Immunisation Nurse

NHS; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated immunisation nurse to join their team. The role involves working within the community to deliver vital vaccination services to children and young people, ensuring public health standards are upheld. Flexibility in working hours is required to meet service demands.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered 1st Level Nurse with CPD evidence.
• In-depth knowledge of vaccination & immunisation principles required.
• Experience working within Primary Care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver immunisations as part of a nurse-led team.
• Plan and execute vaccination campaigns for children.
• Assess clients prior to vaccination and ensure cold chain maintenance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Flexibility

Education

Registered 1st Level Nurse

Diploma in nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job summary

The successful applicants will be dynamic, highly motivated individuals, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work autonomously and as a member of the Immunisation team. As an immunisation nurse you will be working as part of pro-active skill mix team who are committed to delivering high quality services to children, young people and their families. Travelling in your own vehicle across the Mersey care footprint.

Applicants must demonstrate an in depth knowledge and understanding of public health with regard to vaccination & immunisation principles of the national childhood and adult programmes, with a commitment to reducing health inequalities.

Main duties of the job

The responsibilities of a member of the nurse led immunisation team will be to support the national childhood immunisation programme and at times respond to disease outbreaks. This will involve the planning, delivery and optimisation of the national routine immunisation programmes.

Immunisations will be undertaken during campaigns to school age children, specifically MMR, HPV, Meningitis, School Leaver Booster, Influenza vaccinations and Other vaccinations as directed by NHS England.

The post holder will also deliver out of schedule vaccinations in accordance with the TheGreen Book following the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures to ensure children are protected against vaccine preventable diseases.

The service delivers vaccines across the 0-19 year olds and 0-25 for children with specialist educational needs.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

5 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-CC7271925

Job locations

Manor Farm PCRC

Manor Farm Road

Huyton

L36 0UB

Job description Job responsibilities

We have a number of temporary posts working across the Mersey care footprint delivering immunisations either targeted 0-5 vaccinations or school based flu vaccination.

As an integral part of a nurse led Immunisation Team the post holder will receive supervision and guidance around clinical activity from the Caseload Holder and Immunisation Team Leader. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive vaccination to children aged 0-5 years who have fallen out of schedule with their primary immunisations

School Age Children in schools, special schools, home or Alternative Education Provisions as commissioned by NHS England to include delivery of an education session/ assembly to the appropriate school years.

Prophylactic anti-viral medication and mass vaccination in outbreak/ pandemic situations

Expansion of the public health agenda i.e. introduction of new vaccines, associated health promotion campaigns

The post holder will:

Individually assess clients prior to vaccination. This may require analysis of whether to defer or refer on, including review of current health status, clinical condition, current medication and reference to national policy under the guidance and supervision of the V&I Coordinator/Team Leader.

Must have undertaken appropriate training for working under the current terms of a PGD before working to it.

Must have undertaken appropriate training for working under PGDs forsupply/administration of medicines

Ensure they are up to date with relevant issues and clinical skills relating to immunisation and management of anaphylaxis, with evidence of appropriate Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Give prescribed vaccines and anti-viral medication as authorised via Patient Group Directions

Maintain clinical standards ensuring hand hygiene is performed before and after every client contact, that vaccination takes place in a safe environment equipment / emergency drugs are in date and accessible, reporting any concerns to the Caseload Holder/Team Leader.

Co-ordinate delivery of vaccines and equipment to the community clinics from the Medicines Management Distribution Centre

Adhere to policy and practice to ensure safe storage, handling preparation and administration of vaccines and medication

Be accountable for ensuring cold chain maintenance during the transport of vaccines and for any fridges or cold chain porters used for transportation

Act as a resource increasing the pool of knowledge around immunisation

Contribute towards a reduction of clinical risk, preventing significant events, acting upon them and the associated cost implications of dealing with errors e.g. setting up recall clinics

Job description Job responsibilities

We have a number of temporary posts working across the Mersey care footprint delivering immunisations either targeted 0-5 vaccinations or school based flu vaccination.

