Job overview
Evelina London Children’s Community Services is seeking a qualified nurse or health visitor to join the Under-5 Childhood Immunisation Catch-Up Team. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to public health by supporting a team that plays a vital role in improving childhood immunisation uptake in the community.
The Immunisation Nurse will handle matters regarding childhood immunisation for children aged 0-5 years. They will be responsible for coordinating, facilitating, and delivering the childhood immunisation programme as part of the catch-up project. They will require working strategically and effectively with commissioners, GP practices, external agencies and other stakeholders.
The post holder will be a member of the Immunisation Team and will undertake duties as delegated by the Immunisation Clinical Coordinator. The post holder will provide a service which includes, vaccination health promotion, support and advice to families with children under 5 years of age. The post holder will work as part of the Immunisation team, liaising and collaborating with GP practices, statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate. They will provide a safe, effective and high quality service to clients using research-based evidence to inform practice within agreed professional standards.
This role will play a key part in the safe delivery of 0-5 catch-up vaccination project.
Closing Date: Midnight 23 February 2026
Interview Date: 2nd March 2026.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a service which includes the following;
To screen clients to ensure their inclusion for immunisation/vaccination programmes meets the required criteria in the Patient Group Direction (PGD).
To follow up on immunisation defaulters and offer opportunistic immunisation at home or children’s centres as required.
To promote the vaccination of children under the age of 5 to both large groups and on an individual basis at the children’s centres, family homes, and health centres across Lambeth and Southwark as required.
To ensure that the Cold Chain is adhered to throughout the process.
To comply with the medicine’s management standards throughout the process, including awareness of contraindications to vaccination.
To support the parent/carer’s sensitivity to ensure their inclusion complies with equal opportunities and diversity.
To work in partnership with parents/carers, involving them in decisions about their children’s vaccinations.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies. Choosing us as your employer affords you opportunities to be part of a Trust which recognises the value of sharing expertise, research and education between community and acute services.
Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:
1. A mobile device, android phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing the service to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balance
2. Access to the Evelina Eranda Rothschild Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship programme provides education, training and mentorship to nurses and midwives who have an idea for a project which will improve patient experience. Open to all grades of nursing staff.
3. A year long preceptorship programme
4. A robust safeguarding supervision and managerial supervision framework.
5. Access to our HEI partners Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities and more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To prepare and administer the vaccine safely and competently in accordance with professional accountability, Trust/national standards and guidelines.
To assess and engage professional judgement to ensure parent/carer consent is informed in accordance with national and local policy/guidelines.
To maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation to ensure timely and effective communication. In accordance with local and NMC code.
To ensure confidentiality in accordance with policy and demonstrate understanding of specific issues relating to children and families.
To undertake interventions as delegated by the Immunisation Coordinator immunisations and health promotion advice.
To be aware of the deviations from the norm in health and behaviour and to intervene to protect vulnerable children by prompt action, by referral and working with other colleagues and agencies as part of a specialist team. Examples include Child Abuse Interventions, Special Needs Assessment and Referral.
Please see attached Job Description for full details of Duties and Responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. Registered Nurse (RN)
7. Current NMC registration
8. Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
9. Mentorship Qualification
10. RSCN
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Post registration community nursing, practice nursing or public health nursing experience.
12. Understanding of Clinical Governance
13. Knowledge and understanding of public health in relation to childhood vaccination
14. Experience of delivering Health Promotion
Desirable criteria
15. Experience working with children
16. Practical immunisation experience
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
17. Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
18. Ability to Use Microsoft Applications (Word and Excel)
19. Ability to work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.
20. Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs.
21. Effective time management skills and ability to organize and prioritise workload for self and others.
22. Ability to demonstrate an understanding of Safeguarding Children
23. Able to travel across a range of community settings with equipment and mobile devices
24. Ability to work under pressure
25. Evidence of being a team player and able to work collaboratively
Desirable criteria
26. Ability to facilitate group work with parents
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.