Job summary
We have a vacancy for Nurse Vaccinator to support a new vaccine programme for pregnant women alongside the current vaccination offer.
We are looking for an enthusiastic registered midwife or nurse to facilitate the maternity immunisation service. The appointed candidate will posses exemplary communication skills to complete our team delivering this vital protection to our families during pregnancy.
The post holder will promote the programme to pregnant women to improve the uptake of vaccines in pregnancy in addition to running daily planned clinics and ad hoc to deliver flu, pertussis and RSV vaccines.
Our ideal candidate is confident with clinical records systems, skilled in discussing the benefits of vaccinations in pregnancy and efficient in delivering these in a fast paced environment
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
To contribute to the delivery of a high-quality antenatal immunisation service to pregnant women to increase the uptake of influenza, pertussis, RSV and other necessary immunisations by pregnant women
To support the planning, implementation and evaluation of the antenatal immunisation programme delivery
To provide advice and information about immunisation to educate staff, antenatal women and other stakeholders
To take a woman-centred and public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities.
To maintain and update electronic records.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification
Advertising date: 1st December 2025
Closing date: 12th December 2025
Shortlisting date: 13th December 2025
Proposed Interview date: 19th December 2025 (TBC)
Please note this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are reached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification
Advertising date: 1st December 2025
Closing date: 12th December 2025
Shortlisting date: 13th December 2025
Proposed Interview date: 19th December 2025 (TBC)
Please note this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are reached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of CPD including vaccine training, basic life support, anaphylaxis management
- Experience in administration of vaccination/IM medication
- Experience in administration onto vaccination systems / maternity
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working in clinical settings
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit
- Aware of role within Public Health domain
- Has knowledge to use specialist equipment required for role: resuscitation / anaphylaxis
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection
Desirable
- Experience in administration of vaccination / IM medication
- Experience of data collection for reporting
- Understanding of role within the Public Health domain
- Involvement with the immunisation programme
Skills
Essential
- Effective communicator, both written and verbal, with good interpersonal skills
- Effective IT skills including database / spreadsheets
- Able to work as part of a team and actively participate in team meetings
- Able to maintain and record accurate documentation
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload
- Able to work according to protocols under clinical supervision
Other
Essential
- Can demonstrate autonomous practice
- Approachable and flexible attitude to work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of CPD including vaccine training, basic life support, anaphylaxis management
- Experience in administration of vaccination/IM medication
- Experience in administration onto vaccination systems / maternity
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working in clinical settings
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit
- Aware of role within Public Health domain
- Has knowledge to use specialist equipment required for role: resuscitation / anaphylaxis
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection
Desirable
- Experience in administration of vaccination / IM medication
- Experience of data collection for reporting
- Understanding of role within the Public Health domain
- Involvement with the immunisation programme
Skills
Essential
- Effective communicator, both written and verbal, with good interpersonal skills
- Effective IT skills including database / spreadsheets
- Able to work as part of a team and actively participate in team meetings
- Able to maintain and record accurate documentation
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload
- Able to work according to protocols under clinical supervision
Other
Essential
- Can demonstrate autonomous practice
- Approachable and flexible attitude to work
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).
