Immunisations Care Coordinator

Integrated Care System; Hereford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization is seeking an enthusiastic Immunisations Care Coordinator in Hereford. The role involves supporting the delivery of immunisations, managing operational arrangements, and liaising with clinical staff. Candidates should have good communication and organizational skills, experience in healthcare, and a minimum of GCSE Grade C in English and Maths. Offering a salary range of £26,847.13 to £28,548.29 based on experience.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

On-site Occupational Health Services

Competitive terms of employment

Learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of dealing with the public/patients.
• Experience in multi-professional teams.
• Experience working in a care coordinator role or adult health/social care.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with staff to ensure service availability.
• Provide updates on immunisation program progress.
• Assist in planning clinics for flu vaccine delivery.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team working

Microsoft Office skills

Education

GCSE Grade C and above in English and Maths or equivalent

Tools

EMIs Clinical system

Job description

We are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic Immunisations Care Coordinator to join our dynamic Immunisations Team. This is a full time role working 37.5 hours.Thispost is responsible for supporting the Business Support andImmunisations Manager to deliver immunisations includingflu, childhood imms and any potential Covid booster vaccination.

Theday to day responsibility of the role will be the ongoing operationalarrangements for immunisations, including call and recall of childhood and babyimmunisations. An important part of thisrole is the operational support during the flu season and it would be expectedthat the post holder would be fully involved during this time as the teamleader on the ground, supported remotely by their manager.

Duringthe remainder of the year the role would be to increase the immunisation ratesfor other immunisation services including, but not limited to Childhood Imms,pneumovax, shingles, RSV and MMR.

Main duties of the job

• Respectfully communicate with staff across theorganisation to ensure that staff are available to deliver the services.
• Provide updates to staff and Business Supportand Immunisations Manager on progress with the programmes
• Build and maintain good relationships withclinical staff involved in delivering the relevant service to maintaineffective clinical engagement at all times.
• Liaise with the lead nurse and nursing teamfor clinical advice
• Assist theBusiness Support and Immunisations Manager in the development of the overall plansto be put in place in order to achieve all key performance indicators (KPIs)within any locally enhanced services
• Effectivelyplan the clinics needed to deliver flu vaccines.
• Work withteam members to ensure the successful delivery of the flu campaign each year,agreeing organisation targets for immunisation alongside population coveragetargets which would include vaccinations given in any setting.

About us

Hereford Medical Group is a large General Practice Surgery providing care for patients living in and around Hereford City. We work across 4 sites with our primary site being a newly purpose built surgery located in Hereford.

We are a people centered organisation, caring for a population of approximately 49,000 patients and employing approximately 180 permanent staff in addition to trainees. We place great value on our staff and offer the NHS Pension Scheme, on-site Occupational Health Services and competitive terms of employment. We offer internal promotion for vacancies and support learning opportunities.

Our mission is provide highly quality and compassionate primary care.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding this role. If you have any further questions or wish to arrange an informal discussion regarding this role, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A good standard of education including minimum GCSE Grade C and above in English and Maths (or equivalent)

Qualities/ Attributes

• Cheerful, positive attitude to work
• Desire to deliver a high standard of patient care to vulnerable groups of patients as part of the MDT team, and to keep the patient at the centre of all activity
• Organised and efficient style of working
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities

Knowledge/Skills

• Experience of
• Proven organisational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of health care systems
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good team working skills
• Microsoft office skills
• Use of EMIs Clinical system

Other

• Meets DBS disclosure
• Access to own transport
• Ability to travel across the locality when required
• Willingness to work flexibly to cover demands and sickness

Experience

• Experience of dealing with the public/patients
• Experience of working in multi-professional teams
• Experience of working in a care coordinator role, adult health or social care.
• Experience of Primary Care
• Experience or training in personalised care and support planning
• Experience of working with vulnerable or elderly persons

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.

£26,847.13 to £28,548.29 a yearDepending on experience