Working Hours: 08:30 - 16:30, Monday to Friday (but we’re happy to be flexible and review this for the right candidate).
Responsibilities
* Ensure school-aged children who are vaccinated within the program are treated professionally and that patient safety is prioritised.
* Monitor vaccination programmes to ensure they are running safely and to high clinical standards.
* Support management in delivering the vaccination programme by maintaining regular contact with clinical staff to ensure they are working within Vaccination UK policies and standards.
* Address safeguarding concerns raised by nurses, escalation to the Clinical Director and attendance at quarterly supervision provided by Vaccination UK.
* Act as the primary contact for nurses regarding any clinical queries or safeguarding concerns raised by staff.
* Provide support to Senior Management for all compliance related matters, ensuring that we operate according to regulations.
* Manage recruitment and induction for your respective areas – ensuring new staff have compliant vaccination records.
* Ensure accurate and comprehensive record keeping for all formal and informal clinical supervision, staff training/recruitment, incidents and complaints to comply with CQC standards.
* Participate in CQC inspections as required.
* Conduct annual performance development reviews for clinical staff, assessing clinical competencies and ensuring that clinical staff undertake a comprehensive clinical induction.
* Document training and support sessions according to Vaccination UK standards and requirements.
* Work with Senior Management to ensure accurate recording of clinical incidents and complaints, allocate investigating officers appropriately, and complete outcome forms.
* Act as a liaison with Senior Management to ensure organisational learning and patient safety are optimised.
* Assist in recruiting nursing staff and allocating mentors for new nursing staff, as well as undertaking the induction process for new staff.
* Attend relevant meetings as requested.
* Plan and implement formal clinical supervision sessions with immunisation nurses at a minimum interval of every three months.
* Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
* Comply with Company policies & procedures.
Qualifications
* NMC registered.
* Safeguarding trained.
* Immunisation (essential).
* Managerial / Leadership.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Effective communication with different colleagues at different levels.
* Efficiently manage documentation and record-keeping (essential).
* Good IT skills.
* High levels of competence, judgement, integrity, personal and professional accountability.
We currently have a vacancy for an experienced Clinical Lead Nurse in Hertfordshire. This community‑based role is based in schools and local communities, mentoring junior staff and leading a team of nurses to ensure safe and effective vaccination practice. The role offers opportunities to influence vaccination uptake in the local age group and work closely with Senior Management to maintain safety and quality standards.
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