School Nurse / Head of Medical

ROLE SUMMARY:

The British School of Bahrain is committed to providing a high-quality, international education for students in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We are a selective, coeducational, independent Nursery-through-Year 13 school. Our curriculum is based on the National Curriculum for England and Wales, with some adaptations to the local context and offers IGCSE and A-Level/BTEC examinations. While the language of academic instruction is English, we are a truly international school, and our pupils and staff come from over 82 different nationalities. The school has 2900 students on roll aged 3-18, it has a warm feel to it, and there is a sense of fun. Most importantly, our students are a joy to teach.

Judged as ‘Outstanding’ in both our most recent BSO and BQA inspections, we have high expectations of our students throughout their educational journey. Our aim is to provide our graduating students with a passport to the best universities, colleges and careers around the world

We are welcoming applications for the School Nurse & Head of Medical Team to join us in December 2025. 

School Nursing is a specialised practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students. To that end, the school nurse must facilitate positive student responses to normal development, promote health and safety, intervene with actual and potential health problems, provide case management services, and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy and learning.

The Head of the BSB Medical Team is responsible for coordinating the daily running of all units, ensuring appropriate staffing, supplies, and equipment are available. Manage the orientation of new nurses; liaise between ministries and the team; involved in policy and organising of health education topics within the unit; and oversee accident reports and nurses' documentation. The Head of the BSB Medical Team is also responsible for organising whole school health screening procedures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provision of direct health care to students and staff.

• Provides care for students and staff who need emergency care due to injury or who present with an acute illness:
• Follows consistent procedure in deciding whether to call parents; administering medication, as necessary, after checking students' medical files; notifying class teacher (and senior management as needed) of intervention in specific cases

2. Provides leadership for the provision of health services

• Assures those school policies and procedures adhere to legal and regulatory statutes and ethical standards of nursing practice
• Assist with the development of school emergency response plans for emergencies and disasters and the training of staff to respond appropriately within applicable state laws

3. Provides screening and referral for health conditions

• Addresses potential health problems that are barriers to learning or symptoms of underlying medical conditions by coordinating and assisting with mandated screenings.

4. Promotes health

• Provides health education information directly to individual students, groups of students, or classes or by providing guidance and consultation about health education curriculum;
• Promotes health awareness activities such as fairs for staff and families; consultation with other school staff, i.e. food service personnel or physical education teachers, regarding healthy lifestyles and staff wellness programs

5. Serves as a liaison between school personnel, family, community and health care providers.

• Provides case management by communicating with the family through telephone calls, written communication as needed
• Serves as a representative of the school community and communicates with community health providers and community health agencies and partnerships to promote the health of the community

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Graduate of BS Nursing Degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience required.
• NHRA license is a must
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data base management
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Excel
• Experience working in a Google environment preferred

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM

Please download and complete our Inspired Application Form and submit alongside your CV.

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