Health Centre Lead

Summary

Oundle School is seeking an experienced and dynamic Health Centre Lead to help provide strategic and operational leadership to a fully integrated healthcare service, championing the wellbeing of pupils in our a seven-day- a week boarding environment.

Detail

The role

Reporting to the Deputy Head Pastoral, the Health Centre Lead (HCL) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that Oundle School delivers a comprehensive, professionally compliant and fully integrated healthcare service. Working within a progressive boarding school environment, the HCL builds strong and effective relationships both within the Health Centre team and with key stakeholders across the School, embracing a “Team Around the Child” approach to multidisciplinary collaboration in support of our pupils.

This role includes some work outside term time to support strategic planning and operational readiness. During term time, the HCL participates in an on call rota. Onsite accommodation is provided, if required.

About the Health Centre

The Health Centre sits at the heart of the School’s commitment to pupil wellbeing, offering medical care and health services to both boarding and day pupils, as well as a limited service to staff and visiting pupils.

Key features include:-

GP surgeries for boarders three days a week

A team of Registered Nurses on duty 8am–8pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am–3pm on Sundays

First point of contact for medical issues beyond routine over-the-counter remedies provided in Houses

Nurse‑led clinics, sports day emergency care and triage

Routine and travel vaccinations

Advice and guidance on health related matters

Access to externally provided physiotherapy services

This is an exceptional opportunity for a confident healthcare leader to shape and enhance a vital service within a thriving, forward-thinking school community.

The School

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.

A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

Working weeks and hours

The role covers 41.4 working weeks, paid for 47 weeks, including holiday entitlement. Average of 40 hours per week, with a primarily Monday–Friday schedule. Flexibility is required to support the needs of a full boarding school.

Further information of this exciting opportunity can be found in the accompanying job information pack.

Living in Oundle

We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

To apply

If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date.

Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.

Application closing date: Thursday 16 April 2026, 9am

First round interviews will take place week commencing 27 April 2026

Second round interviews, the date is to be confirmed.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact:

HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE

Email c/o: opportunities@oundleschool.org.uk or Tel: 01832 277193

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department

Both Schools are 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.

Recruitment Agencies

The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.