Vaccination Nurse Maternity

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Poulton-le-Fylde; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced professional to deliver maternal immunisation services across the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre area. The post holder will establish a robust vaccination service within the antenatal setting, with bookable and extended access appointments to reach all pregnant people.

You will develop communications, promote vaccination uptake, and work with wider system partners to ensure equitable provision.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering maternal vaccinations.
• Competent in immunisation including contraindications and anaphylaxis management.
• Ability to work across maternity pathway and engage with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver maternal vaccinations to pregnant people along the maternity pathway.
• Develop communications to promote vaccinations and ensure equitable access.
• Collaborate with system partners to support maternal immunisation across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.
• Ensure vaccines are ordered, stored and monitored; accurate record-keeping.
• Report incidents and contribute to service improvements.

Skills

Immunisation knowledge

Clinical assessment

Communication

Record keeping

Job description

The post holder will work to deliver a safe and effective vaccination service for pregnant people across the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre area. The post holder will work with the trust to develop a robust vaccination service for the delivery of all maternal immunisations, ensuring every service user receives a full vaccination offer during their maternity journey. The post holder will help to develop the communications package for the Trust, working to promote vaccinations and ensuring a fair and equitable provision for all pregnant people. The post holder will work collaboratively with wider system partners to encourage and influence endorsement of the maternal immunisation programme for their local population. This will contribute to:

• Improvement in uptake of the immunisation programmes.
• Reduce incidence of vaccine preventable disease.
• Provision of health protection for the wider population due to good vaccine coverage resulting in good herd immunity.
• An evidence-based understanding of the acceptance and uptake of maternal vaccinations to inform and improve future commissioning and service provision.
• Improvement in awareness of all maternal immunisations amongst pregnant people, maternity services and wider stakeholders.

BTH are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We recognise that our greatest asset is our people, and we strive to attract and retain professionals who embody our core values. To address previous challenges and promote a culture of excellence, we are seeking individuals who align with our renewed commitment to these values:

• Observe the appropriate professional body standards.
• Deliver maternal vaccinations in accordance with the service specifications.
• Competent and confident in all aspects of immunisation including knowledge of the contraindications to specific vaccines and the recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis.
• Ensure maternal vaccinations are offered at the correct point along the maternal pathway, in accordance with guidance set out within The Green Book, PGDs and healthcare professionals guidance.
• Work alongside the Trust to set up a vaccination service within the antenatal setting, that pregnant people can access easily.
• Develop an offer of bookable, ad-hoc and extended access appointments, ensuring that opportunities for vaccination are available at multiple touch points in the maternity pathway.
• Perform robust health pre-assessments including - but not exclusive to - previous reactions to vaccination, allergy history and vaccination history.
• Assess and address any concerns and ensure consent and clinical assessment is completed and recorded within maternity records prior to vaccination.
• Escalate any concerns where necessary, to an appropriate health care professional in order to gain further advice and support.
• Assume responsibility for the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with the Trust Policies and Statutory Rules and Regulations.
• Ensure correct syringes, needles and all other equipment pertaining to safe vaccination are used.
• Ensure correct disposal of syringes and sharps as per the clinical waste policy.
• Ensure vaccines are ordered, stored, and monitored appropriately.
• Ensure concise, accurate and timely record keeping and that vaccine batch numbers are recorded under the correct patient, documented in the patient's handheld notes and national database.
• Report complaints, incidents and accidents using the Trust incident reporting system, escalating as required. Assist in the investigation and resolution where required.
• Undertake any training required relevant to the post and keep up to date with best practice.