Job summary
The post holder will be responsible to undertake clinical duties relating to immunisations, to high standards, ensuring the safety of patients is maintained whilst supporting the team in the efficient delivery of care.
Main duties of the job
Promote and support the operation of our School-Aged Immunisation Service. Our services are primarily delivered on-site in schools for children of primary and secondary age, however, we also deliver these immunisations in community clinic settings.
About us
Since 2015, NHS England has contracted Vaccination UK, a dynamic and rapidly growing company, to provide school-aged immunisations, including influenza vaccinations, to students in many counties and boroughs across England, including the Black Country, Hertfordshire, Hereford and Worcester, and nine North East London boroughs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
- Deliver an effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.
- Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, auditing, and evaluation of nursing practices.
- Facilitate training and participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
- Work within the regulatory compliance standards such CQC, NaTHNaC, PHE or PHS as applicable.
- Assist in assessing clinical competencies, in line with RCN competency recommendations.
- Assist in Mentoring clinical staff commensurate with their own competencies.
- Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
- Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
- Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
- Assist the Team Lead and Clinical Director as applicable.
- Flexible working across clinical locations and corporate sites as applicable
- Support the management of HR personnel as applicable with the post.
- Attend, support and deputise meetings as requested by the Lead Nurse.
- Comply with Company policies & procedures.
- Undertake duties commensurate with the level of this position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
- Deliver an effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.
- Accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, auditing, and evaluation of nursing practices.
- Facilitate training and participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
- Work within the regulatory compliance standards such CQC, NaTHNaC, PHE or PHS as applicable.
- Assist in assessing clinical competencies, in line with RCN competency recommendations.
- Assist in Mentoring clinical staff commensurate with their own competencies.
- Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
- Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
- Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
- Assist the Team Lead and Clinical Director as applicable.
- Flexible working across clinical locations and corporate sites as applicable
- Support the management of HR personnel as applicable with the post.
- Attend, support and deputise meetings as requested by the Lead Nurse.
- Comply with Company policies & procedures.
- Undertake duties commensurate with the level of this position.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in teaching and supporting staff development.
- Experience working within PGD and PSD frameworks
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Auditing experience.
- Good communication skills.
- Customer service and people management skills.
- Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.
- Computer literate.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in teaching and supporting staff development.
- Experience working within PGD and PSD frameworks
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Auditing experience.
- Good communication skills.
- Customer service and people management skills.
- Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.
- Computer literate.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
