Clinical Lead - Imms & Vacs School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS)
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Lead to provide visible and accessible clinical leadership across the School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) at CWPT. The service provides routine immunisations for children and young people aged 4‑19 years in schools, community locations, and through home visits, while also managing the targeted Neonatal Hepatitis B programme and vaccination responses during outbreaks. The Clinical Lead will provide strategic, professional, and clinical leadership for the School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS), ensuring safe, effective, and high‑quality delivery of all immunisation programmes commissioned by NHS England. They will hold overall clinical responsibility and professional accountability for the service, ensuring clinical governance, safeguarding, and quality standards are maintained in line with national guidance, local policy, and commissioner expectations. The postholder will work collaboratively with commissioners, local authority public health teams, clinicians, and education partners to maximise vaccine uptake, reduce inequalities and contribute to service innovation, transformation and quality improvement initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to lead a dedicated team, shape service delivery and influence public health outcomes whilst working collaboratively with schools, healthcare partners and commissioners.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide visible clinical leadership across SAIS, promoting a culture of excellence, safety, and professional standards.
* Maintain overall clinical responsibility for safe vaccine delivery, including cold chain integrity, clinical governance, and adherence to Trust and national guidance.
* Lead the development and implementation of SOPs, protocols, and training programmes to ensure staff competence and consistent practice.
* Support operational planning, resource management, and workforce development in partnership with the Service Manager to achieve service targets and KPIs.
* Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and assessment for registered and unregistered staff, keeping teams updated on new vaccines, programme changes, and best practice.
* Collaborate with commissioners, local authority public health teams, GPs, secondary care clinicians, and schools to maximise uptake, reduce inequalities, and support outbreak response.
* Contribute to service transformation, innovation, and quality improvement, ensuring resilience and continuity during periods of increased demand or public health incidents.
* Maintain professional registration and exemplify CWPT values while keeping up to date with national immunisation guidance, safeguarding, and public health best practice.
Clinical Leadership and Governance
* Provide visible and accessible clinical leadership across the SAIS, ensuring high professional standards and a culture of clinical excellence.
* Maintain overall clinical responsibility for the safe delivery of the immunisation programme and compliance with Trust policies, NHS England standards, and The Green Book.
* Ensure robust clinical governance frameworks are in place, including oversight of incident management, clinical audit, risk assessment, and lessons learned.
* Lead on the development, review, and implementation of clinical protocols, SOPs, and training programmes to ensure safe and consistent practice.
* Ensure safe management of vaccines and maintenance of cold chain integrity in accordance with UKHSA and Trust guidance.
* Provide expert advice on infection prevention and control, consent, safeguarding, and clinical escalation processes.
Strategic and Operational Leadership
* Work in partnership with the Service Manager to support operational planning, resource management, and workforce development to deliver contractual KPIs.
* Provide clinical leadership for service transformation, innovation, and quality improvement initiatives in line with Trust priorities and commissioner expectations.
* Contribute to business continuity and outbreak response planning, ensuring clinical resilience during increased demand or public health incidents.
* Attend and contribute to operational, governance, and contractual meetings with commissioners, providing assurance on clinical quality and service performance.
* Represent CWPT at regional and national immunisation forums as required.
Clinical Supervision, Education, and Development
* Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and support to registered and unregistered staff within the immunisation workforce.
* Identify and coordinate training and competency development for all clinical and support staff, ensuring adherence to national immunisation training standards.
* Lead clinical briefings and updates on programme changes, new vaccines, and best practice guidance.
* Support professional development and career progression of staff in alignment with CWPT values and People Plan.
Partnership and Collaborative Working
* Build strong relationships with commissioners, UKHSA, Healthcare Professionals, local authority public health teams, and education partners.
* Promote multi‑agency working to maximise vaccine uptake and address inequalities in access.
* Provide clinical input to communication campaigns and engagement strategies targeting local communities and schools.
* Work collaboratively with CWPT safeguarding and infection control leads to ensure a joined‑up approach to child safety and quality assurance.
Professional Standards
* Maintain professional registration (NMC) and act in accordance with the relevant professional code of conduct.
* Demonstrate CWPT values of Compassion, Respect, Collaboration, Excellence and Integrity, in all aspects of practice.
* Remain up to date with national immunisation policy, emerging evidence, and public health guidance.
* Uphold confidentiality, equality, and diversity principles in all professional activities.
Key Relationships
* School Aged Immunisation Service Manager and CWPT Nursing Leadership Team
* NHS England (Public Health Commissioning)
* UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
* Local Authority Public Health Teams
* Primary and Secondary Care Clinicians
* Education providers and community partners
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
* Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
* Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
* Wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more
* Staff networks and support group
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