School Nurse (Job Share)
Start date: November 2025
Reports to: Deputy Headteacher, Behaviour and Welfare
Salary: KR9 £12,413 pro rata (£32,933 full time equivalent)
Working Hours: 16 hours a week, two days a week (Thursday – Friday)
8am-4.30pm (with 30 minutes unpaid for lunch)
39 weeks a year (term time plus inset days)
Purpose of Role:
To provide a school nursing service and work closely with the pastoral team to promote the physical and mental health of all students by providing effective and high quality early intervention alongside a preventative programme of advice and support. The school nurse supports student success by providing health care through assessment, intervention, and follow-up for all children within the school setting. The school nurse addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and social health needs of students and thereby supports their achievement, providing an immediate safety net for chronically ill students in addition to promoting a healthy school environment.
Responsibilities
· Ensuring the best possible medical care is available to pupils and staff on an immediate/emergency care basis
· Treating pupils and staff with the aim of encouraging pupils to return to their timetable as soon as appropriate
· Arranging to get the patient home safely or to alternative care, e.g. GP or hospital
· Ensuring the Medical Room is supervised, clean, tidy, well stocked and supplies safely stored
· Administering medication according to School policy
· Providing staff with first aid training
· Performing necessary health checks to assist with diagnosis
· Management of first aid kits around the school and replacement of supplies
· Timely maintenance of pupil files, medical records and medical centre attendance record
· Liaising with local health authorities in the organisation of immunisation programmes
· Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Leads, Chaplain and School Counsellor
Qualifications/Training/Skills
· RSCN, RN–child, or RGN
· Experience in either school nursing; A&E experience; paediatric/adolescent health nursing (desirable)
· Minimum 3yrs post registration
· Good working knowledge of Safeguarding issues (further training will be provided)
· Ability to work independently
· Willing to make a full contribution to the life of the School
· Excellent communication, listening, organisational and computer skills
· Ability to win the trust of children and encourage them to talk about their problems
· Ability to explore sensitive issues with tact, understanding and patience
* Ability to stay calm in an emergency
* Strong empathy with the School's ethos and values
Situated in Tunbridge Wells, with excellent transport links to London, Bennett is a popular and over-subscribed academy with an enviable record of outstanding academic achievement over many years.
A Church of England co-educational school with independent academy status
· 1,913 on roll including 412 in the Sixth Form
· Judged Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in 2023
· World Class School Quality Mark in 2021
· Outstanding GCSE and A Level results
· Excellent reputation; oversubscribed
Priority places at the school are available for children of staff.
Thank you for your interest. Should you wish to visit the school informally or to discuss any aspect of the advertised post before applying, please email:
For full details and application form please visit our website: and click on tab Tenax Jobs. CVs cannot be accepted.
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Closing date: 1st October 2025
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is part of the Tenax Schools Trust
The Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and proactively model the school's values. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12,413.00 per year
Benefits:
* Canteen
* Company pension
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person