Salary: £30,770.00 to £35,338.00 per annum pro rata, plus excellent benefits
Contract Type: Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (alternative working patterns available).
Location: Paignton, Devon
While we would ideally welcome a candidate who is able to work full time on a year-round basis, we recognise the importance of flexibility and are happy to consider applications from individuals seeking alternative working patterns, including term-time only arrangements.
If you would like to explore these arrangements in more detail and understand how they may align with the College’s requirements, we would be pleased to hear from you. Please feel free to contact us for an informal conversation about the role and your suitability.
Scope and responsibilities:
Join a College where Aspiration, Inclusion and Respect shape everything we do, and where your impact will be felt every single day.
Are you a compassionate and proactive nurse who wants to make a real difference?
At South Devon College, you won’t just be providing medical support, you’ll be helping transform lives. Our students don’t just come here to learn; they come to grow, overcome challenges and thrive, and that’s where you come in.
As part of our dedicated Safeguarding & Wellbeing Team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting students aged 14+ and our wider college community to feel safe, well, and ready to succeed.
This isn’t your typical nursing role, it’s dynamic, varied and deeply rewarding. You’ll work in a fast-paced, people-centred environment where no two days are the same. One moment you might be supporting a student in crisis, the next you’re contributing to safeguarding plans or working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the right support is in place.
Be the calm in the storm. The listener. The expert. The person who makes a difference every single day.
What you’ll be doing
As our College Nurse, you’ll be at the heart of our support network, delivering confidential, professional and responsive care.
You will:
- Provide first-line confidential advice and support to students and staff on a wide range of:
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Carry out timely assessments and respond appropriately to medical situations and welfare needs
- Recognise when to treat, monitor or refer to external healthcare professionals
- Support the development of:
- Pregnancy risk assessments
- PEEP (Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans)
- Assess staff pre-employment medical questionnaires
- Work collaboratively across the college to ensure safe, accurate and appropriate information sharing
Working as part of a supportive team
You’ll be fully supported day-to-day by:
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads
- Head of Safeguarding & Wellbeing
You’ll also work closely with:
- Personal Tutors and curriculum teams
- External professionals and partner agencies
This is a highly collaborative role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring every student receives the right support, at the right time, in the right way.
Why this role matters
This isn’t just a clinical role; it’s about making a lasting impact.
You’ll be:
- Supporting young people through challenging moments
- Helping remove barriers to education
- Promoting independence, resilience and wellbeing
- Contributing to a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment
About Safeguarding & Wellbeing at the College
Our Safeguarding & Wellbeing Team provides essential support across all sites, ensuring students and staff have access to the help they need.
Explore our Wellbeing Support
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who is:
- A registered nurse with strong clinical judgement
- Calm, approachable and compassionate
- Confident in managing a wide variety of presentations
- Skilled at building trusted relationships with young people and staff
- Able to balance confidentiality with safeguarding responsibilities
- Passionate about supporting wellbeing in an educational setting
Why join us?
At South Devon College, we are Powered by People.
We offer:
- A role where your work has real purpose and visible impact
- A supportive, values-driven culture
- Opportunities for professional development
- The chance to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team
- A welcoming community serving Torquay, Paignton, Brixham and beyond
Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:
- 25 days annual leave (pro-rata of fractional) including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
- 1 additional day’s holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);
- 1 additional day’s holiday for every 5 years served;
- Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
- Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
- Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 18%;
- Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
- Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
- Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
- On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
- Employee Assistance Programmes;
- Access to Blue Light Card membership;
- Discounted travel schemes.
Closing Date: Midnight, Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Interview Date: Monday 6 July 2026 (subject to the advert closing early)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.
To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website. Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Working at South Devon College, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College’s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.
We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.
