contract basis.
These Schools in Norwich provides day placements for students aged 6 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
With small classes, typically 7 children and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student.
Main Purpose of the Role:
To ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate medical and pastoral care in all aspects of your work.
To provide the highest level of care and support for all pupils at the Schools, and to administer medication as required and instructed.
Key Duties
- Carry out routine and non-routine medical administration as directed by the School Nurse, ensuring that the necessary documentation including written consent from parents/carers and Medical Administration Record (MAR) etc., has been completed before any medication is given to a pupil and in accordance with the schools Medication Policy and Procedures.
- Ensure that a MAR has been completed as directed by the Registered School Nurse before giving any routine medication. In the absence of the School Nurse this can be undertaken providing appropriate training and competence has been met.
- Ensure that any medication errors are reported immediately as per the Schools Medication Policy and Procedure.
- Ensure safe storage, supply and administration of drugs including controlled drugs and health equipment in accordance with the Schools’s Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, and comply with legal requirements at all times.
- Update pupil administration systems to ensure timely data collection and confidentiality.
- Effectively use information technology for the benefit of pupil care in accordance with the Schools’s Information Technology Policies.
- To assist with prompt and effective communication relating to changes in pupil health and wellbeing status to the School Nurse, Clinical Lead or wider school team as appropriate.
- Promptly deal with equipment failure in accordance with the Schools procedure.
- Promptly report all incidents or accidents involving pupils, visitors or staff and take appropriate action according to Schools Policy.
- Ensure the safekeeping of pupil’s property in the Medical Centre such as medication and spare clothing.
- Supporting the School Nurse with the administration duties involved in implementing and maintaining Individual Health Care Plans ensuring that plans are current and in date.
- Supporting the School Nurse with administrative duties during the admission of new students.
- Following relevant training, to provide Medication Administration training to education staff members as needed.
- Support the School Nurse with delivering training as needed.
- Undertake other medical Centre duties as directed and overseen by the School Nurse or Clinical Lead as required.
- Undertake other duties related to the identification, maintenance, and audit of the first aid kits, eye wash stations, burns kits and other first aid equipment on site as directed by the Business Manager
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:
What’s on offer?
- Training and Development
- FREE Lunch!
- Save money on your bills!!
- Competitive Pay and Reward
- UK Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Family fun
- Free onsite parking
For further information on this role, please contact Mathure Ragunathan at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.