Immunisation Nurse

Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Wales; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications from enthusiastic Nurses to join the School Age Immunisation Service. Two positions are available: 22.5 hours a week term time only, and 22.5 hours a week all year round.

You will participate in organising and delivering the childhood immunisation programme for school aged children across Hampshire, under the supervision of the immunisation lead, coordinating with School Nursing and Education services to safeguard

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (NMC registration) or Midwife registration.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the commissioned school aged immunisation programme in schools and community clinics.
• Collaborate with 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, Primary Care and Education teams to maximise uptake.
• Maintain data collection, ensure cold chain compliance, and uphold governance and safeguarding standards.

Skills

RN with NMC registration

Midwife registration

Driving licence

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated Nurses to join the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust School Age Immunisation Service.

We have two positions available:

• 22.5 hours a week term time only
• 22.5 hours a week all year round

You will participate in the organisation and delivery of the childhood immunisation programme for school aged children across Hampshire, under the supervision of the immunisation lead.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Your role will include working in partnership with other services such as the School Nursing Service, Education service (including Elective Home Educated). You will demonstrate clinical expertise and governance in all aspects of the service, including safeguarding children, whilst being supported by robust organisational supervision, guidelines, and policies.

You must be either RN qualified and have current NMC registration or have relevant professional registration, e.g. Midwife.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm. Happy to discuss flexible working as to which days of the week that you work but due to the nature of the role the hours each day will need to be as stated.

If you feel you have the drive and ambition to rise to this challenge and really want to make a difference, then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a team to deliver the commissioned school aged immunisation programme to children aged 4-18 years living and attending school within Hampshire and Isle of Wight area.

Demonstrate partnership working with the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, Child Health Information Service, Primary Care, Public Health England and Education, including the Elective Home Educated community to increase the uptake of immunisations.

Undertake delivery of immunisation sessions in schools and community clinics and complete the associated data collection

Understand the relevant chapters in the Immunisation Green Book (DOH) and understand storage and carriage instructions for immunisations including maintaining the Cold Chain at all times.

Understand the pre-requisites of giving an immunisation, understanding the contra‑indications, pre and post care and the relevant advice to give to the child/young person.

Understand all aspects of consent and adhere to trust policies and procedures.

Participate in audit to ensure services are clinically effective, providing best care and using up to date evidence based practice.

To be aware of local and national research and development programmes relevant to immunisation to maintain an effective workforce capable of meeting its objectives.

Demonstrate computer literacy in order to enhance robust communication and data analysis

Promote and support an effective team ethos through the use of excellent communication skills

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined‑up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community‑based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute‑level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team – detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (NMC Registration)
• OR
• Relevant Professional Registration e.g. Midwife
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).