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Travel Vaccination Nurse

The closing date is 07 October 2025

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Job summary

Yorkshire Health Network (YHN) is looking for a Travel Vaccination Nurse to work 10 to 16 hours a week. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of dedicated professionals who promote shared working and collaboration to support the sustainability of primary care for local people.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a registered nurse with additional training in travel health and will provide specialist advice and vaccinations to individuals planning to travel abroad. The role focuses on preventing travel-related illnesses and promoting safe travel practices from two of our sites at 5 Grove Park Court in Harrogate and the Leon Smallwood Unit at Ripon Hospital.

About us

Yorkshire Health Network (YHN) is a federation of all 16 GP practices within the Harrogate and Rural area of the Humber and North Yorkshire ICB (integrated Care Board).

Benefits:

  • 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays (prorated)
  • Free Flu vaccinations
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24.54 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0112-057

Job locations

Priority House

Grove Park Court

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4DP


Ripon & District Hospital

Firby Lane

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 2PR


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Responsible for delivering a comprehensive pre-travel risk assessment for clients
  • Educate and advise clients on appropriate vaccinations and malaria chemoprophylaxis taking in to account individual risk, contraindications, side effects and cost
  • Undertake pre appointment telephone consultations with clients
  • Administer appropriate vaccinations with appropriate technique and schedule
  • Work with colleagues to manage stock levels and order as appropriate vaccination supplies
  • Make appropriate clinical notes using SystmOne
  • Be aware of own knowledge and able escalate any concerns to clinical colleagues for support regarding either patient care or vaccination questions

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Responsible for delivering a comprehensive pre-travel risk assessment for clients
  • Educate and advise clients on appropriate vaccinations and malaria chemoprophylaxis taking in to account individual risk, contraindications, side effects and cost
  • Undertake pre appointment telephone consultations with clients
  • Administer appropriate vaccinations with appropriate technique and schedule
  • Work with colleagues to manage stock levels and order as appropriate vaccination supplies
  • Make appropriate clinical notes using SystmOne
  • Be aware of own knowledge and able escalate any concerns to clinical colleagues for support regarding either patient care or vaccination questions

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience administrating vaccinations and immunisations.

Desirable

  • Clinical experience of working withing a travel vaccination service.
  • Experience of the web clinical systems (SystmOne).

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registered nurse.
  • Relevant travel vaccination training.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience administrating vaccinations and immunisations.

Desirable

  • Clinical experience of working withing a travel vaccination service.
  • Experience of the web clinical systems (SystmOne).

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registered nurse.
  • Relevant travel vaccination training.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Yorkshire Health Network

Address

Priority House

Grove Park Court

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4DP


Employer's website

http://www.yorkshirehealthnetwork.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Yorkshire Health Network

Address

Priority House

Grove Park Court

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4DP


Employer's website

http://www.yorkshirehealthnetwork.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Jacqui Hardcastle

jacqueline.hardcastle@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24.54 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

E0112-057

Job locations

Priority House

Grove Park Court

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4DP


Ripon & District Hospital

Firby Lane

Ripon

North Yorkshire

HG4 2PR


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