What skills and experience we're looking for
Medical Needs Co-Ordinator – Grade D - Permanent
22.5 hours
£24,790 to £25,992 pro rata salary range
£12.85 to £13.47 per hour
Newfield School is an impressive, well-resourced special school situated in Blackburn, Lancashire providing high quality specialist education, care and therapy for children and young people aged 4 - 19 years with a wide range of learning difficulties including autism, PMLD, SLD, complex medical needs, sensory impairments and physical disabilities.
We are looking to appoint a Medical Needs Co - Ordinator to join our busy and rewarding school starting in January 2025.
The postholder will work closely with school staff and stakeholders to support the medication processing and understanding in school such as feeds, medication, postural management, suction, personal care, and the administration records systems e.g. MARS charts.
We would welcome applicants with experience of working with children and young people who have complex medical health care needs, good administration and organisation skills and an understand of care plans e.g. EHCP and medical care plans.
Please see details of working pattern below to be worked 39 weeks per year during term time including 5 annual professional development full days:
Hours per Week – 22.5
• Working Pattern – 8.30am to 1.30pm each day
• Actual Salary £13,246 - £13,889 based on working part time during term time
You will also be required to work 3-5 pm on six occasions per year in order to undertake training and meet with your class team – these dates will be planned in advance and you will have plenty of notice.
Find out more about our school and download an application pack by visiting
Completed application forms are returnable to recruitment@newfield.blackburn.sch.uk or to Recruitment Team, Newfield School, Old Bank Lane, Blackburn BB1 2PW
Closing Date: Wednesday 20th November 2024 at 9am
Selection Process: Week Commencing Monday 25th November 2024
Newfield School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
PLEASE NOTE – INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISREGUARDED
What the school offers its staff
Dear Applicant
Thank you for downloading an application pack. I hope that the information will be useful and assist you in deciding whether to apply for the post of Medical Needs Co-ordinator.
We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of our children and their families. We already have a dedicated and hard-working team and together with the pupils, parents, staff and governors, we continue to develop and provide exemplary practice and achievement.
Well-being and professional development for all staff is a strong feature of the school and should you be successful we offer:
• a full induction and training package
• specific mentoring and training opportunities to develop expertise
The school has achieved many externally validated accreditation and awards, including our re-accreditation for autism through the National Autistic Society, the Inclusion Quality Mark and Rights Respecting School Award through UNICEF.
You can find out more about our school and its achievements by visiting our website; where I am sure many of your questions will be answered. However, if you wish to speak to someone personally, then please contact email recruitment@newfield.blackburn.sch.uk and we will arrange for someone to call you back.
We want motivated employees who will enjoy the challenge of a whole school effort to continue our work. If you feel that you would like to be part of this exciting professional challenge, we would like to hear from you.
Good Luck!
Rachel Kay
Head Teacher
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.