Rugby School is seeking an experienced and confident Senior School Nurse to provide strategic leadership and operational management of the San Medical Centre within our busy UK boarding school. This is a role with responsibility for ensuring outstanding standards of healthcare, pupil welfare, and regulatory compliance across the School.
Reporting to the Head of Safeguarding, the postholder will lead and develop the nursing and administrative team, oversee clinical governance, staffing, training, and budget management, and drive continuous service improvement. Working closely with senior pastoral colleagues, School GPs, counsellors, boarding staff, and external providers, the Senior School Nurse will play a central role in safeguarding, wellbeing strategy, and the effective delivery of medical services across the boarding community.
The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with a minimum of five years’ post-registration experience and demonstrable leadership and management expertise. You will be confident in making decisions, managing people and resources, and operating within safeguarding and child protection frameworks. Experience of school nursing, medical centre management, or independent education is desirable.
This is a 37.5 hour per week role, across 35 weeks a year, term-time plus 3 weeks with rotational shifts. FTE salary is £53,600.00 and will be pro-rated for the role. Benefits include a contributory pension scheme, group life assurance, payment of NMC fees, free sports membership, and subsidised school fees.
For more information and to apply: Please register and complete an application via our recruitment portal which can be found at www.rugbyschool.co.uk/about/employment-opportunities
Closing date: 31 January 2026
Applications will be considered upon receipt, and we reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.
Please Note
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are key facets of our core ethos that ‘the Whole Person is the Whole point’. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Rugby School
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or age.
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We have a team of internal recruiters and advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance, we will reach out to our trusted partners. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.
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For more information and to apply: Please register and complete an application via our recruitment portal which can be found at www.rugbyschool.co.uk/about/employment-opportunities
