School Medical Officer - The Misbourne School

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time School Medical Officer, to work in a job share role for 13 hours per week, working alongside our student services team.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Salary Range: Bucks Pay Range 3 - 4, Actual salary £8,685 - £10,099

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time

Closing date: 04/09/2026

Interviews to be held: Shortly after closing date

About us

The Misbourne is an 11-18 mixed school single-academy trust in the picturesque village of Great Missenden in the heart of the Chilterns. We have over 1100 students on roll, including a successful and growing Sixth Form. We are a community that values learning, promotes kindness and strives for excellence in all we do.   Our staff tell us they genuinely feel like part of a team; a team who are striving to help each student flourish both academically and personally. As our greatest asset, we place great emphasis on staff wellbeing, detailed in our Wellbeing Charter.

Website: https://www.themisbourne.co.uk/

About the role

As a School Medical Officer you will hold a recognised First Aid qualification and your main responsibility is to provide first aid support to students and staff in case of injury or illness on school premises, assessing the situation, administering appropriate first aid treatment, and coordinating further medical care when necessary, while adhering to all relevant health and safety guidelines and maintaining accurate records of incidents. You will be giving immediate help to casualties with common injuries or illnesses, provide administration and monitoring of medical support plans and ensure medical plans for students are in place and shared with staff. You will also act as the school's designated allergy lead, working to ensure that the school meets and exceeds the best practice guidelines laid out in the Schools' Allergy Code from The Allergy Team.

The role is demanding and you will be expected to lead on student medical needs. The ability to work professionally under pressure, to meet deadlines and operate flexibly within the changing needs of the school is essential. Knowledge of the school environment is desirable but not essential as training can be provided. Excellent communication skills are essential as is enthusiasm, commitment and a willingness to play an active role in the life of the school. You will work alongside our Student Services team and the mental health first aiders to provide a holistic, supportive environment.

Requirements for the role:

• 3-day First Aid Qualification or willingness to take the 3-day qualification course
• Medical knowledge: Basic understanding of common childhood illnesses and injuries
• Strong communication skills - the ability to effectively communicate with students, staff, and families in emergency situations 
• Decision-Making Skills: Ability to quickly assess situations and make appropriate first aid decisions 
• Professionalism: Maintain a calm and composed demeanor during emergencies

Key responsibilities of the School Medical Officer role are to:

• Assess and treat students and staff with first aid
• Responsibility for updating and maintaining records
• Logging first aid incidents and reporting accidents to H&S team
• Safely store prescription medication in a locked cupboard or fridge and provide to students as required 
• Liaise with families to keep individual health care plans and medical records up to date
• Prepare a PEEP for students who return following an operation or injury.
• Undertake risk assessments for staff and students as necessary
• Liaise with Bucks Immunisation Team to coordinate in school vaccinations
• Maintain data systems with accurate medical records
• Maintain trip medical bags and stock levels, ensuring the medical room and equipment is clean and tidy
• Co-ordinate with the other school medical officer (who works Mon - Wed) to ensure a seamless process

Please see attached Job description for further information. 

About you

The role is demanding and you will be expected to lead on student medical needs. The ability to work professionally under pressure, to meet deadlines and operate flexibly within the changing needs of the school is essential.

Knowledge of the school environment is desirable but not essential as training can be provided.

Excellent communication skills are essential as is enthusiasm, commitment and a willingness to play an active role in the life of the school. You will work alongside our Student Services team and the mental health first aiders to provide a holistic, supportive environment.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Apply here: https://themisbourne.co.uk/3166/staff-vacancies

Tel No: 01494 862869

Email: [email protected]

The Misbourne is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Disclosure and medical clearance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.