Immunisation Nurse/Practitioner - Band 5

Lincolnshire Community Health Services; Spalding; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annualised hours

Flexible working

Part-time role

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking an Immunisation Nurse/Practitioner (Band 5) for 19 hours per week across Lincolnshire. This fixed-term, annualised hours contract covers immunisation services for school-aged programmes, with duties across clinical and non-clinical settings.

The role requires travel countywide and involvement with schools and communities to ensure high immunisation uptake.

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Post-registration experience in relevant setting.
• Safeguarding experience.
• Knowledge of the childhood immunisation programme.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver immunisation and vaccinations programme in various settings.
• Undertake stock rotation and ensure cold chain storage policy.
• Safely transport vaccines between locations.
• Collaborate with schools to support delivery of immunisation programme.
• Use evidence-based practice to deliver and develop care.
• Maintain accurate documentation per trust guidance.
• Attend mandatory training and CPD as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Child health immunisation

CPD evidence

Multi-agency work

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Tools

Systmone

Job description

Immunisation Nurse/Practitioner - Band 5

Band 5

Main area Immunisations Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 11 months (annualised hours contract) Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working
• Annualised hours

19 hours per week (19 hours per week flexible to meet demand in fluctuating workload of varied Immunisation programmes) Job ref 818-NUR331

Site Johnson Hospital Town Spalding Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at LCHS.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our teams – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

• Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
• Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
• Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the LCHG team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients. We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job overview

Are you passionate about making a positive difference to the long term health of children and young people of Lincolnshire? if so read on!

This role provides an opportunity to directly support the Public Health agenda across Lincolnshire, protecting our children and young people from preventable diseases.

LCHS School Aged Immunisation Service is commissioned to deliver all vaccinations to the school aged population across Lincolnshire. An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a skilled, motivated individual with relevant experience to support service delivery of these programmes.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the team you will be expected to work flexibly across the county to deliver the immunisation and vaccination programme under the direction of the Professional Advisor for School Aged Immunisations.

You will be expected to deliver vaccinations in line with local and national policies and procedures aligned with the contracted service offer.

You will be responsible for using evidence based practice to plan and deliver the programme in a variety of settings for children and young people ensuring that you keep practice up to date.

This post requires that you have the ability to travel between locations countywide to carry out your work and to attend training and meetings; daily access to transport is therefore essential.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• 1.To deliver the immunisation and vaccinations programme in a variety of clinical/non clinical setting, ensuring all eligible children and young people have access to relevant immunisation programmes and work towards optimum uptake, taking into account any additional needs identified and referring to the appropriate professionals and agencies.
• 2. To undertake stock rotation and stock checking in line with policy and ensure storage/refrigeration policy and procedure is complied with to protect the cold chain.
• 3. To safely transport vaccines from base to setting location following policy and procedure
• 4. Work collaboratively with schools to support the delivery of the immunisation and vaccination programme
• 5. Use evidence based practice to deliver, enhance and develop care
• 6. Be aware of local and national drivers which develop/enhance/impact on care delivery
• 7. Adhere to the relevant practitioner Code of Professional Conduct being conversant with the scope of Professional Practice. Demonstrate professional conduct, preserve client’s rights including confidentiality and promote mutual respect amongst colleagues
• 8. Maintain and record accurate documentation and correspondence in line with trust guidance regarding interactions between clients, colleagues and other agencies in the appropriate legal records and formats
• 9. Maintain competency and take opportunities for personal development in role through undertaking appropriate mandatory and supplementary/additional training.
• 10. Work within national and local policies, procedures and guidelines, implementing change in practice as required/directed by Professional Advisor School Age Immunisations.
• 11.To demonstrate responsibility for own development and to maintain a Personal Development Portfolio for providing evidence of development and revalidation to provide and participate in clinical supervision and appraisal
• 12. Apply appropriate communication and interpersonal skills to achieve maximum comprehension for clients and their families. Where English is not first language or understanding is limited or required in a different mode, interventions sought to optimise the exchange of relevant information and maximise understanding e.g. translator services, resources for the visually impaired, hearing impaired.
• 13. To participate in the learning environment for non-registered, pre and post registration students.
• 14. Maintain own health and safety and that of others by own work activity. Attend statutory health and safety training and identify any work-related risks to the Immunisation Pathway Lead and report in accordance with the Trust’s Risk Management Policy and associated procedures.
• 15. Participate in audit as required and provide data and information as requested.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner, with current NMC or HCPC registration

Previous Experience

• Post registration experience in relevant setting
• Safeguarding experience
• Community Experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Multi-agency work experience
• Experience with working with children and families
• Knowledge of the childhood immunisation programme

Specific requirements

• Professional approach
• Experience of using Systmone
• Acts as a role model for best practice in the delivery of nursing care, promoting a professional and positive working environment (We act)
• Effective communication skills, collaboration and interpersonal skills, engaging with all colleagues and people who use our services (We listen)
• Demonstrates a positive and enthusiastic approach to their work in order to maintain high morale and motivation within the workplace (We care)
• A reflective practitioner able to promote improvements in practice and services (We Improve)

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK's most welcoming counties.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.

Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 3 month period.

Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.

We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.

We encourage and support vaccination update as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, LCHS reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

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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.