Job Summary
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical duties relating to immunisation, primarily delivered on-site in schools for children of primary and secondary in community clinic settings.

Main Duties of the Job

• Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season)
• Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
• Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
• Support Programme Managers, Team Lead and, Clinical Lead as applicable.
• Attend sites across different locations as applicable.
• Deliver an effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.
• Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
• Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
• Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed.
• Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
• Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
• Comply with Company policies and procedures.

About Us
Vaccination UK has been commissioned by NHS England since 2015 to provide school-aged immunisations and outbreak responses for vaccine-preventable diseases in the regions it serves. We also provide the infant BCG programme for infants under one in North London and a domiciliary Hepatitis B programme for babies born to Hepatitis B-positive mothers in North London and the West Midlands. By the end of the 2023/24 academic year, Vaccination UK had vaccinated 1.1 million school-aged children and delivered over 10,000 immunisation sessions in schools and community clinics across its service areas. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and we are known as a progressive, agile provider, continually striving to achieve the safest, most efficient service possible. The CQC Registered Manager for NHS commissioned services is Lisa Jones, Clinical Director for Vaccination UK Ltd. She is the Governance Lead for these programmes, and her base is Head Office, 5 Portmill Lane, Hitchin.

Job Description
Job Responsibilities

• Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season)
• Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
• Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
• Support Programme Managers, Team Lead and, Clinical Lead as applicable.
• Attend sites across different locations as applicable.
• Deliver an effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.
• Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
• Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
• Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
• Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed.
• Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
• Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
• Comply with Company policies and procedures.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Nurses and Midwives currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Working within PGD frameworks.
• Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule
• Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.
• Computer literate.
• Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Programme Manager Amanda Haysom, amanda.haysom@vaccinationuk.co.uk

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