School Nurse
Greenfield Community School
Total years of experience :15 years, 0 Months
* Deal with Students Health Issues including administering drugs, vaccines and other appropriate treatments
* Manage healthy eating by checks on Lunch boxes and the food served in the school canteen. Undertake Healthy Eating talks with students
* Support Health and Safety in school by liaising with Facilities Manager on regular checks
* Manage all issues with Dubai Health Authority including compliance, approvals and statistics
* Make sure all 1st Aid Kits are appropriately maintained
* Support teachers with school trips and visits especially if they are residential and students need vaccinations
* Undertake School Medicals with specific year groups
* Communications with Parents re Health and Safety issues
* Undertake counselling with students due to the open door policy
* Administer vaccinations in the school (DHA Qualified and approved only)
* Communication and Liaise with Children’s Health department at the DHA
* Support, manage and care for Children with very specific health issues e.g. diabetic students
* Member of the Health and Safety Committee
* Support and work closely with the school on Child Protection
*assessing and planning nursing care requirements
*providing pre- and post-operation care
*monitoring and administering medication and intravenous infusions
*taking patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
*writing records
*supervising junior staff
*organising workloads
*providing emotional support to patients and relatives
tutoring student nurses