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Immunisation Nurse Waltham Forest

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London

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GBP 30,000 - 50,000

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Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking dedicated professionals to join their immunisation team. This role involves delivering crucial vaccinations to school-aged children, ensuring their health and safety. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders, participate in clinical supervision, and contribute to team meetings. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse or midwife, committed to ongoing professional development and effective communication. Join a mission-driven organization focused on making healthcare accessible and safe for everyone.

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration.
  • Experience in immunisation and understanding of informed consent principles.

Responsibilities

  • Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour during flu season.
  • Support the operation of the School Aged Immunisation Service.

Skills

Clinical Duties
Effective Communication
Organisational Skills
Team Collaboration
Gillick Competency Assessments
Informed Consent Principles
Time Management
Customer Service
Critical Thinking

Education

Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification
Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Evidence of Ongoing Professional Development

Tools

Excel

Job description

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

Main duties of the job
  1. Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and stakeholders, ensuring the smooth continuity of service delivery.
  2. Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season).
  3. Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
  4. Support Programme Managers, Team Lead, and Clinical Lead as applicable.
  5. Attend sites across different locations as applicable.
  6. Deliver an effective, evidence-based, and competent level of care to patients.
  7. Participate in clinical supervision and staff development.
  8. Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses, and complaints are reported, monitored, and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
  9. Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
  10. Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed.
  11. Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
  12. Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
  13. 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, across numerous counties in England and all boroughs of North London.

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

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical duties related to immunisation, primarily delivered on-site in schools for children of primary and secondary age in community clinic settings.

Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season).

Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.

Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.

Support Programme Managers, Team Lead, and Clinical Lead as applicable.

Deliver an effective, evidence-based, and competent level of care to patients.

Participate in clinical supervision and staff development.

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.

Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed.

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
Qualifications
  • Nurses and Midwives currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification.
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development.
  • Working within PGD frameworks.
  • Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule. Understands and implements the principles of informed consent. Computer literate with basic knowledge of Excel.
Experience
  • Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, or Allied Healthcare professional actively registered with their governing body: NMC, GPhC, HCPC.
  • Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification.
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development.
  • Working within PGD frameworks.
  • Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule.
  • Immunisations and proof of Hepatitis B, MMR & Varicella.
  • Understanding of the Principles of informed consent.
  • Computer literate with basic knowledge of Excel.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
  • Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
  • Assertive, team player, and critical thinker.
  • Must be able to drive.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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