Job summary
Join the dedicated team at Sherwood Forest NHS Trust and play a crucial role in delivering the maternity vaccination programme to our valued pregnant population at King's Mill Hospital (KMH). We are seeking a compassionate and skilled registered nurse or midwife to work alongside our team in the Antenatal Clinic and Pregnancy Day Care.
In this role, you will:
- Provide essential vaccinationsto expectant mothers, ensuring their health and the health of their babies.
- Collaborate with a supportive teamof healthcare professionals dedicated to providing the highest standard of care.
- Engage with patientsin a meaningful way, offering guidance and support throughout their pregnancy journey.
- Contribute to a vital public health initiative, making a real difference in the lives of families in our community.
If you are passionate about maternal and child health and want to be part of a dynamic and caring team, we would love to hear from you! Apply today to join us in making a positive impact.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver vaccinations to all eligible and consenting pregnant women who attend Antenatal Clinic//Pregnancy Day Care.
- Ensure vaccination room is fully stocked and ready for start of the day.
- Conduct pre-vaccination clinical assessments to confirm correct vaccination, obtain consent and provide advice on contraindications
- Address any concerns that may arise regarding the vaccine and contraindications with patients.
- Review medical histories and address any potential adverse reaction risks; provide patients with information on what to do in the event of adverse reactions
- Assist with configuration of vaccine station (as per the Green Book): vaccine, vaccine batch, staff member administrating vaccination, date and site confirmation
- Ensure vaccine preparation (drawing-up, ensuring correct storage and providing pre-prepared syringes to the vaccination station)
- Assist and support the vaccination delivery (ensure national guidelines are respected regarding PPE, clinical and non-clinical waste, sanitisation)
- Ensure that the latest PPE guidance is followed.
- Work in partnership with patients and carers, gaining consent, and treating all with reassurance, empathy, professionalism and handling difficult conversations
- Coordinate the infection control and waste disposal, ensuring all activities are adhered to the highest health & safety standards
- Ensure the correct observation of the patient's post-vaccination and offer any support they may need in case of adverse reactions
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Person Specification
Further Training
Essential
- Commit to undertake in-house training
Knowledge
Essential
- Practical skills and knowledge of cold chain procedures and medicines management
- Working knowledge and literate with computer skills to use of word document, internet access and email correspondence and electronic record keeping.
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially
Desirable
- Experience of using hospital patient record system
- Understanding of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife with the NMC
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and willingness to commit to ongoing CPD
- Anaphylaxis Training
- Completion of vaccination training on elearning for the individual vaccines that form the maternity offer.
Further Training
Essential
- Experience at Band 5 or equivalent
- experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- IT / computer skills including Microsoft office, TEAMs and hospital applications
Desirable
- Previous vaccination experience or similar clinical role
- Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Positive attitude to training and development
- Clear communicator with excellent oral, writing, and presentation skills.
- Effective skills in communicating complex and sensitive information and in difficult situations, requiring empathy, reassurance, persuasion and influence
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
Desirable
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Person Specification
Further Training
Essential
- Commit to undertake in-house training
Knowledge
Essential
- Practical skills and knowledge of cold chain procedures and medicines management
- Working knowledge and literate with computer skills to use of word document, internet access and email correspondence and electronic record keeping.
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially
Desirable
- Experience of using hospital patient record system
- Understanding of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Midwife with the NMC
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and willingness to commit to ongoing CPD
- Anaphylaxis Training
- Completion of vaccination training on elearning for the individual vaccines that form the maternity offer.
Further Training
Essential
- Experience at Band 5 or equivalent
- experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- IT / computer skills including Microsoft office, TEAMs and hospital applications
Desirable
- Previous vaccination experience or similar clinical role
- Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Positive attitude to training and development
- Clear communicator with excellent oral, writing, and presentation skills.
- Effective skills in communicating complex and sensitive information and in difficult situations, requiring empathy, reassurance, persuasion and influence
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
Desirable
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
