Job overview
The post holder will work to deliver a safe and effective vaccination service for pregnant women and people across the ELHT Trust footprint.
The post holder will work with the trust to develop a robust vaccination service for the delivery of all maternal immunisations, ensuring every service user receives a full vaccination offer during their perinatal journey.
The post holder will develop the communications package for the Trust, working to promote vaccinations and ensuring a fair and equitable provision for all pregnant women and people.
This will contribute to:
· Improvement in uptake of the immunisation programmes
· Reduce incidence of vaccine preventable disease
· Provision of health protection for the wider population due to good vaccine coverage resulting in good herd immunity
· An evidence-based understanding of the acceptance and uptake of maternal vaccinations to inform and improve future commissioning and service provision
· Improvement in awareness of all maternal immunisations amongst pregnant people, maternity services and wider stakeholders
Main duties of the job
· Observe the appropriate professional body standards
· Deliver maternal vaccinations in accordance with the service specifications
· Competent and confident in all aspects of immunisation including knowledge of the contraindications to specific vaccines and the recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis
· Ensure maternal vaccinations are offered at the correct point along the maternal pathway, in accordance with guidance set out within The Green Book, PGDs and healthcare professional guidance
· Work alongside the Trust to set up a vaccination service within the antenatal setting, that pregnant women and people can access easily. Develop an offer of bookable, ad-hoc and extended access appointments, ensuring that opportunities for vaccination are available at multiple touch points in the maternity pathway
· Perform robust health pre-assessments including – but not exclusive to – previous reactions to vaccination, allergy history and vaccination history
· Assess and address any concerns and ensure consent and clinical assessment is completed and recorded within maternity records prior to vaccination
· Demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
· Ability to lead a team in the absence of the prevention lead midwife
· Be valuable team member in the prevention team
· Teach and train the MDT with immunisation and vaccination for the perinatal period
Working for our organisation
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Clinical Responsibilities:
· Observe the appropriate professional body standards
· Deliver maternal vaccinations in accordance with the service specifications
· Competent and confident in all aspects of immunisation including knowledge of the contraindications to specific vaccines and the recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis
· Ensure maternal vaccinations are offered at the correct point along the maternal pathway, in accordance with guidance set out within The Green Book, PGDs and healthcare professional guidance
· Work alongside the Trust to set up a vaccination service within the antenatal setting, that pregnant women and people can access easily. Develop an offer of bookable, ad-hoc and extended access appointments, ensuring that opportunities for vaccination are available at multiple touch points in the maternity pathway
· Perform robust health pre-assessments including – but not exclusive to – previous reactions to vaccination, allergy history and vaccination history
· Assess and address any concerns and ensure consent and clinical assessment is completed and recorded within maternity records prior to vaccination
· Escalate any concerns where necessary, to an appropriate health care professional in order to gain further advice and support
· Assume responsibility for the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with the Trust Policies and Statutory Rules and Regulations
· Ensure correct syringes, needles and all other equipment pertaining to safe vaccination are used
· Ensure correct disposal of syringes and sharps as per the clinical waste policy.
· Ensure vaccines are ordered, stored, and monitored appropriately
· Ensure concise, accurate and timely record keeping and that vaccine batch numbers are recorded under the correct patient, documented in the patient’s electronic notes and national database
· Undertake any training required relevant to the post and keep up to date with best practice
General Responsibilities:
· Regularly evaluate the way maternal immunisations are offered within the trust and have the ability to adapt to what is required for the local population and to improve uptake
· Work with community groups/individuals vulnerable to non-participation to improve awareness of immunisations and access to immunisations programs, highlighting the benefit and offering reassurance regarding concerns
· Ensure that a wide range of national/ approved leaflets and resources in different languages are available to offer along with information in accessible formats.
· Utilise translation materials and use of translator services where this is required
· Work with colleagues in PCN/GP practices to ensure individuals vulnerable to non-participation are supported to access opportunistic vaccinations in an alternative setting if more appropriate e.g. community family hubs, birth centres
· Develop local knowledge and expertise that will be key for service users
· Develop insight work to understand the reasons why pregnant people decline the offer of vaccination
· Reduce inequalities in uptake by targeted action amongst population groups with low uptake
· Provide time and resources to service users to offer the information they need and address anxieties to promote and improve uptake of immunisations
· Use every contact to also promote and educate service users about the childhood immunisation programme, and the importance of attending for these after the baby is born
· Participate in research and clinical audit programmes pertinent to public health in maternity, demonstrating a knowledge of current research in all work aspects
· Identify and deliver training to the multidisciplinary team to raise awareness of maternal immunisations
· Collect and collate data as required in relation to public health in line with maternity data set, commissioning requirements, freedom of information requests.
· Develop and maintain databases required by the role.
· Develop maternity records to ensure vaccination is a mandatory question on electronic maternity notes
· Ensure the dissemination and implementation of regional and national guidance
Key Working Relationships
· The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders to promote and increase awareness of the maternal immunisation programme
· The post holder will work collaboratively with wider system partners to encourage and influence endorsement of the maternal immunisation programme and contribute to target non-attenders and improve uptake
· The post holder will attend the quarterly screening operational meetings to update the wider maternity team, to support and encourage service wide promotion of maternal immunisations
· The post holder will show case the RSV program at weekly Quality and Safety meetings and monthly Women and Newborn Quality Safety Board.
GOVERNANCE
· Report complaints, incidents and accidents using the Trust incident reporting system, escalating as required.
· Assist in the investigation and resolution where required
· Collaborating with the quality and safety team to share research information, patient feedback and learning from incidents or quality issues
· Has robust knowledge of cold chain incidents and what to do in the event of a cold chain incident
· Robust knowledge of vaccine manufacturers and adequate contacts
· Robust knowledge of how to store and order vaccines from inform/ collaborate with pharmacy
Person specification
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Essential criteria
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