Hospital Wing: Duties & Advancement Guide

The Hospital Wing
Advancement Guide

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Overview

By volunteering in the hospital wing, students can advance through the school's medical ranks and learn increasingly difficult healing spells they would otherwise be unable to cast. Five tiers of spells can be unlocked, and this is done through volunteering. For each year that a student offers their services, it is assumed that they have picked up these healing essentials.

Whether your character has an interest in healing or just some free time on their hands, the hospital wing is a great activity to help them develop this area of their magic.

Once you have passed a year, a medical section will be added to your willow tree with all the new spells your character can cast both in and outside of the hospital wing.

Similarly, those working within the apothecary and greenhouses are capable of moving through the ranks, albeit in different capacities.

When considering the years of service, the student is able to effectively and efficiently cast anything in the year below the one they are currently in. They are able to attempt spells of the new service year but are not yet proficient to the point of certainty. At the end of that year, they will be considered proficient and the spells will be added to their tree.

Example: Rae is a fourth year. At the time of sign-up, she would've had three previous years of experience under her belt. This makes her a newly minted "Adept Nurse" (4th year of service), however it is understood she hasn't yet learned many things for this new year. It makes sense then that she still has issues with the "Adept" spells. She may attempt them and have some success, but nothing is guaranteed, and failure is still expected. At the end of her fourth year, she will have "passed" her fourth year of hospital wing service. At this time, the spells will be added to her willow, and she will no longer have issues casting them as she moves up to the next rank of "Specialist" in the term after.

In the case of first-year volunteers, they may RP attempting the spells in Tier 1 and are even free to succeed from time to time! But, largely, they are not and should not be played as proficient and infallible as this is only their first year on the wing, and there's much to learn.

The tiers do not coincide with the year of your student. The clock starts from the time they start. This means that it is very possible for a 6th year student to be at only Tier 2 if they began volunteering in their 4th year.

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Nurse Duties

General

Basic Patient Care:

• Changing linens, fluffing pillows, ensuring patients are comfortable.
  
• Monitoring temperature, pulse, and any symptoms that present.
  
• Providing patients with meals brought in by the house elves, manually feeding where necessary.
  
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the wing and all equipment.
  
• Work closely with apothecaries to ensure stable supplies and storage.

First Aid & Stabilisation:

• Applying bandages, cleaning wounds, and administering simple healing charms under supervision.
  
• Escorting injured students from classrooms or the Quidditch pitch to the wing.
  
• Ensuring patients are stable enough for transport to the wing.
  
• Administering mild to moderate pain draughts under the strict directives of the healer.
  
• Administering specialised potions based on patient need under the strict directives and supervision of the healer.
  
• Performing simple healing spells on patients in need. (Advanced spells and more complicated matters require the supervision of the healer or, in less severe cases, her second in command on the wing.)

Observation & Reporting:

• Watching for potion side effects or worsening symptoms.
  
• Alerting the Healer if a patient’s condition changes.
  
• Maintaining careful records of patients and their condition.
  
• Keeping hospital wing files organised and up to date; maintaining patient confidentiality (those found in violation of this will be removed from their duties on the wing with immediate effect.)

Emotional Support:

• Sitting with frightened or lonely patients, offering reassurance.
  
• Calming patients who present as anxious or erratic.
  
• Advising and encouraging stubborn patients regarding their care.

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Healing Tier System

As previously mentioned, there is a 5-tier system of operation within this wing. This will determine your character's rank and what they would be capable of. The tiers are as follows:

Novice (1st Year of Service)

• Foundational diagnostics using simple spells, maintain cleanliness of bed linens and equipment, sterilising scrapes and wounds, record patient symptoms and report changes promptly to the Healer.

Junior (2nd Year of Service)

• First real treatments, administer mild potions (Pepperup, Pain Relief Draught) as directed, relief spells, broader monitoring of patient symptoms, potions effects and charts, transport injured students from classrooms or Quidditch pitch to the wing.

Apprentice (3rd Year of Service)

• Apply bandages with magical reinforcement, perform intermediate healing charms for sprains or shallow wounds, use more complex diagnostic spells to identify fractures, internal bleeding, or magical poisoning, administer restorative potions for stamina or blood replenishment under Healer guidance only.

Adept (4th Year of Service)

• Emergency revival, such as performing spells like Rennervate to revive unconscious patients, or stabilise breathing with charmwork, assist with spells that mend bone or tissue, though still under Healer oversight, deep restorative magic, and structural healing, direct juniors and novices during busy times, ensuring smooth workflow in the wing.

