Community Immunisation Nurse

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in Ipswich is recruiting Community Immunisation Nurses to deliver the Immunisation Programme across Suffolk and Essex. You will join a friendly team and contribute to protecting public health by vaccinating diverse communities.

The role requires working across schools and community clinics, some weekend/evening hours, travel across the county, and a valid driving license with access to a car. Full training will be provided and NHS values apply.

Qualifications

• Evidence of post registration continuing professional development.
• Current Registration with NMC.
• Mentorship or teaching qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide range of vaccinations to all age groups, independently and as part of a team.
• Work in schools, community clinics and other venues.
• Assess and review missed vaccinations and vaccination histories.
• Travel across the area; hold a full driving licence and access to a car for business use.
• Promote safe practice and collect accurate data to meet KPIs.
• Collaborate with local providers and health services to improve access for all communities.

Education

Post-registration CPD

NMC Registration

Mentorship/Teaching qualification

Job description

Main area Community and School Age Immunisation Service Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Term time hours

37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked across Monday-Sunday, including later evening working and across the whole county) Job ref 812-26-CIN-NC-SFK-B5

Site Sudbury House Town Ipswich Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 08/10/2026

Job overview

The World Health Organisation says "Immunization is key to primary health care, an indisputable human right, and one of the best health investments money can buy." If you would like to play your part in delivering immunisations to the communities of Suffolk and Essex, and you are a nurse, please consider applying to join our friendly team.

We are looking for clinicians who can work flexibly and have excellent communication skills, who enjoy working with a wide range of communities and individuals, and are passionate about promoting the health of others.

While previous experience of delivering vaccinations is useful, full training and induction will be offered to successful candidates.

The work will involve some weekend and evening work across Suffolk to meet the needs of our communities.

*Proposed interview date: 08/10/2026*

HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.

Main duties of the job

Working independently and in a team delivering a wide range of vaccinations to all age ranges.

Working in schools, community clinics, and other venues.

Providing assessment and review of missed vaccinations and reviewing vaccination histories for those not vaccinated according to English Schedule.

The role will require the successful candidates to travel across the area and at times outside of the region, and so you must hold a full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the 'Top 100 Best Places to Work' (Health Service Journal). Our CQC rating is of 'Good'.

If you are interested then please call for an informal chat with Helen Scott Team Lead 07788 786568 or email [e-mail]

Working for our organisation

• A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
• You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering, and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds
• We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible.
• You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Community Immunisation Nurse is responsible for the delivery of the Immunisation Programmes as delegated by the Senior Immunisation nurse, Clinical lead or Team Lead.

• Reporting to the Immunisation Team and Clinical Lead the Community Immunisation Nurse will support the development of the service and work with colleagues to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective Community and School Age Immunisation programme.
• To be responsible for the delivery of an effective and efficient Immunisation Programme in partnership with service users, other stakeholders and commissioners.
• To be responsible for collecting accurate data at each session
• To work collaboratively in the planning and delivery of immunisation programmes across communities in order to achieve the KPIs across the programme.
• To work with local statutory, private and voluntary providers, and users to develop and promote practice that is accessible and responsive to all section of the local community, ensuring that services are targeted to the most vulnerable groups and individuals to support social inclusion.
• To promote and monitor safe and effective practice
• To provide and promote access to information and other services, to refer as appropriate. To liaise and work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies, and other health services colleagues.
• To provide health promotion/ education in line with the Immunisation programme.
• To adhere to current Local Safeguarding Board and Child Protection Procedures.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

• Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
• Current Registration with NMC.
• Mentorship or qualification teaching qualification or equivalent experience

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of team work
• Experience of working with other Agencies
• Experience of working with diverse service users
• A knowledge of health inequalities and the barriers to accessing health services
• Is able to demonstrate an understanding of public health and impact on communities

Skills and Abilities

• Able to work autonomously within a clinical team to deliver the county wide vaccination programme
• IT skills and able to interpret data
• Communicating with a wide range of communities and service users

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Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold. Please visit the Gov.UK website for detail.

If applicable to the role, staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In submitting an application form, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.