SAIS Improving Uptake Officer (Non Clinical) - Greater Manchester

NHS; Oldham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking an Improving SAIS Uptake Officer to enhance immunisation uptake across schools and communities. The role includes collaborating with low uptake schools, engaging community groups, and supporting immunisation awareness efforts. Candidates should have project management skills, experience in healthcare or community service, and a commitment to quality and diversity. Flexible working options are available with a focus on improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Qualifications

• High organisation and planning skills.
• Well developed keyboard skills with Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to work without supervision and organise workloads.

Responsibilities

• Work with schools to improve uptake of immunisations.
• Engage with community groups for awareness of immunisations.
• Support low uptake schools and improve communications.
• Maintain records and produce timely reports.

Skills

Project management

High organisation and planning skills

Use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Communication skills

Commitment to quality

Integrity and openness

Education

Educated to degree level in a relevant subject

Job description

Job Summary

As an Improving SAIS Uptake Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, supporting managers and staff across the programme.

NOTE: This post is to provide additional resource to support programmes to do over and above the standard requirements of the service specification in relation to optimising coverage and uptake, it is not to put these standard processes in place.

The post holder will focus on improving the uptake of SAIS across the programme geography.

Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues in schools with low uptake to drive uptake up.
• Work with colleagues in PCN/GP practices to ensure individuals vulnerable to non-participation are supported to access catch‑up immunisations.
• Work with community groups and individuals vulnerable to non-participation to improve awareness of immunisations and access to programmes, offering information in an accessible format and attending community events.
• Support low uptake schools with additional needs – interpreters, consent returns, etc.
• Improve communications for schools, produce a webinar for schools, parents and young people, dispelling myths about vaccinations and sharing positive messages and facts.
• Translate materials and use translators in schools where required.
• Provide proactive, outward/public‑facing support to the SAIS team in improving SAI uptake across the programme.
• Act as an integrated member of the SAIS team and wider service, initiating new projects and contributing to existing projects to ensure a quality service is provided to all users.
• Focus on reducing health inequalities by developing and contributing to interventions for groups vulnerable to non‑participation.
• Actively support the SAIS team and contribute to achieving key performance indicators.
• Engage with system partners to improve SAI uptake, providing key knowledge of immunisation programmes.
• Use evidence and learn from best practice across the region and beyond.
• Maintain records to produce timely quarterly SAI Uptake reports and end‑year reports contributing to the overall service annual report.
• Key project priorities (essential)
  
  • Lowest uptake schools project – prepare SAI uptake project report content, including number of non‑consenters subsequently vaccinated, types of engagement/interventions with external partners (schools, local authorities, ICB, place and third‑sector community groups), evidence of impact of interventions, rationale for interventions based on programme data, evidence of direct contact with stakeholders at school, community and service user level, change in percentage uptake by schools.
  • Enabling patient and public involvement – act as a champion for parents/guardians and young people, ensuring high professional standard in public and patient contact, engaging with community groups for promotion and education sessions.
  • Promoting equality and reducing inequalities – uphold organisation policies, create inclusive environment, implement learning from NHS England Public Health pilots regarding screening uptake among individuals with learning disability.
  • Develop an excellent organisation – ensure health, safety and wellbeing of all staff, ensure compliance with confidentiality and governance requirements, undertake any required training.

Qualifications & Experience

• Attitudes / Skills / Qualities (Essential)
  • Project management / high organisation and planning skills
  • Skills for manipulating information
  • Well developed keyboard skills, use of a range of software including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Professional, calm and efficient manner
  • Commitment to continuing professional development
  • Ability to work without supervision, organise and prioritise own and others workloads to changing and tight deadlines
  • Commitment to quality, promote high standards
  • Consistently think about how work can help clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
  • Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
  • Works well with others, is positive, helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from contributions of others
  • Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for tried and tested ways of working, seeks innovation
  • Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same
• Attitudes / Skills / Qualities (Desirable)
  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to re‑prioritise
  • Demonstrate understanding of Data Protection Act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements
• Experience (Essential)
  • Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis
  • Basic knowledge of project principles
  • Skills for communicating complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
  • Attention to detail, ability to work accurately, identify errors quickly and easily
• Experience (Desirable)
  • Experience of work to improve health outcomes
  • Ability to produce comprehensive draft reports, data and letters; negotiating, networking and persuasive skills
• Qualifications (Essential) Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience

Additional Information

• Date posted: 16 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working
• Reference number: U0025‑25‑0181
• Job location: Intrahealth Offices, Salmon fields, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6HT
• Employer’s website: https://www.intrahealth.co.uk/
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check required – subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975

About the Employer

IntraHealth is one of the UK’s leading providers of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes. We have operated NHS services since 1999 across the North East, Yorkshire, the Midlands and North West. Our team includes a wide range of healthcare professionals and administrative roles, supported by a centralised back‑office function.