Immunisation Nurse -Hackney & Tower Hamlets

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking dedicated professionals to deliver vital immunisation services to children. This role involves working flexibly to vaccinate school-aged children, ensuring high-quality care and compliance with national health standards. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team, engage with communities, and contribute to public health initiatives. If you're passionate about making a difference and have the necessary qualifications, this is an exciting opportunity to join a mission-driven organization committed to improving health outcomes across London.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional with relevant registration.
• Experience in vaccine administration and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Vaccinate 20 to 25 schoolchildren per hour during flu season.
• Support and promote the School Aged Immunisation Service.

Skills

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Effective communication skills

Organisational and time-management skills

Customer service and interpersonal skills

Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation Schedule

Knowledge of informed consent principles

Assertiveness

Critical thinking

Education

Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, or Allied Healthcare Professional

Proof of immunisations (Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella)

Tools

Basic Excel

Job description

Working Hours:- Flexible (Part time / Full Time) - Monday to Friday between 7:00am - 6:00pm. From September to December covering our flu season.

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical/administrative duties relating to immunisation, primarily delivered on site for primary and secondary children in schools and in community clinic settings.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
• Vaccinate 20 to 25 schoolchildren per hour (flu season).
• Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
• Support Programme Managers, Team Lead, and Clinical Lead as applicable.
• Attend sites across different locations as directed by your line manager.
• Deliver an effective, evidence-based, and competent level of care to patients.
• Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
• Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses, and complaints are reported, monitored, and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings, and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
• Ensure record keeping is up to date and in line with company policy, procedure, and guidelines.
• Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
• Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.

About us

Vaccination UK has been commissioned by NHS England since 2015 to provide school-aged immunisations, including Influenza, to pupils across numerous counties across England and all boroughs of North London.

We are also commissioned by NHS England in North London to provide outbreak response in the event of a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak, and we provide the infant BCG programme to newborns in North London.

Our mission is to fight disease and save lives by making prevention and treatment easy, accessible, and safe.

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
• Vaccinate 20 to 25 schoolchildren per hour (flu season).
• Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
• Support Programme Managers, Team Lead, and Clinical Lead as applicable.
• Attend sites across different locations as directed by your line manager.
• Deliver an effective, evidence-based, and competent level of care to patients.
• Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
• Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses, and complaints are reported, monitored, and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings, and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
• Ensure record keeping is up to date and in line with company policy, procedure, and guidelines.
• Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
• Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.

Person Specification

Experience

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Enhanced DBS certificate (Disclosure & Barring Service)
• Driving licence (and ability to drive vaccine team to school)

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, or Allied Healthcare professional, registered with their governing body: NMC, GPhC, HCPC.
• Immunisations and proof of Hepatitis B, MMR & Varicella.
• Experience of vaccine administration.

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule.
• Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.
• Computer literate with basic knowledge of Excel.
• Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.
• Effective communication both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Assertive, team player, and critical thinker.

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.