Specialist (5th Year of Service)

• Notable skill, capable of significant trauma care,capable of handling major injuries (broken bones, spell damage, Quidditch accidents) until the Healer arrives, trusted to triage patients, prioritising care in emergencies, train lower tiers, oversee apprentices.

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Alchemist Duties

General

Potion Preparation:

• Brewing standard hospital wing potions (Peppermint Draught, Wiggenweld, Fever Reducer, etc.) under recipe and supervision.
  
• Keeping stocks replenished and properly labeled.
  
• Ensure proper storage of ingredients received from the greenhouse.
  
• Preparing adequate supplies to keep the hospital wing stocked.
  
• Work alongside the healer for more complicated/advanced brews.

Inventory Management:

• Cataloguing ingredients, checking expiration dates, and ensuring rare components are stored safely.
  
• Monitoring inventory to flag any instances of overuse or misuse.
  
• Anticipating the needs of the nurses for patient care based on observed patterns.

Dispensing Potions:

• Measuring and preparing doses to be delivered to patients as directed by the Healer. (all doses Must first receive healer approval, save in the case of the most common potions--pepperup, mild pain relief draughts.)

Experimentation Support:

• Assisting the Healer with testing new blends or adjusting recipes for unusual cases. (Must not be attempted without proper supervision.)
  

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Alchemist Tier System

As previously mentioned, there is a 5-tier system of operation within this wing. This will determine your character's rank and what they would be capable of. The tiers are as follows:

Novice (1st Year of Service)

• Learn basic potion recipes (Peppermint Draught, Fever Reducer, Wiggenweld), practice hygiene and safe ingredient handling, label and store common potions correctly.

Junior (2nd Year of Service)

• Brew more complex but standard potions (Pain Relief Draughts, Pepperup), monitor brewing processes and spot errors, assist in dispensing doses under Healer supervision.

Apprentice (3rd Year of Service)

• Prepare advanced stabilising brews (Blood‑Replenishing Potion, Calming Draught), diagnose potion spoilage or contamination, support Healer in adjusting recipes for unusual cases.

Adept (4th Year of Service)

• Handle emergency brews (Skele‑Gro, antidotes for common poisons), manage inventory of rare or volatile ingredients, experiment with modifying recipes under strict supervision.

Specialist (5th Year of Service)

• Capable of brewing trauma‑level potions (Draught of Living Death antidotes, advanced restorative elixirs), trusted to oversee apprentices and juniors.

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Herbalist Duties

General

Herb Cultivation:

• Growing and harvesting medicinal plants (e.g., dittany, murtlap, valerian).
  
• Ensuring magical plants are kept healthy and safe to handle.
  
• Ensuring proper harvesting methods to avoid damage to plants.
  
• Checking for and treating any disease present.

Ingredient Preparation:

• Drying, grinding, or distilling herbs for potion use.
  
• Preparing poultices, salves, or infused bandages.
  

Creature Byproducts:

• Liasing with the creatures professor for collecting safe amounts of substances like murtlap essence or unicorn hair (with care and permission), as well as any other useful byproducts.

Environmental Care:

• Maintaining enchanted soil, temperature charms, or protective wards in the greenhouse to keep plants viable year-round.
  

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Herbalist Tier System

As previously mentioned, there is a 5-tier system of operation within this wing. This will determine your character's rank and what they would be capable of. The tiers are as follows:

Novice (1st Year of Service)

• Basic plant care: watering, pruning, soil maintenance, learn safe handling of common medicinal plants (valerian, chamomile), assist in harvesting under supervision.

Junior (2nd Year of Service)

• Cultivate and harvest mid‑level plants (dittany, murtlap), prepare simple salves or poultices from fresh herbs, monitor magical plant health, and report issues.

Apprentice (3rd Year of Service)

• Manage more complex or temperamental plants (mandrakes, venomous tentacula), distill essences and tinctures for apothecary use.

Adept (4th Year of Service)

• Handle rare or dangerous plants (shrivelfigs, bubotuber pus), create advanced herbal preparations (regenerative poultices, concentrated extracts), oversee greenhouse wards and magical climate adjustments.

Specialist (5th Year of Service)

• Mastery of rare and high‑risk flora (e.g., phoenix‑feather‑infused soil, dragon‑scale fertilizer), trusted to lead cultivation projects for critical hospital wing supplies.