Vaccinator

Job responsibilities

100Fold CIC

Job Title:

Vaccinator

Location:

Somerset

Salary Range:

£18.50ph-£23.50ph

Reports to:

Clinical Lead

Position Status:

Bank

100Fold CIC:

Our aim is to provide people and solutions to primary care and other NHS services to initially. Enabling the effective delivery of healthcare services and providing opportunities for employees to work flexibly across Somerset.

Job Purpose

The COVID 19 vaccinator will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for the mass delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine(s). The post holder will be responsible for administering the vaccine to clients within a team of staff working in a clinical team as part of the mass vaccination delivery model under the direction and supervision of a registered health care professional. In particular, the post holder will be responsible for:

• Configuration of their vaccination station

• Administration of the vaccine

• Disposal of clinical waste and change of PPE as per national guidelines

• Adherence to infection control practices between individuals

Main Responsibilities and Duties

General / Role Specific

• Undertake both routine and specially identified tasks for which the post holder has been trained and assessed as competent.

• Ensure proper disposal of clinical waste and change of PPE as per local and national guidelines

• Confirm the identity of the client, check they are happy to proceed with vaccination. Address any additional questions or refer back to the registered health care professional as appropriate

• Ensure that the client is comfortable, offer seat if necessary, encourage them to relax their arm and make sure they are in the most appropriate position to receive the vaccine.

• Administer the vaccine via the intramuscular route (either clients upper arm (deltoid muscle or anterio lateral aspect of the thigh if indicated) in accordance with training and local and national protocol, procedures and standards

• Immediately observe clients reaction and if appropriate, direct people to the registered healthcare professional or post vaccination observation area.

• Be able to respond to and raise issues or concerns with the registered health care professional, supervisor on complications or emergency situations, such as anaphylaxis

• Once the vaccination is delivered, dispose clinical and non-clinical waste in bins provided at the station and ensure surfaces are wiped down.

• Wear adequate PPE equipment in line with current national guidelines. Conduct hand hygiene, either alcohol hand gel or hand washing according to guidance before and after each vaccination.

• Respond to queries appropriately and liaise with the registered nurse supervisor where necessary to gain further advice or information

Responsibilities for Client Care

• Administration of the vaccine to already consented and assessed individuals.

• Assess the clients readiness for vaccination

• Address any concerns and ensure consent and clinical assessment has already taken place

• Check vaccine before administration and report any concerns i.e. about the syringe/needle/dose to the Registered nurse supervisor. Cross check that vaccine batch numbers are recorded under the correct client Disposal of syringes and sharps as per the clinical waste policy

• Take on accountability for administration of the vaccine, once drawn up and clinical assessment carried out including issuing of the vaccine card to client and reminder of second dose if appropriate

Responsibilities for Policy and Implementation

• Follows policies in relation to the vaccination programme

• Follows local and national policies including all applicable local standard operating procedures.

• Be aware of requirement to optimise productivity and efficiency, participating in group and team discussion to maximise the same.

Responsibilities for Financial and Physical Resources

• Responsible for the safe and effective use of equipment and other resources, ensuring equipment is maintained in good working order

Responsibilities for Human Resources (including training)

• Undertake mandatory and clinical training and any other training relevant to the role as required. This will include training in vaccine administration basic life support and anaphylaxis

• Participate in clinical and other audits as required

• Participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team

• Demonstrate own activities to others when necessary to ensure ongoing competency

• Understand current and emerging factors related to workplace health and the issues facing those working to deliver health services to the UK population

Responsibilities for Information Resources (including systems access)

• Effectively use IT support systems to enhance direct and indirect care delivery (explain the relevance of this to administering of vaccinations)

• Use of an electronic client record system

• Submit accurate and timely activity data as required

• Report and record client/client Adverse Events to the Registered health care professional

Freedom to Act

• Accountable for own actions, under the support and supervision of registered health care professional

• Work within the National protocol for vaccine administration.

• Escalates queries or problems outside own area of competence to registered health care professional /clinical supervisor.

Physical Effort

Be required to exert frequent, moderate, physical effort, including bending, stooping Twisting and kneeling. Daily, throughout the shift, most of the working hours

• Manual handling of equipment (e.g. records, vaccination equipment)

• Standing up whilst delivering vaccination

• Sitting moderate periods when using Visual Display Units / writing records / correspondence

• Lifting and carrying of client records and equipment daily

Mental Effort

• Frequent concentration to complete vaccination, client assessment and observation

• Work pattern altering to meet service need and prioritising work issues accordingly with changes faced

Emotional Effort

• Occasional needs to cope with difficult emotional situation

• Occasional exposure to aggressive clients and family members dealing with individuals who are needle phobic

Contribution to the implementation of services

You will:

• Apply both 100Fold and each of the practices/CIH policies, standards and guidance

• Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work

• Participate in audit where appropriate

Experience

Essential

• Commitment and willingness to undertake learning and development courses as required to ensure competency for role, this will include vaccine training, administration training, basic life support and NHS statutory and mandatory training. Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.

Desirable

• Experience administering Vaccinations in a clinic setting and providing immunisation advice
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

Work related personal qualities

Essential

• Good communication skills.
• Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
• Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to client and the public.
• Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for clients.
• Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
• Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
• An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Healthcare professional with current NMC/GMC (or alternative) registration
• Training on specific vaccinations (COVID-19, Flu etc)
• Basica Life Support and Anaphylaxis Training
• Evidence of appropriate knowledge base.
• Demonstrate an understanding of audit.
• Understanding of health and safety issues.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

• Analytical and judgment skills
• Able to make decisions appropriate to role, level of knowledge and competence, using professional judgement; some of which will require analysis
• Work according to protocols under clinical supervision.
• Planning and organisational skills
• Able to work flexibly and respond to changing demands in workload.
• Able to prioritise own work and support the team daily
• Delivers vaccination sessions and health promotion as needed.
• Other
• Communicates complex condition related information to clients, requiring empathy and reassurance
• Ability to work as part of a team and actively participate in team meetings.
• Able to maintain and record accurate documentation of interactions between clients, colleagues and other agencies in the appropriate legal records.
• Able to demonstrate professional conduct, preserve clients rights including confidentiality and promote mutual respect amongst colleagues.

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).