About Us
Vaccination UK has been commissioned by NHS England since 2015 to provide school‑aged immunisations, including Influenza, to pupils across numerous counties in England and all boroughs of North London. We are also commissioned to provide outbreak response in North London in the event of vaccine‑preventable disease outbreaks, and we deliver the infant BCG programme to newborns in North London.
Our Mission
Our mission is to fight disease and save lives by making prevention and treatment easy, accessible and safe.
Job Details
Job title: Administrator
Contract: Bank
Working Hours: Monday to Friday between 7:00 am – 6:00 pm (7.5 hour shift per day) from September to December covering our flu season.
Benefits
* Pension – 5% employer contribution based on qualified earnings.
* VIVUP – Supermarket & High Street Discounts & Employee Assistant Programme.
* Blue Light Card – Supermarket & High Street Discounts.
* Employee referral scheme.
* 28 days annual leave including Bank Holidays (pro‑rata).
Job Purpose
The post holder will be responsible for promoting, delivering and facilitating various programmes directed by management as part of the School Aged Immunisation Service, by assisting nurses in the schools or office.
Key Responsibilities
* Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health promotion/education and public health school‑age immunisation programmes.
* Attend community‑based vaccination sessions in both schools and local settings, working with the nursing team to ensure productive and safe sessions.
* Promote and facilitate collaborative working between the team, schools and other educational institutions and families, ensuring all consent forms have been returned and new ideas contribute to local area targets.
* Ensure the process for storing, transporting, collecting and delivering vaccinations to sites is adhered to.
* Assist in identifying home‑schooled children and those in Pupil Referral Units.
* Maintain databases to keep records up to date and prepare documents for school visits, including triaging and completing online consent systems ahead of a vaccination session.
* Adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure for School Immunisation (SOPs).
* Act as the first point of contact for all administrative tasks, communicating clearly via face‑to‑face, phone and email with children, parents and school staff.
* Maintain the cold chain, ordering and arranging transport of vaccinations to sites.
* Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
* Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
* Comply with company policies and procedures.
Experience & Skills
* GCSE level of education or equivalent with a minimum of grade ‘C’ in both English and Maths.
* Experience working in a community setting (schools) and/or with children & young people (desirable).
* Ability to prioritise and manage workload without supervision.
* Assertive, team‑player and critical thinker.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Excellent IT skills.
* Must be able to drive (desirable).
* Excellent organisational skills.
European LifeCare Group is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, religion, sex, origin, age, disabilities, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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European LifeCare Group is one of Europe’s largest independent providers of travel clinics and public vaccination programmes. Founded in 1998, the group has specialist clinics across Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, operating under various brands including Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service, Vaccination UK, London Travel Clinic, Citydoc, Resecentrum vaccinationer, Mediprevent, Vaccinaties Op Reis and PreventVaccins.
European LifeCare Group also works as a contracted service provider for both the Danish and English National Health Services, delivering immunisation programmes in schools and national influenza vaccination programmes.
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