About The Role

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Managing our students’ wellness and development and offering them psycho-social support as needed.


• Provide the students with basic health services throughout the school day and night.


• Maintaining close liaison with the medical staff at the nearest private hospital consistently


• Handle confidential situations, information, and documentation.


• Maintain an updated record of all medication in the infirmary and tracking student medical history.


• Ensure students adhere to their prescription medication


• Develop a robust reporting system within the infirmary and communicate with the procurement team in a timely manner.


• Support students with special medical conditions and advise the school accordingly


• Communicate effectively at all levels with students, staff, parents and other clinicians and paramedics.


• Organize a professional development training for students and teammates addressing pertinent health issues.


• Inspecting boarding house facilities (toilets and bathrooms, laundry area) when pupils are away from the facilities and appraise the level of hygiene and cleanliness.


• Monitoring standards achieved by cleaners and other support agencies within the Boarding House and report on any deficiencies to the Director, Operations.


• Managing students with chronic medical conditions and students with disabilities.


• Keeping an up to date inventory of the infirmary supplies and create procurement lists on stock depletion


• Keep daily incident reports for all health and safety incidents reported


• Evacuation and Referral support for students who need more health interventions than can be offered at the school
   

About You

Skills and Qualifications required:

• You have a Diploma or Degree in Nursing with great people skills.


• You have 3-4 years’ experience as a registered nurse.


• A professional, flexible and conscientious registered nurse with the ability to build a harmonious, energetic and cohesive relationship with students and co-workers.


• Professional counseling skills with a proven track record will be an advantage.


• You are willing to reside on the school campus under the school’s housing scheme.


• Ability to train students on basic health practices and standards


• A Female Nurse is preferred.