Senior Specialist Immunisation Practitioner

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Colchester seeks a passionate public health nurse to lead local immunisation initiatives. The role emphasizes collaboration with various health teams and aims to deliver comprehensive vaccination services to underserved communities. Suitable candidates will have knowledge of vaccinations, a dedication to public health, and the ability to foster inclusive practices. This position is part of a wider effort to enhance community health in the region.

Benefits

Many employee benefits

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in vaccinations and public health promotion.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead local area team in delivering immunisation programmes.
• Collaborate with Immunisation teams to meet KPIs.
• Develop and promote accessible vaccination practices.

Skills

Knowledge of vaccinations

Passion for public health

Job description

Lead the local area team in the delivery of the all immunisation programmes. To support the wider CSAIS team with other programmes, when required.

To feed into service evaluations and service improvements, growing the service based on the needs to the local populations, to include other clinic based vaccination programmes, such as the under 5s.

To work collaboratively with the Immunisation teams to provide a service which meets the KPIs and expectations of the commissioners.

To work with local statutory, private and voluntary providers and users to develop and promote practice that is accessible and responsive to all sections of the local community, ensuring that services are targeted to the most vulnerable groups and individuals to support social inclusion.

We are looking for candidates with some knowledge and prior experience of vaccinations, but more importantly a passion for public health and working to promote the long term health of communities and individuals through vaccination.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) provides community-based healthcare services across the East of England with a value driven approach that is innovative, caring and agile. HCT's Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) works together with other stakeholders to identify eligible individuals and provide immunisations in community and school settings, as well as providing dynamic responses to disease outbreaks wherever required.

This will role be to provide local clinical leadership to a small team of clinicians and administrative staff working in Colchester as part of the wider Suffolk and North East Essex service.

It will involve travel across the whole geography and at times out of the counties of Essex and Suffolk.

The role will provide an exciting opportunity for a public health and community focused nurse who is beginning their leadership journey to support and develop the CSAIS team working alongside the Team lead and two other Specialist Immunisation Nurses., A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.