Vaccination Nurse Community

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Liverpool is looking for dynamic vaccination nurses to deliver childhood immunisations to 0-5-year-olds. The role includes assessing clients, administering vaccines, and ensuring safety protocols. Applicants should hold a healthcare professional qualification, have an understanding of public health principles, and be able to work autonomously as well as in teams. This part-time fixed-term contract offers competitive pay and will require travel across the Mersey Care area.

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of vaccination & immunisation principles.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in clinical practice.
• Experience working in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Support the national childhood immunisation programme.
• Deliver vaccinations to children aged 0-5 years.
• Conduct assessments prior to vaccination.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Effective time management

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Confidence to manage own workload

Education

Registered Health Care Professional

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

We can offer 2 x 0.6wte fixed term contracts for an innovation in Liverpool supporting health visitors service to deliver immunisations to a targeted population of 0-5-year-olds.

The successful applicants will be dynamic, highly motivated individuals, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work autonomously and as a member of the health visiting team. As a vaccination nurse you will be working as part of pro-active skill mix team who are committed to delivering high quality services to children, young people and their families. Travelling in your own vehicle across the Mersey care footprint.

Applicants must demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of public health with regard to vaccination & immunisation principles of the national childhood programmes, with a commitment to reducing health inequalities.

Main duties of the job

The responsibilities of the vaccination nurse will be to support the national 0-5 childhood immunisation programme and at times respond to disease outbreaks. This will involve the planning, delivery and optimisation of the national routine immunisation programmes.

Children 0-5 years who have missed their routine immunisations will be identified and targeted for a joint home visit with the health visitor and vaccination nurse to promote uptake of childhood immunisations.

The post holder will also deliver out of schedule vaccinations in accordance with the TheGreen Book following the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures to ensure children are protected against vaccine preventable diseases

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job responsibilities

We have 2 part time fixed term contracts a working across the Mersey care footprint delivering targeted 0-5 vaccinations

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive vaccination to children aged 0-5 years who have fallen out of schedule with their primary immunisations

Prophylactic anti-viral medication and mass vaccination in outbreak/ pandemic situations

Expansion of the public health agenda i.e. introduction of new vaccines, associated health promotion campaigns

The post holder will:

Individually assess clients prior to vaccination. This may require analysis of whether to defer or refer on, including review of current health status, clinical condition, current medication and reference to national policy under the guidance and supervision of the team leader.

Must have undertaken appropriate training for working under the current terms of a PGD before working to it.

Must have undertaken appropriate training for working under PGDs forsupply/administration of medicines

Ensure they are up to date with relevant issues and clinical skills relating to immunisation and management of anaphylaxis, with evidence of appropriate Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Give prescribed vaccines and anti-viral medication as authorised via Patient Group Directions

Maintain clinical standards ensuring hand hygiene is performed before and after every client contact, that vaccination takes place in a safe environment equipment / emergency drugs are in date and accessible, reporting any concerns to the Caseload Holder/Team Leader.

Co-ordinate delivery of vaccines and equipment to the community clinics from the Medicines Management Distribution Centre

Adhere to policy and practice to ensure safe storage, handling preparation and administration of vaccines and medication

Be accountable for ensuring cold chain maintenance during the transport of vaccines and for any fridges or cold chain porters used for transportation

Act as a resource increasing the pool of knowledge around immunisation

Contribute towards a reduction of clinical risk, preventing significant events, acting upon them and the associated cost implications of dealing with errors e.g. setting up recall clinics

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional
• Evidence of continuing professional development in relation to clinical practice, competencies, including consent and emergency anaphylaxis and basic life support management
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Knowledge/Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of public health with regard to vaccination and immunisation principles and the national immunisation programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedure to protect children and adults and the issues and implications for practice
• Understanding and experience of working to the professional code of conduct
• Evidence of continuing clinical experience working within a community setting
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Values

• Accountability
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Skills

• Evidence of professional knowledge and research-based nursing
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and team members work when required
• Ability to work under pressure
• Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Confidence to manage own workload
• Excellent interpersonal skills and effective partnership working
• Evidence of involvement in clinical audit
• Evidence of involvement in teaching or group working
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office "Power Point" package

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.

V7 Mersey Care Headquarters Kings Business Park

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata/per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-CC7619591-A

Job locations

Across Liverpool Footprint

V7 Mersey Care Headquarters Kings Business Park