Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to help support the Immunisation Team to deliver a countywide, school-based vaccination programme and BCG Service in line with the National Childhood Vaccination schedule.
This is a dual role post to work as part of a skill mixed team to support the immunisation team. At vaccination sessions the post holder will ensure that every eligible child is seen by an immuniser and that their outcome is recorded, helping children and young people pre and post vaccination.
To liaise with children and young people, parents, teachers, health colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team, involved in providing high quality health care to school aged children.
To support the Immunisation Team to deliver health promotion to raise awareness of the school-based immunisation programmes and address health inequalities within our community.
When not at vaccination sessions the post holder will provide support to the Single Point of Access Team including telephone duties, typing, filing, dealing with incoming and outgoing emails, vaccination data inputting whilst working alongside the admin team to ensure the smooth running of the Service.
Main duties of the job
To work under the direction and guidance of the trained Immunisation Nurses and within the Standard Operating Procedures to work as part of a skill mixed team, to support the delivery of direct and indirect care and should be able to act on own initiative when supporting the delivery of care. Alerting the appropriate healthcare professional to any changes that may occur in the patient condition.
To work as an effective team member, demonstrate good personal communication skills and actively promote excellent team and interdisciplinary relationships.
To provide support in the delivery of the service at vaccination sessions to include; school liaison, handling of consents, organisation of patient flow through the session, maintaining confidential patient data.
To provide a single point of contact for school aged vaccination team, always ensuring effective communications and courtesy with families and other agencies including checking immunisation history and making appointments for missed vaccinations at both vaccination sessions and when office based.
Provide and support when required the cross referencing of child health records with school class lists.To effectively and efficiently use IT support systems to enhance direct and indirect care delivery.
To work in accordance with lone working policy.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a dual role post to work as part of a skill mixed team to support the immunisation team. At vaccination sessions the post holder will ensure that every eligible child is seen by an immuniser and that their outcome is recorded, helping children and young people pre and post vaccination.
To liaise with children and young people, parents, teachers, health colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team, involved in providing high quality health care to school aged children.
The role holder will be expected to contribute to the planning and administration of the process needed to deliver the immunisation programme. E.g. undertake the packing of vaccines and collation of equipment required for each session. Regular transportation of vaccines and equipment to and from immunisation sessions.
Take a lead role in ensuring stock management and preparation of equipment prior to sessions. Ensuring adequate stocks of equipment and resources are available to maintain the effective running of the session which includes ordering supplies, equipment, health promotion material.
Ensure the cold chain procedures are maintained when receiving, packing and during immunisation sessions in line with the Trusts Cold Chain Policy.
Manage own time effectively to include the delivery of work allocated by senior team members, ensuring efficient use of hours to meet service needs.
Work collaboratively with the team to undertake audits, implementing clinical governance recommendations and actively seek feedback from service users and their families.
It is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure completion of all mandatory and ad hoc training requirements deemed necessary for the role and individual performance review that will develop and enhance practice of a high standard.
Contribute to the development of the immunisation team which includes attending team meetings.
To use electronic patient record systems, updating patient records with accuracy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a dual role post to work as part of a skill mixed team to support the immunisation team. At vaccination sessions the post holder will ensure that every eligible child is seen by an immuniser and that their outcome is recorded, helping children and young people pre and post vaccination.
To liaise with children and young people, parents, teachers, health colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team, involved in providing high quality health care to school aged children.
The role holder will be expected to contribute to the planning and administration of the process needed to deliver the immunisation programme. E.g. undertake the packing of vaccines and collation of equipment required for each session. Regular transportation of vaccines and equipment to and from immunisation sessions.
Take a lead role in ensuring stock management and preparation of equipment prior to sessions. Ensuring adequate stocks of equipment and resources are available to maintain the effective running of the session which includes ordering supplies, equipment, health promotion material.
Ensure the cold chain procedures are maintained when receiving, packing and during immunisation sessions in line with the Trusts Cold Chain Policy.
Manage own time effectively to include the delivery of work allocated by senior team members, ensuring efficient use of hours to meet service needs.
Work collaboratively with the team to undertake audits, implementing clinical governance recommendations and actively seek feedback from service users and their families.
It is the responsibility of the post holder to ensure completion of all mandatory and ad hoc training requirements deemed necessary for the role and individual performance review that will develop and enhance practice of a high standard.
Contribute to the development of the immunisation team which includes attending team meetings.
To use electronic patient record systems, updating patient records with accuracy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE level C in Mathematics & English (or equivalent)
- NVQ3 or equivalent experience
Desirable
Length and/or Nature of Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children and young people
- Previous experience working in a Customer/Business environment
- Proven administration skills and experience
- IT literate, experience in typing/word processing and data entry
Desirable
- Evidence of safeguarding children experience/or willingness to undertake appropriate training for the role
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of administrative and organisational policies, process and procedures
- Knowledge of RiO, NIVs and SystmOne
- Knowledge of Web Based Applications
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including outlook, word and excel
Desirable
- Knowledge in data collections for audits, surveys and performance monitoring inputting and retrieving data as required/willingness to learn
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE level C in Mathematics & English (or equivalent)
- NVQ3 or equivalent experience
Desirable
Length and/or Nature of Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children and young people
- Previous experience working in a Customer/Business environment
- Proven administration skills and experience
- IT literate, experience in typing/word processing and data entry
Desirable
- Evidence of safeguarding children experience/or willingness to undertake appropriate training for the role
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of administrative and organisational policies, process and procedures
- Knowledge of RiO, NIVs and SystmOne
- Knowledge of Web Based Applications
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including outlook, word and excel
Desirable
- Knowledge in data collections for audits, surveys and performance monitoring inputting and retrieving data as required/willingness to learn
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.
