School Nurse - Student Health Services Job Snapshot Role: School Nurse - Student Health Services Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Education Management Function: Nurse Experience: Minimum 2 years Job Type: Full-timePosition OverviewSchool Nurse - Student Health Services in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Education Management opportunity focused on first aid, emergency response, student medical records, immunisation compliance, health promotion, and campus wellbeing. GEMS Education is hiring a qualified nursing professional to provide safe, responsive, and confidential healthcare support for students and employees. The role requires sound clinical judgement, strong organisational skills, and the ability to remain calm during medical incidents. The School Nurse will work closely with parents, healthcare providers, teachers, safeguarding teams, and school leaders to maintain a healthy learning environment.Job DetailsCountry: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Education Management Function: Nurse Salary: 7000-11000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-timeContextThe School Nurse - Student Health Services will manage routine and urgent healthcare requirements across the school campus. The nurse will assess illness and injury, provide immediate care, maintain medical documentation, monitor immunisation records, and determine when students or employees require referral for further treatment. The position also supports preventive health by promoting hygiene, safety, healthy habits, and wellbeing. Accurate record keeping, timely communication, and compliance with health regulations are essential to protecting students, employees, and the wider school community.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide first aid and immediate nursing care to students and employees who become ill or injured on campus.Assess symptoms, injuries, and medical concerns using appropriate clinical judgement.Determine whether an individual can return to class, requires observation, should be collected by a parent, or needs emergency treatment.Contact emergency medical services when a condition requires urgent external intervention.Administer approved medication according to prescriptions, parental consent, school procedures, and applicable regulations.Monitor students with known medical conditions, allergies, disabilities, or ongoing treatment requirements.Develop and maintain individual healthcare plans for students requiring additional medical support.Maintain accurate, current, secure, and confidential student medical records.Record clinic visits, assessments, treatment provided, medication administration, referrals, and follow-up actions.Protect student and employee health information in accordance with confidentiality requirements.Review immunisation records and monitor compliance with Ministry of Health requirements.Notify parents of missing or expired immunisation documentation and follow up until records are complete.Coordinate with parents, healthcare providers, and school leaders regarding relevant medical concerns.Communicate clearly and sensitively when discussing student illness, injury, medication, or follow-up care.Support the implementation and periodic review of school health policies and procedures.Maintain clinic readiness, including first aid supplies, emergency equipment, medication storage, and medical documentation.Check expiry dates and arrange timely replacement of medicines and clinical supplies.Ensure equipment is clean, functional, accessible, and stored safely.Promote health, hygiene, nutrition, safety, and general wellbeing throughout the school.Deliver or support awareness activities on infection prevention, personal hygiene, healthy lifestyles, and relevant health topics.Monitor potential communicable illness and follow established reporting, isolation, and notification procedures.Support school responses to outbreaks, public health concerns, and environmental health risks.Attend school trips, sports events, performances, and student activities when medical coverage is required.Advise employees on basic health precautions and emergency response procedures.Participate in safeguarding processes when a medical observation raises a student welfare concern.Maintain professional nursing standards and current knowledge of healthcare regulations and clinical practice.Complete required reports for school management and relevant health authorities.Follow all applicable health, safety, safeguarding, and school compliance requirements.Ideal ProfileRecognised and approved Bachelor of Science in Nursing.Alternatively, an approved three-year General Nursing Certificate.Ministry of Health nursing licence is preferred.Minimum two years of experience in school nursing, paediatric nursing, community healthcare, emergency care, or a similar role.Current knowledge of nursing practices, first aid