School Immunisation Nurse - Thirsk

Vaccination UK Ltd.; Thirsk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Vaccination UK Ltd. is hiring a School Immunisation Nurse in Thirsk, responsible for administering immunisations to school-aged children. The role involves delivering evidence-based care, ensuring compliance with policies, and supporting the team, making a significant impact on public health. Applicants should have active registration as a nurse or relevant healthcare professional.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, or Allied Healthcare professional.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule.

Responsibilities

• Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour.
• Ensure clinical incidents and complaints are reported.
• Attend sites across different locations as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Time-management

Customer service

Team player

Critical thinking

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification

Basic Life Support certification (Desirable)

Tools

Basic knowledge of Excel

Job description

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Job Summary

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

Job Summary

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

Main duties of the job

Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company 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.

Attend sites across different locations as directed by your line manager.

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

Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.

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.

Ensure record keeping is up to date and in line with company policy, procedure and guidelines.

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.

Comply with Company policies & procedures.

About Us

Vaccination UK has been commissioned by NHS England since 2015 to provide school aged immunisations, including Influenza, to pupils across numerous counties across England and North Yorkshire.

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

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

E0106-25-0079

Job locations

Thirsk Hurstwood Business Centre

York Road

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 3BX

Job Description

Job responsibilities

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

Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company 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.

Attend sites across different locations as applicable.

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

Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.

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

Comply with Company policies & procedures

Requirement to work between 7am - 6pm on a rostered basis

Required to pickup and drop vaccinations back to base (when needed)

Job Description

Job responsibilities

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

Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company 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.

Attend sites across different locations as applicable.

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

Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.

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

Comply with Company policies & procedures

Requirement to work between 7am - 6pm on a rostered basis

Required to pickup and drop vaccinations back to base (when needed)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Essential criteria
• Registered Nurse, Pharmacist or Allied Healthcare professional actively registered with their governing body: NMC, GPhC, HCPC. Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification. Basic Life Support certification (Desirable). Evidence of signed of competencies for relevant vaccinations (Desirable).
  
  

Desirable

• Essential criteria
• 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. Basic knowledge of Excel. Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Essential criteria
• Excellent communication both written and verbal. Excellent organisational and time-management Customer service and people management. Assertive, team player and critical thinker Must be able to drive (Desirable)
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Essential criteria
• Excellent communication both written and verbal. Excellent organisational and time-management Customer service and people management. Assertive, team player and critical thinker Must be able to drive (Desirable)
  
  

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Vaccination UK

Address

Thirsk Hurstwood Business Centre

York Road

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 3BX

Employer's website

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Vaccination UK

Address

Thirsk Hurstwood Business Centre

York Road

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 3BX

Employer's website

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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