Staff Nurse within Community Immunisation Service

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Wideopen; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Fife’s Community Immunisation Service is recruiting a permanent Registered Nurse to administer all immunisations across Fife, including pre-school children, school pupils and adults. You will work across community environments as an autonomous practitioner within a skill mix team.

Experience in community settings helps, but full training is provided. PVG membership is required prior to appointment, with induction and education to meet all job competencies.

Qualifications

• First level Registered Nurse; experience within the community setting would be beneficial though not essential as full training will be given.
• Autonomous practitioner able to integrate and work competently within a skill mix team.
• Commitment to professional development and willingness to undertake training pertinent to this role.
• PVG Scheme membership is a requirement prior to appointment.

Responsibilities

• Administer all immunisations to the population of Fife.
• Work across Fife in a variety of community environments.
• Be supported through induction and education programmes to meet all competencies.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Teamwork

Professional development

Education

First level Registered Nurse

Job description

NHS Fife’s Community Immunisation Service is delighted to be able to recruit a permanent Registered Nurse post. You will administer all immunisations to the population of Fife. The Community Immunisation Service undertakes administering immunisations to pre-school infants, primary school children, high school pupils and adults. As an immunisation staff nurse you will be required to work across Fife in a variety of community environments.

You should be a first level Registered Nurse; experience within the community setting would be beneficial though not essential as full training will be given.

You will be an autonomous practitioner, able to integrate and work competently within a skill mix team. You should be committed to your own professional development and be ready to undertake specific training pertinent to this role. In return, you will be supported and guided through induction and education programmes to meet all competencies required to work within this field of nursing.

Interviews will be held Wed 5th November 2025

For informal enquiries please contact: Team Leaders Karen Stein 07890 423497 or Amanda Kowbel 07580 893672

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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