Vaccinator in Maternity Services

Merseywestlancs; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Nurse Vaccinator, playing a crucial role in enhancing maternal health through vaccination. This fixed-term position focuses on delivering essential immunisations to pregnant women, ensuring their well-being and that of their families. Collaborate with a dedicated team to promote vaccination uptake, manage clinics, and provide vital information. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this role offers a supportive environment for professional growth. Embrace the opportunity to make a significant impact in public health while enjoying generous benefits and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered midwife or nurse with NMC registration required.
• Experience in vaccination administration and clinical settings is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality antenatal immunisation services to pregnant women.
• Maintain electronic records and support immunisation programme planning.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Time management

Clinical supervision protocols

Education

Current NMC Registration

CPD including vaccine training

Basic life support training

Anaphylaxis management training

Tools

Clinical records systems

Specialist equipment for resuscitation

Job description

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL. With us, you can learn, grow, and develop yourself and your career, realizing your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

Location: Whiston / Ormskirk
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum (Part Time Pro Rata)
Salary Period: Yearly
Closing Date: 03/01/2025 23:59

Job Overview

We have a vacancy for a Nurse Vaccinator to support a new vaccine programme for pregnant women alongside the current vaccination offer. We are looking for an enthusiastic registered midwife or nurse to facilitate the maternity immunisation service. The appointed candidate will possess exemplary communication skills to complete our team delivering this vital protection to our families during pregnancy.

The post holder will promote the programme to pregnant women to improve the uptake of vaccines in pregnancy, in addition to running daily planned clinics and ad hoc to deliver flu, pertussis, and RSV vaccines. Our ideal candidate is confident with clinical records systems, skilled in discussing the benefits of vaccinations in pregnancy, and efficient in delivering these in a fast-paced environment.

This is a fixed-term post for 24 months initially.

Interview Date: 07/11/2024

Main Duties of the Job

1. Contribute to the delivery of a high-quality antenatal immunisation service to pregnant women to increase the uptake of influenza, pertussis, RSV, and other necessary immunisations.
2. Support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the antenatal immunisation programme delivery.
3. Provide advice and information about immunisation to educate staff, antenatal women, and other stakeholders.
4. Take a woman-centred and public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities.
5. Maintain and update electronic records.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of CPD including vaccine training, basic life support, anaphylaxis management
• Experience in administration of vaccination/IM medication
• Experience in administration onto vaccination systems/maternity

Knowledge

• Previous experience of working in clinical settings
• Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit
• Aware of role within Public Health domain
• Has knowledge to use specialist equipment required for role: resuscitation/anaphylaxis
• Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection
• Experience in data collection for reporting
• Involvement with the immunisation programme

Skills

• Effective communicator, both written and verbal, with good interpersonal skills
• Able to work as part of a team and actively participate in team meetings
• Able to maintain and record accurate documentation
• Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Able to manage and prioritise own workload
• Able to work according to protocols under clinical supervision

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. We encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective, and experience you bring.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job listed in the personal specification.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition is especially important to us; we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts.

The Trust is a non-smoking environment across all our sites.

Additional Information

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.