About the Role

We are looking for a Medical Lead to manage and organise our first aid support and response for students and staff during the school day. This role also includes responsibility for managing first aid procedures and practices for school trips, working with the senior leader who is responsible for leading this area and eventually supporting the leadership of external trips as part of this role. The successful candidate will be the primary contact between school, families and external medical professionals regarding student health and wellbeing. 

The successful candidate will be experienced in responding to first aid, have a FAW and/or PFA qualification and be excellent in communicating with students, staff, school families and external agencies regarding medical and wellbeing needs. In addition, you will be a highly organised and efficient in the administration of this area. 

This role is 0.6 FTE and there is some flexibility in the working hours and days for the right candidate. If you are interested and would like to find out more, please get in touch to have a conversation about the role

This is a permanent opportunity starting August 2026. If you would like to visit the school for a tour or speak with the Headteacher about this role, please get in touch.

Job Requirements

• Experience in managing first aid and medical, ideally in a clinical or school setting

• Experience of working in a school setting with young people

• Up to date knowledge of medical support in schools ‘DFE Guidance Medical Conditions’

• Excellent communicator in working with students, staff, school families and external agencies.

• An excellent administrator for all medical record keeping.

About Iveshead School

Iveshead is an inclusive 11-19 school in the heart of the Shepshed community with our core values of ‘Respect, Succeed, Enrich’. We have high expectations of our students and are ambitious for each and every one of them.  Our mission is clear - we want to ensure that all of our students have an excellent education and experience of school, giving them opportunity and choice beyond Year 11 and Year 13. 

Our students are fantastic young people who work hard, enjoy learning and make every day different. We are incredibly lucky that we have a dedicated team of staff: our teachers are subject experts who love teaching their subject. We work together to ensure that we are removing barriers and helping students to flourish. We are a truly inclusive school and are rightly proud of our two specialist provisions.

We have an impressive Sixth Form where we retain students to study a wide range of A Level and vocational courses. Students are successful in gaining places at universities, securing places for competitive apprenticeships and employment opportunities beyond Year 13.  

Our school campus is very well resourced; our Sixth Form students study in a brand new Sixth Form Centre which was opened at the beginning of this academic year.  We offer a supportive and welcoming environment with respect for all, a dedicated staff and a strong blend of activities which create an enriching and successful education for all students at Iveshead.

About Mowbray Education Trust

As a leading, high performing education provider, the Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a multi- academy trust currently educating around 2,500 pupils from the age of 2 to 16. Our schools are based in the town of Melton Mowbray and surrounding villages in the Borough of Melton and are easily commutable from Grantham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, and Oakham.

As an organization, we are always looking to develop our staff to grow their career with us through mentoring and professional development opportunities. Our staff are driven by one main vision, to do our best for every single pupil so that they can develop to their full potential, to act courageously and with integrity in all that they do.

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.

All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks; including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check – this includes a probationary period.