Health Care Professional

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Vaccinate20 to25 schoolchildren per hour (flu season).
• Workcollaborativelyto support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
• Promote and supportthe operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
• SupportProgramme Managers, Team Lead and, Clinical Lead as applicable.
• Attend sites acrossdifferentlocationsas applicable.
• Deliveran effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.
• Participatein clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
• Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line withorganisational policies and procedures.
• Participate inaudits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
• Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed.
• Actively and constructively contributeto team meetings.
• UndertakeGillick Competency Assessmentsand take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
• Comply with Company policies & procedures.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule.
• Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.
• Computer literate.
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational and time-management.
• Customer service and people management.
• Assertive, team player and critical thinker

Qualifications

Essential

• Pharmacists registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Paramedics and Physiotherapists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists registered with the General Dental Council (GDC).
• Optometrists registered with the General Optical Council (GOC).
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Working within PGD frameworks.
• Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule
• Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.
• Current immunisation training/update or willingness to undertake
• Computer literate.
• Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.
• Excellent communication both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational and time-management
• Customer service and people management.
• Assertive, team player and critical thinker
• Must be able to drive (Desirable)

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Vaccination UK

Address

Regus

1 kingdom St

Paddington

London

W2 6BD

Employer's website

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk (Opens in a new tab)