As an integral part of a nurse led Immunisation Team the post holder will receive supervision and guidance around clinical activity from the Caseload Holder and Immunisation Team Leader. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive vaccination to children aged 0-5 years who have fallen out of schedule with their primary immunisations

School Age Children in schools, special schools, home or Alternative Education Provisions as commissioned by NHS England to include delivery of an education session/ assembly to the appropriate school years.

Prophylactic anti-viral medication and mass vaccination in outbreak/ pandemic situations

Expansion of the public health agenda i.e. introduction of new vaccines, associated health promotion campaigns

The post holder will:

Individually assess clients prior to vaccination. This may require analysis of whether to defer or refer on, including review of current health status, clinical condition, current medication and reference to national policy under the guidance and supervision of the V&I Coordinator/Team Leader.

Must have undertaken appropriate training for working under the current terms of a PGD before working to it.

Must have undertaken appropriate training for working under PGDs forsupply/administration of medicines

Ensure they are up to date with relevant issues and clinical skills relating to immunisation and management of anaphylaxis, with evidence of appropriate Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Give prescribed vaccines and anti-viral medication as authorised via Patient Group Directions

Maintain clinical standards ensuring hand hygiene is performed before and after every client contact, that vaccination takes place in a safe environment equipment / emergency drugs are in date and accessible, reporting any concerns to the Caseload Holder/Team Leader.

Co-ordinate delivery of vaccines and equipment to the community clinics from the Medicines Management Distribution Centre

Adhere to policy and practice to ensure safe storage, handling preparation and administration of vaccines and medication

Be accountable for ensuring cold chain maintenance during the transport of vaccines and for any fridges or cold chain porters used for transportation

Act as a resource increasing the pool of knowledge around immunisation

Contribute towards a reduction of clinical risk, preventing significant events, acting upon them and the associated cost implications of dealing with errors e.g. setting up recall clinics

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered 1st Level Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development in relation to clinical practice competencies, including consent and emergency anaphylaxis and basic life support management

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.

Knowledge/Experience Essential

• Evidence of continuing clinical experience working within Primary Care
• Knowledge and understanding of public health with regard to vaccination and immunisation principles and the national Immunisation programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures to Protect children and adults and the issues and implications for practice.
• Understanding of the professional code of conduct.
• Evidence of professional knowledge and research based nursing

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of involvement in clinical audit

Values Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change Oriented

Skills Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and team members work when required.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and effective partnership working.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements for this post i.e. travel for work purposes independently across localities and be able to assist in manoeuvring and carriage of equipment to vaccination sites i.e. vaccine porters.
• Flexibility in availability to meet the needs of the service. During times of increased service pressure flexible working hours including early morning planned sessions and occasional early evening and weekend work may be required.

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in teaching or group work.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office "Power Point" package

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered 1st Level Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development in relation to clinical practice competencies, including consent and emergency anaphylaxis and basic life support management

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.

Knowledge/Experience Essential

• Evidence of continuing clinical experience working within Primary Care
• Knowledge and understanding of public health with regard to vaccination and immunisation principles and the national Immunisation programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures to Protect children and adults and the issues and implications for practice.
• Understanding of the professional code of conduct.
• Evidence of professional knowledge and research based nursing

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of involvement in clinical audit

Values Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change Oriented

Skills Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and team members work when required.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and effective partnership working.
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements for this post i.e. travel for work purposes independently across localities and be able to assist in manoeuvring and carriage of equipment to vaccination sites i.e. vaccine porters.
• Flexibility in availability to meet the needs of the service. During times of increased service pressure flexible working hours including early morning planned sessions and occasional early evening and weekend work may be required.

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in teaching or group work.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office "Power Point" package

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manor Farm PCRC

Manor Farm Road

Huyton

L36 0UB

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manor Farm PCRC

Manor Farm Road

Huyton

L36 0UB

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)