Tradewind Recruitment is recruiting for a new opportunity available in a secondary school in Haringey that is looking for a Medical Needs Assistant, ideally with a current First-Aid At Work certificate.

The role would be perfect for someone with a nursing/medical background or with similar experience in a school.

The role involves dealing with day to day injuries and recording any events, providing medicine to students, making sure that students with medical needs are checked in with every day, making sure that students have epi-pens to hand etc.

There are various first-aiders in the school but you would be the main point of call.

You will be liaising with parents/carers as well as the local health authority for events such as vaccination days etc.

Requirements:

Ideally first aid trained

Be able to assist students daily with medical needs/emergencies and triage appropriately.

Having a good knowledge of allergies, diabetes etc would be good as you will be expected to help with administering or helping with epi pens etc.

A valid DBS

A calm approach

A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Good organisation skills(booking vaccinations days etc) and be able to self-motivate

This is a "Good" school, in a nice area. The school is well served by public transport and they also have parking available.

The hours are 8.15am - 4.00pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

If you meet the above requirements, please get in touch and I can give you further details.

To join us and be successful in this role you will need to:

• Have a current First Aid At Work certificate or have solid, relevant first aid experience
• Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional reference checks
• CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible
• Legal right to work in the UK

The benefits of joining Tradewind Recruitment :

• Your income matters; we will always seek to get you the highest rate of pay and will provide you with the best possible advice
• Your development matters; we offer our people free access to over 2,500 CPD courses, webinars and resources via the incredible National College
• Your flexibility matters; we tailor the working week to you - daily supply, long-term contracts and permanent positions available local to you
• Your well-being matters; we put people at the heart of everything we do and are proudly a Sunday Times Top 100 employer for 4 years running
• We pride ourselves on our exceptional service to our candidates and are proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer

If you are interested in applying for this first aid role in Haringey, please click "apply now" or contact Stuart at Tradewind at stuart.edge@twrecruitment.com or by calling 020 7845 5450 option 2.