Medical essentials for new boarding staff

Course outline:

This practical session is designed for staff who are new to the boarding environment, providing the knowledge and confidence to support pupils’ health and wellbeing in a boarding setting.

Delegates will explore common medical scenarios, including understanding new pupil medical information, vaccinations, international medications, administering medication within the boarding house, working effectively with the Health Centre, managing minor illnesses, and promoting healthy sleep routines. Through practical guidance and real-life examples, participants will gain a clear understanding of their role in supporting boarders safely and confidently.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, delegates will be able to:

• Understand how to support pupils with a range of medical needs, including international medications and vaccinations.
• Administer medication safely and work effectively with the school’s Health Centre.
• Respond confidently to common minor illnesses and promote healthy sleep and wellbeing in the boarding environment.

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Speaker:

Skyler Moulder, Lead Nurse, The Leys School and Senior Nurse Advisor, HIEDA

Skyler did her Adult Nursing BSc at Kings College London in 2011 and went straight into community nursing. After the birth of her first son she stumbled into community school nursing and never looked back. During her time as a community school nurse she covered primary and secondary schools all across Cambridgeshire. She completed training such as the CAMHS foundation module, Sexual Health and Contraception module and was trained in Safeguarding Children Level 3. She completed her PG Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing in 2016 when she was pregnant with her second son, which she later topped up to a full MSc in 2023 when she was pregnant with her daughter! This also included qualifying as a Nurse Prescriber. Skyler co-lead the development of a 0-19 Duty Desk and the introduction of the Chathealth text service in Cambridgeshire Community Services. In 2019 she became a Team Manager for the CCS Healthy Child Programme – managing a team of Nursery Nurses, Health Visitors and School Nurses during the pandemic. In 2020 she was recruited to be the Lead Nurse at The Leys in Cambridge, to lead a team covering 24 hour care for around 575 pupils (over half of which are boarders). This is where she is now and where her passion for independent school nursing started.

This event will be held jointly with: