Nursing Services Manager

at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Salary

£47,247 to £53,187 a year

Closing date

4 December 2026

Start

23 November 2026

Type of post

Health
A support post, not a teaching post.

First seen

4 November 2026, on a public job listing

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The advert

George Watson’s College wishes to appoint a Nursing Services Manager to lead the School’s Nursing provision. The purpose of the role is to ensure that high quality medical and first aid care is provided to our pupils and that the nursing service operates to the standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct and scope of nurses professional practice at all times. The postholder will be an active Nurse in the service, alongside their leadership and management responsibilities. Hours of work will be 36.25 hours per week, 47 weeks per year which represents term time working, a week of professional learning and a requirement to work for three weeks during school holiday periods. The salary for this position will be in the Grade 6 range which currently stands at £47,247 - £53,187 per annum based on 52 weeks per year, so the actual annual salary will be £42,704 - £48,072. A market pay supplement will be applied to ensure that the total salary matches the RCN scale 7. APPLICATION PROCESS To apply, please click the apply for this job button. Please include a letter of application of not more than 800 words giving us more information about you and why you would like the role, addressed to Mrs Louise Clarke, Head of Senior School. Closing date: 11:59pm on 18 November 2026 Interviews are scheduled to take place in the week commencing 23 November 2026 Main Responsibilities: Leadership and Management To lead the team of Nurses at George Watson’s College to ensure the service meets the needs of the pupils in accordance with the Scottish Government Guidelines. Manage the performance of the nurses in the team, ensuring that they fulfil their obligations for professional development and reregistration of the NMC. Working with Guidance teams and the Learning and Development Manager, develop and deliver a programme of training and learning for teachers, staff and pupils is developed and delivered by all nurses in the team. Manage a working rota ensuring all nurses work 60/40 ratio across each school and all have a good understanding and awareness of the whole school service. Ensure cover is in place for the provision across critical times, cover absence etc. Plan in advance the key milestones in the school year and ensure key tasks are delivered on time, e.g. preparation for new session, planned trips etc. Attend meetings with the Guidance, ASL, Psychologist and senior school teams (JSLT/SSLT) as required to share information about specific children and cascade important information as required to the wider nursing team. Ensures medical supplies stock control and rotation and timely ordering within the departmental budget. To design a system to collect customer data which is then analysed in order to inform the school management teams of issues and plans for the future. Develop a relationship with an appropriate external clinical practitioner to provide support as required. Nursing Services Facilitate safe, evidence based, cost effective

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