Community Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Doncaster seeks a Community Staff Nurse to deliver immunisations as part of the national program. The role requires a Registered Nurse with NMC registration and experience in community health. Responsibilities include working with schools and parents to ensure children receive their vaccinations. The position offers a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum, pro rata, and a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Vaccination and Immunisation Training.
• Experience of working in community with children.

Responsibilities

• Deliver routine immunisations in schools.
• Promote immunisations to stakeholders.
• Review health needs of individuals eligible for vaccines.

Job description

Go back Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 21 August 2025

The RDaSH School Age Immunisation Team are looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated Registered Nurse to deliver routine immunisations in school as part of the national immunisation schedule.

The successful candidate will work alongside existing team members to promote immunisations and ensure that all children eligible are offered a vaccination including those most vulnerable.

To do this you will work in partnership with schools, parents/guardians, children and young people using innovative ways in which to increase uptake. The hours are worked over four days from 8am - 4pm in term time only.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration. Ideally they will have experience of working in community with children and young people and have knowledge of immunisation programmes.

The successful candidate will be able to gain in depth knowledge about the vaccination programmes we deliver so that they can promote these vaccinations and address any queries or concerns. As a member of the team the successful candidate will review the health needs of eligible individuals to ensure they are up to date with vaccines and that they have no contraindications to receiving a specific vaccine. They will work with the team to contact all parents/guardians who have not returned consent forms to obtain either consent or refusal.

The successful candidate must be able to vaccinate children/young people in a variety of settings safely and effectively and complete all necessary documentation. To do this they will need to be able to work confidently with computers and computer systems.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC registered)
• Vaccination and Immunisation Training

Experience

• Evidence of recent professional development
• Experience of undertaking health assessments

Knowledge

• Knowledge of childhood immunisation programmes
• Knowledge of ethical and legal principles of the immunisation programme
• Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, and accurate
• Understand and work within data protection policies and information governance
• Knowledge of health and safety when working in a community setting
• Ability to recognise and understand equality and diversity
• Ability to use software packages appropriate to clinical care
• Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern