Job summary
Be Part of Our Team....
An exciting opportunity has arisen for flexible, reliable, highly motivated, enthusiastic Band 5 Community Immuniser(s) to join our School Aged Immunisation Team in Gloucestershire. Full-time or part-time basis.
The Immunisation Team work in a variety of settings, including schools, clinics and community venues to deliver all school-aged national routine childhood Immunisation Programmes to school aged children and young people across Gloucestershire.
The successful candidates will demonstrate enthusiasm, energy and a passion for delivering the best care possible and have some knowledge of the childhood immunisation schedule. The job role requires good time management and IT skills and you will be expected to work on your own initiative as well as within a team.
We are looking for applicants who can work flexibly to meet the needs of the Service, this will include the requirement to be able to work the occasional evenings and weekends.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to support the Head of School Aged Immunisations in managing to deliver the Commissioned BCG Programme and School Aged Immunisation Programmes seamlessly to children and young people in the 0-19 age range, and their families.
To actively contribute to the development and co-ordination of health promotion programmes to school aged children to improve the uptake of the school based immunisation programme.
To support the delivery community BCG clinics as required.
Maintain contemporaneous, factual records with the child the focus of all assessments and actions in accordance with Public Health Nursing Service guidelines and organisations clinical record keeping policy.
Be proactive in identification of risk factors and signs and symptoms of child abuse and act according to organisation and Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children's Board protocols at all times.
Liaise collaboratively with Gloucestershire's schools, the Child in Care Team and Social Care to ensure children who are vulnerable and or with complex health needs receive the their vaccinations.
Provide signposting to other services and agencies, referring onwards in a timely manner and liaising appropriately seeking first any necessary consent.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
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
Lead and model clinical practice whilst supporting and encouraging colleagues to reach their potential.
To provide support for the delivery of other school-based immunisation programmes.
To actively contribute to the development and co-ordination of health promotion programmes to school aged children to improve the uptake of the school based immunisation programme.
To support the delivery community BCG clinics as required.
Liaise and work collaboratively with the TB specialist nurse in relation to complex BCG queries.
Maintain contemporaneous, factual records with the child the focus of all assessments and actions in accordance with Public Health Nursing Service guidelines and organisations clinical record keeping policy.
Be proactive in identification of risk factors and signs and symptoms of child abuse and act according to organisation and Gloucestershire Safeguarding Childrens Board protocols at all times.
Liaise collaboratively with Gloucestershires schools, the Child in Care Team and Social Care to ensure children who are vulnerable and or with complex health needs receive the their vaccinations.
Provide signposting to other services and agencies, referring onwards in a timely manner and liaising appropriately seeking first any necessary consent.
Take and act upon referrals from other agencies and services as appropriate and allocation work appropriately to the Immunisation Team.
To ensure that high standards of infection control are integral to all aspects of nursing practice.
To support the delivery of practical competency assessment of nurses undertaking immunisation training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead and model clinical practice whilst supporting and encouraging colleagues to reach their potential.
To provide support for the delivery of other school-based immunisation programmes.
To actively contribute to the development and co-ordination of health promotion programmes to school aged children to improve the uptake of the school based immunisation programme.
To support the delivery community BCG clinics as required.
Liaise and work collaboratively with the TB specialist nurse in relation to complex BCG queries.
Maintain contemporaneous, factual records with the child the focus of all assessments and actions in accordance with Public Health Nursing Service guidelines and organisations clinical record keeping policy.
Be proactive in identification of risk factors and signs and symptoms of child abuse and act according to organisation and Gloucestershire Safeguarding Childrens Board protocols at all times.
Liaise collaboratively with Gloucestershires schools, the Child in Care Team and Social Care to ensure children who are vulnerable and or with complex health needs receive the their vaccinations.
Provide signposting to other services and agencies, referring onwards in a timely manner and liaising appropriately seeking first any necessary consent.
Take and act upon referrals from other agencies and services as appropriate and allocation work appropriately to the Immunisation Team.
To ensure that high standards of infection control are integral to all aspects of nursing practice.
To support the delivery of practical competency assessment of nurses undertaking immunisation training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nursing (or equivalent)
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on Part 1 or 2 of Register or Paramedic or Physiotherapist currently registered with the Health Care Professional Council
- ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing/FLAP in absence of degree
Length and/or Nature of Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience of working with children or young people or families or community working
Desirable
- Evidence of Safeguarding children experience - or willingness to undertake appropriate training for role
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Active Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on Part 1 or 2 of Register or Active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Knowledge of NMC Professional Codes, Standards and PREP or Knowledge of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Professional Codes and Standards.
- ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing/FLAP course - or willingness to undertake
- Understanding of Government policy in current child health programmes and impact on local needs
Desirable
- Understanding and critical analysis of the research process and evidence-based practice
Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Confidence to manage own worload without direct supervision
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries between self and clients/students
- Accurate clinical record keeping following National and Local guidelines
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, delegation and supervision skills
- Ability to travel between base and work related venues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nursing (or equivalent)
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on Part 1 or 2 of Register or Paramedic or Physiotherapist currently registered with the Health Care Professional Council
- ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing/FLAP in absence of degree
Length and/or Nature of Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience of working with children or young people or families or community working
Desirable
- Evidence of Safeguarding children experience - or willingness to undertake appropriate training for role
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Active Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on Part 1 or 2 of Register or Active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Knowledge of NMC Professional Codes, Standards and PREP or Knowledge of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Professional Codes and Standards.
- ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing/FLAP course - or willingness to undertake
- Understanding of Government policy in current child health programmes and impact on local needs
Desirable
- Understanding and critical analysis of the research process and evidence-based practice
Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Confidence to manage own worload without direct supervision
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries between self and clients/students
- Accurate clinical record keeping following National and Local guidelines
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, delegation and supervision skills
- Ability to travel between base and work related venues
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).
