Head of Medical Services
- Organisation: Ratcliffe College
- Location: Leicestershire
- Salary info £30,609.00 per annum
- Tenure: Part-time
- Closing Date: Friday 3 July 2026
The Head of Medical Services is responsible for leading and managing the provision of medical care and health promotion across the College from Nursery to Sixth Form, including boarding provision.
Job Title: Head of Medical Services
Accountable to: Deputy Head Pastoral
Line Manager for: School Nurses and Health Care Assistants
Purpose of the Role
The Head of Medical Services is responsible for leading and managing the provision of medical care and health promotion across the College from Nursery to Sixth Form, including boarding provision. The postholder will be the primary professional adviser to the Deputy Head Pastoral and Director of Safeguarding regarding medical provision, student health and clinical matters within the College.
The postholder will ensure the delivery of a safe, effective and high-quality medical service which promotes the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of students and supports the wider pastoral aims of the College.
The postholder will lead the Medical Department in a manner consistent with the Catholic ethos and Rosminian charism of the College, having due regard to the teachings of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, whilst continuing to meet all relevant professional standards, statutory requirements and safeguarding obligations.
The Head of Medical Services will provide clinical leadership for the Medical Department, oversee compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and work closely with pastoral, safeguarding and boarding teams to ensure outstanding care for students.
Terms of the Role
30 hours per week (Monday to Friday), term-time role (34 weeks) with additional attendance during INSET days and student induction day (4 days – 2 days immediately prior to the Autumn Term, 1 day immediately prior to the Spring Term, 1 day immediately prior to the Summer Term) and school events, such as Year Group celebrations, as required.
Work on no more than 8 Saturday mornings per school year (9.00am to 12.00pm) to support the medical provision for sport on campus.
Some flexibility of hours is required to support the needs of the Medical Department and boarding provision.
Participation in the Medical Department overnight and on-call rota is required.
Due to the nature of the role, all holidays must be taken outside of the school term and INSET/student induction days.
For further information please see attached Recruitment Pack.
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The Head of Medical Services is responsible for leading and managing the provision of medical care and health promotion across the College from Nursery to Sixth Form, including boarding provision.
Description
Job Title: Head of Medical Services
Accountable to: Deputy Head Pastoral
Line Manager for: School Nurses and Health Care Assistants
Purpose of the Role
The Head of Medical Services is responsible for leading and managing the provision of medical care and health promotion across the College from Nursery to Sixth Form, including boarding provision. The postholder will be the primary professional adviser to the Deputy Head Pastoral and Director of Safeguarding regarding medical provision, student health and clinical matters within the College.
The postholder will ensure the delivery of a safe, effective and high-quality medical service which promotes the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of students and supports the wider pastoral aims of the College.
The postholder will lead the Medical Department in a manner consistent with the Catholic ethos and Rosminian charism of the College, having due regard to the teachings of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, whilst continuing to meet all relevant professional standards, statutory requirements and safeguarding obligations.
The Head of Medical Services will provide clinical leadership for the Medical Department, oversee compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and work closely with pastoral, safeguarding and boarding teams to ensure outstanding care for students.
Terms of the Role
30 hours per week (Monday to Friday), term-time role (34 weeks) with additional attendance during INSET days and student induction day (4 days – 2 days immediately prior to the Autumn Term, 1 day immediately prior to the Spring Term, 1 day immediately prior to the Summer Term) and school events, such as Year Group celebrations, as required.
Work on no more than 8 Saturday mornings per school year (9.00am to 12.00pm) to support the medical provision for sport on campus.
Some flexibility of hours is required to support the needs of the Medical Department and boarding provision.
Participation in the Medical Department overnight and on-call rota is required.
Due to the nature of the role, all holidays must be taken outside of the school term and INSET/student induction days.
For further information please see attached Recruitment Pack.
