Skills:

Purchasing, Nutrition

Job type:

Full-time

• Student Health Care.
• Assess and provide appropriate care to students who become unwell or injured during the school day.
• Administer first aid and nursing care within the nurse's professional scope of practice.
• Monitor students in the clinic and determine whether they may return to class, require collection by a parent or need further medical attention.
• Contact parents or guardians promptly when a student is unwell, injured or requires follow-up care.
• Support students with chronic health conditions, allergies, disabilities or other medical needs.
• Develop and maintain individual healthcare plans in consultation with parents and relevant healthcare professionals.
• Provide appropriate emotional support and reassurance to students receiving care.
• Refer serious or ongoing health concerns to the appropriate healthcare provider.
• Emergency Response.
• Respond promptly to medical emergencies occurring anywhere on the school campus.
• Assess emergency situations and provide immediate first aid or life-saving support.
• Contact emergency medical services when necessary.
• Ensure parents, school leaders and relevant staff are informed promptly of serious incidents.
• Maintain accurate records of accidents, injuries, emergency treatment and referrals.
• Support the school's emergency and crisis-response procedures.
• Participate in emergency drills and provide guidance regarding medical-response arrangements.
• Accompany a student to hospital when required and authorised by the school.
• Medication Management.
• Administer medication in accordance with school policy, written parental authorisation and appropriate medical instructions.
• Maintain accurate medication-administration records.
• Ensure medication is clearly labelled, securely stored and accessible only to authorised staff.
• Monitor medication expiry dates and advise parents when replacement medication is required.
• Maintain and regularly check emergency medication for students with allergies, asthma or other identified conditions.
• Ensure controlled and prescription medication is managed safely and confidentially.
• Avoid providing medication outside the nurse's professional authority or the school's approved procedures.
• Health Records and Confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate, current and confidential student and staff health records.
• Review student medical information, allergies, health conditions and emergency contacts.
• Update the school's medical database when new information is received.
• Maintain records of clinic visits, treatment, medication, accidents and communication with parents.
• Prepare appropriate health and incident reports for school leadership.
• Share medical information only with authorised personnel when necessary to protect an individual's health and safety.
• Comply with the school's data-protection, confidentiality and record-retention requirements.
• Sports Fixtures and School Sports Activities.
• Provide nursing and first-aid support for home and away sports fixtures, tournaments, sports days, PE activities, ECA sports and other school sporting events.
• Work closely with the PE and ECA teams to review the medical requirements for each activity.
• Review participating students' medical conditions, allergies, emergency medication and other relevant health information before each event.
• Prepare and check first-aid kits, emergency medication, ice packs, water and other medical supplies required for sports activities.
• Ensure appropriate medical and emergency-response arrangements are in place before an activity begins.
• Remain available at the designated medical point during home fixtures, competitions and sports events.
• Respond promptly to injuries, illness, dehydration, heat-related conditions and other medical emergencies.
• Assess whether an injured student may safely return to the activity, requires further monitoring or should be referred for additional medical treatment.
• Liaise with parents, coaches, teachers, school leaders and emergency services when required.
• Accompany students to away fixtures, tournaments or hospitals when assigned by the school.
• Support the PE and ECA teams with risk assessments and emergency planning for sports activities.
• Maintain accurate records of treatment, injuries and medical incidents occurring during sports activities.
• Complete and submit accident or incident reports and provide appropriate follow-up information.
• Monitor the readiness of first-aid facilities and emergency equipment located near sports areas.
• Support sports fixtures and activities held outside normal school hours, including evenings and weekends, when scheduled in advance.
• School Trips, Camps and Events.
• Review medical information and potential health risks before school trips, camps and special events.
• Prepare medication, first-aid kits and emergency medical information for off-site activities.
• Brief trip leaders and supervising staff regarding students' medical requirements.
• Provide nursing or first-aid support at school events and activities when assigned.
• Accompany students on educational visits or residential trips when required.
• Coordinate with event organisers to ensure suitable medical and emergency arrangements are in place.
• Provide reasonable support for activities outside normal school hours when agreed in advance.
• Communicable Disease and Infection Control.
• Monitor symptoms of communicable illnesses within the school community.
• Follow school and public-health procedures concerning infectious diseases and exclusion from school.
• Advise school leaders regarding illness trends or potential outbreaks.
• Communicate relevant health guidance to staff and parents when authorised.
• Promote effective handwashing, hygiene and infection-control practices.
• Ensure the clinic, beds, medical equipment and frequently used surfaces are cleaned appropriately.
• Manage the safe handling and disposal of clinical waste and contaminated materials.
• Liaise with relevant health authorities when required and authorised by school leadership.
• Clinic and Medical Supply Management.
• Ensure the school clinic is clean, organised, secure and ready for use.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of medication, first-aid materials and medical equipment.
• Monitor stock levels and expiry dates and request replacements in a timely manner.
• Ensure first-aid kits are available and appropriately stocked across the campus.
• Check emergency medical equipment regularly and report any faults immediately.
• Maintain appropriate arrangements for the storage and disposal of medical supplies.
• Support budget planning and purchasing for clinic and first-aid requirements.
• First-Aid Training and Staff Support.
• Support the planning and coordination of first-aid training for designated staff.
• Maintain current records of staff first-aid qualifications and renewal dates.
• Provide practical guidance to staff regarding common medical conditions and emergency procedures.
• Brief relevant staff on individual student health needs while maintaining appropriate confidentiality.
• Support the development and review of school health, medication and emergency-response procedures.
• Promote awareness of allergies, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes and other relevant medical conditions.
• Health Promotion and Education.
• Promote healthy lifestyles and positive wellbeing across the school community.
• Support age-appropriate health education relating to hygiene, nutrition, hydration, first aid, illness prevention and personal wellbeing.
• Contribute to health-awareness campaigns, assemblies and school communications.
• Provide general health guidance to students, staff and parents within the nurse's professional scope.
• Work collaboratively with pastoral, safeguarding, PE, ECA and catering teams on relevant health initiatives.
• Support the monitoring of environmental health matters, including air quality, heat and hydration, when requested.
• Safeguarding and Student Welfare.
• Remain alert to signs of abuse, neglect, self-harm or other safeguarding concerns.
• Report safeguarding concerns immediately through the school's established procedures.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with students.
• Support students sensitively while avoiding promises of confidentiality that conflict with safeguarding responsibilities.
• Work collaboratively with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and relevant pastoral staff.
• Ensure all medical examinations and treatments respect students' privacy, dignity and cultural needs.
• Communication and Professional Collaboration.
• Communicate professionally and sensitively with students, parents, staff and healthcare providers.
• Provide relevant updates to school leaders while respecting medical confidentiality.
• Liaise with hospitals, clinics, doctors, emergency services and public-health authorities when required.
• Attend relevant staff, safeguarding, health and safety, sports and operational meetings.
• Contribute to reviews following serious accidents or medical incidents.
• Work collaboratively with other school nurses and designated first-aid staff to ensure appropriate clinic coverage.
• Carry out other reasonable duties assigned by the Director of Business and Services or Senior Leadership Team.
• Essential.
• Bachelor's degree or recognised professional qualification in Nursing.
• Current and valid nursing licence or professional registration recognised in Thailand.
• Current certification in First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
• Relevant nursing experience in a hospital, clinic, school or community-health setting.
• Knowledge of emergency care, infection control and medication management.
• Ability to assess illness and injury and make safe,.