The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical/administrative duties relating to immunisation, primarily delivered on site for primary and secondary children in schools, in community clinic settings.
Main duties of the job
1. Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
2. Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
3. Support Programme Managers, Team Lead, and Clinical Lead as applicable.
4. Attend sites across different locations as directed by your line manager.
5. Deliver an effective, evidence-based, and competent level of care to patients.
6. Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
7. Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses, and complaints are reported, monitored, and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
8. Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
9. Ensure record keeping is up to date and in line with company policy, procedure, and guidelines.
10. Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
11. Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
12. Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
13. Comply with Company policies & procedures.
About us
Vaccination UK has been commissioned by NHS England since 2015 to provide school aged immunisations, including Influenza, to pupils across numerous counties across England and North Yorkshire.
Our mission is to fight disease and save lives by making prevention and treatment easy, accessible, and safe.
Job responsibilities
1. Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season).
2. Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
3. Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
4. Support Programme Managers, Team Lead, and, Clinical Lead as applicable.
5. Attend sites across different locations as applicable.
6. Deliver an effective, evidence-based, and competent level of care to patients.
7. Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
8. Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses, and complaints are reported, monitored, and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
9. Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
10. Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed.
11. Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
12. Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
13. Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
14. Comply with Company policies & procedures.
15. Requirement to work between 7am - 6pm on a rostered basis.
16. Required to pick up and drop vaccinations back to base (when needed).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, Pharmacist, or Allied Healthcare professional actively registered with their governing body: NMC, GPhC, HCPC. Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification. Basic Life Support certification (Desirable). Evidence of signed competencies for relevant vaccinations (Desirable).
* Evidence of ongoing professional development. Working within PGD frameworks. Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule. Understands and implements the principles of informed consent. Computer literate. Basic knowledge of Excel. Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.
Skills
* Excellent communication both written and verbal. Excellent organisational and time-management skills. 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.
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