We are looking for a School Nurse to join St Paul’s Girls’ School – one of the country’s leading independent schools for girls aged 11-18, with approximately 840 students.
The school
St Paul’s Girls’ School is an extraordinary school, offering a classical yet forward-thinking education, rooted in a love of academic discovery and enriched by a broad co-curricular programme, nurturing wellbeing provision and a strong commitment to partnerships and community initiatives. Aspirations and achievements go well beyond what one would normally expect from a school, making St Paul’s Girls’ School an exciting, lively, and stimulating place in which to work.
Students want to make a difference, and many go on to roles tackling some of the greatest challenges facing people and planet. Respect for environmental sustainability is expected of all staff, both in terms of minimising use of resources in daily operations and supporting the school’s aim of preparing students fully for life and work in the mid-21st century.
The post
The purpose-built Medical Centre is situated on the lower ground floor of the main building and provides an easily accessible, welcoming space offering medical support to students and staff. Such support is designed to meet a wide range of needs from the purely medical to physical, social, and psychological support, depending on the circumstances of the individual.
The school is seeking to employ a full time, term-time only nurse to join the medical and wellbeing team. The wellbeing team is made of a Lead Nurse, a nurse (current vacancy), a counselling team, the Chaplain, the safeguarding leads, and the learning support coordinator. The medical team reports to the Deputy Head, Director of Pastoral Care. The medical centre is open every weekday during term time from 8.30am until 4.00pm and delivers a vital and diverse service to the school, ranging from basic first aid to liaison with local hospitals.
The school nurse is responsible for providing a first-class medical service to the school community, meeting the needs of students and staff. The School Nurse reports to the Lead Nurse.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and overseas police checks
St Paul’s Girls’ School is a “registered body” under the Police Act 1997 because employment here involves access to children under the age of 18. This post will require an enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) before we can confirm an offer of employment. Unless you are a member of the DBS Update Service you will need to apply for a new disclosure, even if you already hold one. Former members of staff who are not on the Update Service who re-join us also require fresh disclosures, unless less than three months have passed between their leaving and their re-employment date. If you have lived or worked abroad for a period of 3 months or more during the past 10 years you will also need to provide appropriate paperwork, such as a police certificate of good conduct, from the countries you have lived in.
Safeguarding guidelines
St Paul’s Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We expect all staff to share this commitment.
St Paul’s Girls’ School welcomes applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our pupil intake. We seek to offer fair and inclusive employment policies, interview and arrangements that avoid bias and support all applicants and staff equally.
Closing date: Wednesday 9th July 2025.
Interviews: week commencing 21st July 2025.
Contact details:
Human Resources Department
St Paul’s Girls’ School
Brook Green
London W6 7BS
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