Registered Nurse Immunisations (School Nursing)

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Caerleon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS health organization in Wales is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the School Nursing Immunisation team. The role involves vaccinating children in schools and community settings. Candidates must possess a nursing qualification and demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills. This position offers extensive training, development opportunities, and a supportive working environment focused on professional growth. Ideal candidates should be committed to providing high-quality care and be capable of engaging effectively with children and young people.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Professional career pathways

Qualifications

• Understanding of childhood immunisation programmes is essential.
• Ability to teach is desirable.
• Experience at Band 5 level is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of evidence-based care for childhood vaccinations.
• Develop and maintain good communication with schools and primary care.
• Undertake training for immunisation schedules.

Skills

Good organisational skills

Good oral and written communication

IT skills

Ability to work well within a team

Ability to engage with children

Education

Registered Nurse with RNA, RNC, RGN 1, RSCN, Child Branch qualification

Development of professional practice at Diploma level

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments or support needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 or email [e-mail].

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our School Nursing Immunisation team.

As a Registered Nurse (Immunisations) you will be required to work across the Gwent wide area, vaccinating within the school environment and within community venues.

You should be a first level registered nurse, with desirable experience of working within the community environment, working with children and/or working within the field of immunisations.

You should be a motivated, autonomous practitioner, able to integrate and work competently within a skill mix team. You should be able to respond to the physical, mental and emotional challenges of working within a developing service.

You will also be required to contribute to any other duties which may be requested by the senior nurse in order to facilitate the smooth running of the school nursing service.

You should be fully committed to your own professional development and ready to undertake specific development required of the role. In return, you will be working within a close, supportive team and will be mentored through induction and education programmes to meet all competencies required to work in this exciting field of nursing.

You must be able to meet the geographical needs of the role.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high standard of evidence based care in the delivery of childhood vaccinations in school and community settings.
• Develop and maintain good communication and relationships with partners, for example Gwent wide schools and primary care.
• Undertake training programmes for immunisation schedules which include storage and administration of vaccines and gaining consent.
• Promote the National Immunisation Programme and take all opportunity to increase the uptake and advise parents about the immunisation schedule.
• To attend relevant immunisation meetings to report on immunisation issues.
• Any other duties which may be requested by the line manager in order to facilitate the smooth running of the school nursing service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh applicants are equally welcome to apply for this post.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi‑award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future.

Specialist knowledge

Essential criteria

• An understanding of the childhood immunisation programmes.

Desirable criteria

• Understanding inter‑agency working.
• An understanding of the principles of public health.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good organisational skills, good oral, written and IT skills.
• Ability to present to groups.
• Ability to work well within a team; ability to communicate effectively to engage with children and young people.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching skills.
• The ability to speak Welsh.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience at Band 5 level.
• Proven evidence of development of professional practice at a minimum of Diploma level.

Desirable criteria

• Interest in Health Promotion.
• Experience of working with school age children.
• Experience of working within the community.
• Experience of working within immunisations.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with one of the following qualifications: RNA, RNC, RGN 1, RSCN, Child Branch.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of development of professional practice / Specialist Professional Qualification.