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Clinical Vaccinator

The closing date is 11 September 2025

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Job summary

The Clinical Vaccinator will provide expert clinical leadership and delivery of immunisation services across community settings in Worcestershire. The role involves autonomous assessment, clinical decision-making, and administration of vaccinations to adults and children, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based practice.

The post holder will act as a clinical resource within the award-winning Your Health roving outreach team, working in a variety of in- and outdoor community settings alongside junior staff and primary and community/voluntary care colleagues, contributing to quality improvement, and maintaining compliance with national immunisation standards and local protocols.

This is a field base role across different community locations throughout Worcestershire. Up to 45 hours per week will be available but consideration of full time and part time candidates will be made.

The successful candidate must be able to start by 1st October 2025 at the latest.

Main duties of the job

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Clinical Delivery

o Independently assess patients for suitability for vaccination, including identification of contraindications, allergies, and risk factors.

o Administer a full range of vaccinations (routine, seasonal, outbreak response) in line with PGDs, National Protocols, and service SOPs.

o Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and training to Band 35 staff and students, ensuring safe practice and skill development.

o Act as a clinical lead during community immunisation sessions, ensuring safe set-up, oversight, and governance.

o Manage clinical emergencies (e.g. anaphylaxis), including administration of emergency medicines and escalation to urgent/emergency care services.

About us

Vertis Health is a fast-growing provider of community-based healthcare services to NHS patients within South Worcestershire. The organisation utilises the excellent clinical expertise that already resides within the local NHS environment and harnesses it with efficient administration pathways to provide patients with more convenient and accessible services. We hope that by doing this we will not only deliver pathway improvements to patients but also go some way to relieving the growing volume pressures that are being experienced within local hospitals and GP practices.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,338 a year Salary is Pro-Rata Per Annum based on 6m FTC

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0158-25-0075

Job locations

38 Kenilworth Close

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 5JX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full job description for further details.

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Clinical Delivery

o Independently assess patients for suitability for vaccination, including identification of contraindications, allergies, and risk factors.

o Administer a full range of vaccinations - routine, seasonal, outbreak response - in line with PGDs, National Protocols, and service SOPs.

o Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and training to Band 35 staff and students, ensuring safe practice and skill development.

o Act as a clinical lead during community immunisation sessions, ensuring safe set-up, oversight, and governance.

o Manage clinical emergencies - e.g. anaphylaxis, including administration of emergency medicines and escalation to urgent/emergency care services.

  • Clinical Governance & Quality

o Ensure robust consent processes, adapting communication for patients with additional needs.

o Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on EMIS/RAVS at the point of care.

o Undertake fridge temperature monitoring, cold chain compliance, and ensure safe handling/storage of vaccines.

o Participate in incident reporting, audit, and quality improvement projects to maintain CQC compliance and high standards of care.

o Ensure infection prevention and control standards are upheld, including correct PPE use, clinical waste disposal, and surface decontamination.

  • Service Development & Leadership

o Support the Team Leader in planning and coordinating vaccination sessions, including staffing, stock management, and logistics.

o Contribute to the development of local vaccination pathways, protocols, and training materials.

o Act as a role model for compassionate, patient-centred care, promoting health improvement and making every contact count.

o Provide clinical leadership during outbreak responses, supporting rapid mobilisation of the vaccination service.

o Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams, GP practices, public health, and community partners to ensure integrated service delivery.

Communication & Relationships

Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and professionals regarding complex health matters, including vaccine benefits, risks, and potential side effects.

Provide advice and support to less experienced staff, ensuring a culture of safety, learning, and accountability.

Represent the Your Health team at multi-agency meetings where required.

Behaviour / Ways of Working

Work autonomously while maintaining accountability within scope of professional practice (NMC/HCPC registration required).

Manage and prioritise workload, balancing clinical delivery with leadership responsibilities.

Demonstrate advanced decision-making and problem-solving skills, particularly in urgent situations.

Uphold professional boundaries, confidentiality, and equality and diversity policies.

Research, Audit & Development

Lead or contribute to audits of vaccination uptake, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

Participate in service evaluation and implementation of new evidence-based practices.

Support data collection for research or service development projects where appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see full job description for further details.

Key Areas of Responsibility

  • Clinical Delivery

o Independently assess patients for suitability for vaccination, including identification of contraindications, allergies, and risk factors.

o Administer a full range of vaccinations - routine, seasonal, outbreak response - in line with PGDs, National Protocols, and service SOPs.

o Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and training to Band 35 staff and students, ensuring safe practice and skill development.

o Act as a clinical lead during community immunisation sessions, ensuring safe set-up, oversight, and governance.

o Manage clinical emergencies - e.g. anaphylaxis, including administration of emergency medicines and escalation to urgent/emergency care services.

  • Clinical Governance & Quality

o Ensure robust consent processes, adapting communication for patients with additional needs.

o Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on EMIS/RAVS at the point of care.

o Undertake fridge temperature monitoring, cold chain compliance, and ensure safe handling/storage of vaccines.

o Participate in incident reporting, audit, and quality improvement projects to maintain CQC compliance and high standards of care.

o Ensure infection prevention and control standards are upheld, including correct PPE use, clinical waste disposal, and surface decontamination.

  • Service Development & Leadership

o Support the Team Leader in planning and coordinating vaccination sessions, including staffing, stock management, and logistics.

o Contribute to the development of local vaccination pathways, protocols, and training materials.

o Act as a role model for compassionate, patient-centred care, promoting health improvement and making every contact count.

o Provide clinical leadership during outbreak responses, supporting rapid mobilisation of the vaccination service.

o Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams, GP practices, public health, and community partners to ensure integrated service delivery.

Communication & Relationships

Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and professionals regarding complex health matters, including vaccine benefits, risks, and potential side effects.

Provide advice and support to less experienced staff, ensuring a culture of safety, learning, and accountability.

Represent the Your Health team at multi-agency meetings where required.

Behaviour / Ways of Working

Work autonomously while maintaining accountability within scope of professional practice (NMC/HCPC registration required).

Manage and prioritise workload, balancing clinical delivery with leadership responsibilities.

Demonstrate advanced decision-making and problem-solving skills, particularly in urgent situations.

Uphold professional boundaries, confidentiality, and equality and diversity policies.

Research, Audit & Development

Lead or contribute to audits of vaccination uptake, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

Participate in service evaluation and implementation of new evidence-based practices.

Support data collection for research or service development projects where appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist, or Allied Health Professional with current NMC, HCPC, or GPhC registration.
  • Up-to-date immunisation training and evidence of clinical competence in vaccination.
  • Basic Life Support - BLS - training.
  • Experience of leading vaccination clinics or similar public health initiatives.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse, Paramedic, Pharmacist, or Allied Health Professional with current NMC, HCPC, or GPhC registration.
  • Up-to-date immunisation training and evidence of clinical competence in vaccination.
  • Basic Life Support - BLS - training.
  • Experience of leading vaccination clinics or similar public health initiatives.

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).

Additional information

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 details

Employer name

SW Healthcare

Address

38 Kenilworth Close

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 5JX


Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

SW Healthcare

Address

38 Kenilworth Close

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 5JX


Employer's website

http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

28 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,338 a year Salary is Pro-Rata Per Annum based on 6m FTC

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0158-25-0075

Job locations

38 Kenilworth Close

Redditch

Worcestershire

B97 5JX


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