School Nurse

Shorefields; Witham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A specialist day free school in Witham seeks a qualified Part-Time School Nurse to provide medical care and support to pupils. This role offers 8 hours per week during term time, focusing on ensuring high medical standards and collaborating with staff and families. The ideal candidate will have relevant nursing qualifications and experience with children facing autism-related challenges. The school promotes a supportive environment with generous benefits aimed at fostering a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

All school holidays off

Access to School Wellbeing package

Unlimited free online GP appointments

Free Counselling

Free Physiotherapy

Wellbeing tools

Fitness resources

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid nursing qualification.
• Experience working with children, especially those with autism.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure pupils have access to medical support.
• Provide training to staff on health topics.
• Maintain and update pupil care plans.
• Work with parents and medical professionals.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Compassion

Proactivity

Education

Qualified Nurse

Job description

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Job Ref No. ECC0-21S Position Type: School and Child Safety Pay Range: NHS Band 5 DOE

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 09/03/2026 Midnight Date of Interviews: TBC

Part-Time School Nurse (8 Hours per Week - Term Time Only)

Are you a qualified nurse looking for a role that offers true flexibility, meaningful impact, and the chance to support an incredible school community?

Chatten Free School is seeking a fully qualified, compassionate, and proactive nurse to join our team for 8 hours per week (term time only). This is a fantastic opportunity to use your clinical expertise to transform the lives of our pupils while enjoying an excellent work-life balance.

About the Role

As our School Nurse, you will play a vital part in ensuring pupils receive the highest standard of medical care. Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring pupils have access to the best possible medical support
• Providing regular training to staff on key health and medical topics
• Implementing and maintaining school health policies
• Creating, updating, and reviewing pupil care plans
• Liaising with parents and external professionals
• Maintaining an up-to-date essential care list of pupils' medical conditions
• Advocating for our pupils through your specialist clinical knowledge
• Following all school safeguarding procedures

What We Offer

This role comes with a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance:

• Flexible working within your 8 weekly hours
• All school holidays off
• Access to our School Wellbeing package, which includes:
• Unlimited free online and telephone GP appointments
• Free Counselling
• Free Physiotherapy
• A suite of wellbeing tools
• SAS gym tools and fitness resources

Information about the School

We are a specialist day free school in Witham, Essex working with children and young people who are severely affected by their autism and associated learning difficulties. Our pupils are ages 4-19. Most of our pupils are pre-vocal or in the early stages of developing communicative skills.

We believe that through a consistent and individualised curriculum, using effective and evidence based learning techniques we can ensure that our pupils leave us as independent as possible and with life-long socially significant skills which will enable them to access the world around them in a rich and meaningful way.

Our primary vision for Chatten pupils is: Happiness, Independence and Respect.

We have high expectations of our pupils and believe that they can achieve great things. Our primary focus is to provide all our pupils with an effective form of communication which they can use throughout their lives. We also aim to teach them important tolerance, life and academic skills which will be functional in their real lives beyond school.

Chatten provision includes access to individualised curriculums based on input in the areas of; applied behaviour analysis (ABA), speech and language therapy (SALT), occupational therapy (OT) and qualified teacher (QTS) level educational interventions. We use evidence based interventions and monitor progress meticulously to ensure that methods are effective for the pupil.

We are very excited to be able to offer some amazing facilities at our school which are outlined in the pages on specialist areas.

Most importantly of all we will have a staff team who all share the same vision for our school and your children. Our strongest shared desire: to enrich our pupils lives with the shared aim of Happiness, Independence and Respect.

To learn more about our school visit our website.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Adam Dean
Rickstones Road, Witham
Essex, CM8 3HH Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]