Job Summary
Part Time Hours Available

We have a vacancy for 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 posses 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.

Main duties of the job

• To 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 by pregnant women
• To support the planning, implementation and evaluation of the antenatal immunisation programme delivery
• To provide advice and information about immunisation to educate staff, antenatal women and other stakeholders
• To take a woman-centred and public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities.
• To maintain and update electronic records.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page

About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 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
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Experience in administration of vaccination / IM medication
• Experience of data collection for reporting
• Understanding of role within the Public Health domain
• Involvement with the immunisation programme

Skills
Essential

• Effective communicator, both written and verbal, with good interpersonal skills
• Effective IT skills including database / spreadsheets
• 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

Other
Essential

• Can demonstrate autonomous practice
• Approachable and flexible attitude to work

Values
Essential

• We are kind
• We are open
• We are inclusive

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Whiston / Ormskirk Sites, Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/