Job title: Welfare Lead
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Primary / Infant / Junior
Functional Expertise: Non-Class Based
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Location: City of Westminster, London, UK
Job published: 21-09-2026
Job ID: 124557

Job Description

Welfare Lead – Pimlico, Westminster – Immediate Start

Are you an experienced Welfare Lead, Medical Officer, Healthcare Assistant or School Welfare professional looking for a meaningful role in a secondary school?

This Welfare Lead role is based at a high-performing academy in Pimlico, supporting students with medical, welfare and wellbeing needs. The role requires someone calm, organised and confident managing a busy medical provision.

Welfare Lead | Key Details

• Immediate start
• 36 hours per week, term-time only
• Actual salary £26,399-£26,773
• Based in Pimlico, Westminster
• Responsible for student welfare, first aid and medical support
• Excellent CPD, staff benefits and career development available

Welfare Lead | The Role

• Lead the school’s welfare and medical provision
• Act as the main point of contact for student medical needs
• Provide first aid, welfare and day-to-day medical support
• Manage the medical room, medication records and medical supplies
• Support students with ongoing, complex or long-term medical needs
• Lead on Individual Healthcare Plans and medical documentation
• Provide intimate care and catheter care where trained and required
• Work closely with the DSL, SENDCo, pastoral team, parents and healthcare professionals
• Maintain accurate, confidential records in line with safeguarding and GDPR

Welfare Lead | Candidate Requirements

• Experience providing first aid, welfare or medical support
• Experience working with children or young people
• Comfortable supporting students with complex medical needs
• Catheter care experience is desirable, but training can be provided
• Strong organisation, record-keeping and communication skills
• Calm under pressure and confident responding to medical incidents
• Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Healthcare, first aid, nursing, childcare or welfare qualification desirable

This Welfare Lead role would suit someone who is practical, discreet and confident taking responsibility for student medical care in a busy secondary school environment.

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