Senior Immunisation Nurse Croydon
The closing date is 14 September 2025
Job summary
Senior Immunisation Nurse Band 6 - Croydon
This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills and experience in immunisations within our Children and Young People's Immunisation Service in Croydon.
As a Senior Immunisation Nurse you will be responsible for planning, delivery and evaluation of the school immunisation programme.
The role also includes being able to assess and understand the prerequisites of giving an immunization, understanding the contra-indications, the aftercare and the relevant advice to give to the parents/carers. You must be able to provide support, mentorship, guidance and supervision to junior nursing staff and administrative staff members of the Immunisation service.
You will be required to be flexible. When not working with the school aged Immunisation, you may be required to support the Hep B team or BCG team.
Main duties of the job
This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge skills and experience with children and young people within our Immunisation service.The established team is expanding with the immunisation service needs. You will work as a senior immunisation nurse for school aged Immunisation service.
As the Senior Immunisation Nurse, you will be responsible for planning, delivering and staffing for the school aged immunisation service. When not working with the school immunisation service, you may be required to support the BCG team or Hep B team. You will be supported by the Immunisation lead.
This will include being able to assess infants and children and understand the prerequisites of giving an immunisation, understanding the contra-indications, the aftercare and the relevant advice to give to the young person.
In order to give your application the best opportunity, please ensure that you address all the requirements of the person specification when writing your supporting statement.
About us
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Infection Control
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Details
Date posted
01 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,485 to £52,521 a year Per annum (pro-rata) - Inner London HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Term time hours
Reference number
396-779-N-7374558-SIN-JK
Job locations
Croydon Airport House
Purley Way
Croydon
CR0 0XZ
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Croydon Airport House
Purley Way
Croydon
CR0 0XZ
Employer's website
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