Job summary
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) provides community-based healthcare services in Hertfordshire, West Essex and parts of the East of England with a value driven approach that is innovative, caring and agile. HCT's Child Health Information Service and Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) work together with other stakeholders to identify eligible individuals and provide immunisations in community and school settings, as well as providing dynamic responses to disease outbreaks wherever required.
The role is to lead the East of England wide team, to deliver an effective call and recall service across the East of England
Main duties of the job
- Lead the East of England wide team, to deliver an effective call and recall service across the East of England.
- To feed into service evaluations and service improvements, growing the service based on the needs to the local populations.
- To work collaboratively with the Immunisation teams to provide a service which meets the KPIs and expectations of the commissioners.
- To work with local statutory, private and voluntary providers and users to develop and promote practice that is accessible and responsive to all sections of the local community, ensuring that services are targeted to the most vulnerable groups and individuals to support social inclusion.
- Lead and respond to outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases.
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Midwife or other registered Health Care Professional
- Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
- Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
- Evidence of personal development
- Willingness to undertake further leadership courses such as Mary Seacole
Desirable
- Degree in Public Health or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience in a related area
- Experience of supervising and motivating a team
- Experience of teamwork
- Experience of working with a diverse client group
Desirable
- Experience of working with other Agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of current local and national policies informing immunisation and public health
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Understanding of working within a competency framework
- Willingness to work across the whole range of vaccines which are available across the life course, according to the current schedule for England
Desirable
- Knowledge of research processes
Skills
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and lead a clinical team to deliver the East of England wide call and recall service and, at times, respond across the region of the service.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing service needs
- Support the team lead and wider leadership team
- IT skills and able to interpret data
- Excellent communication and negotiating skills
- Able to work from home
- Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car to business use
For interview
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to alter and choose communications appropriate to their audience
- In-depth knowledge of current local and national policies informing immunisation and public health
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and adults
- Creatively problem solve and address challenges in increasing vaccination uptake
- Ability to use own initiative to problem solve
- Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Midwife or other registered Health Care Professional
- Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
- Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
- Evidence of personal development
- Willingness to undertake further leadership courses such as Mary Seacole
Desirable
- Degree in Public Health or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration experience in a related area
- Experience of supervising and motivating a team
- Experience of teamwork
- Experience of working with a diverse client group
Desirable
- Experience of working with other Agencies
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of current local and national policies informing immunisation and public health
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Understanding of working within a competency framework
- Willingness to work across the whole range of vaccines which are available across the life course, according to the current schedule for England
Desirable
- Knowledge of research processes
Skills
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and lead a clinical team to deliver the East of England wide call and recall service and, at times, respond across the region of the service.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing service needs
- Support the team lead and wider leadership team
- IT skills and able to interpret data
- Excellent communication and negotiating skills
- Able to work from home
- Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car to business use
For interview
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to alter and choose communications appropriate to their audience
- In-depth knowledge of current local and national policies informing immunisation and public health
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and adults
- Creatively problem solve and address challenges in increasing vaccination uptake
- Ability to use own initiative to problem solve
- Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding
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).
