Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing & Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (N/A)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-NM100225
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Anne Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing
- 03/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/03/2025
Employer heading
Immunisation Nurse - Public Health Team
Band 5
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Nurse to join our small, friendly team of midwives providing an immunisation service within Maternity. We are uniquely based within the Princess Anne Hospital allowing the offer of vaccinations alongside obstetric ultrasound scans.
This team may be small, but their impact is impressive as their rates exceed national vaccine uptake rates. The team offer Pertussis (whooping cough) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to women/pregnant people all year around with a seasonal offer of the Flu vaccination. You will be a part of the Public Health focus for our service in helping to provide protection to our mothers, pregnant people and babies.
The Public Health Midwives would be delighted to give you more information around our service, they can be contacted on [email protected]
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your Responsibilities:
What you’ll do:
• Work within the vaccination clinic Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00.
• Perform robust health pre-assessments including, but not exclusive to, previous reactions to vaccination, immunisation history followed by administering vaccines with consent.
• Address any concerns and ensure consent and clinical assessment is completed and recorded within maternity records prior to vaccination.
• Be an advocate for Public Health surrounding vaccination programmes for pregnant patients and their families.
• Work in the Maternity Services Vaccination clinic, safely delivering RSV, whooping cough and seasonal flu vaccinations.
• Provide relevant advice and health promotion information to pregnant people attending the clinic within your scope of practice.
• Work flexibly as required across all areas of the Maternity Service locally, in delivering an effective vaccination service.
• Support the service in any COVID vaccination programmes.
• To provide support to the peer vaccination programme as required.
• Communicate with people in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating that meets their individual needs. Anticipate barriers to effective communication and take appropriate action.
What we’re looking for:
• A registered nurse educated to degree level or with evidence of recent equivalent experience or education.
• Have recent NHS experience as a band 5 nurse (minimum 1 year).
• Someone who is experienced in utilising Excel for data organisation, analysis, and reporting.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to the development of the service.
• An interest in the Public Health agenda for Maternity.
• An interest in the recommended vaccination programme for Maternity.
• An empathetic caring manner.
• A good listener and articulate communicator.
• Flexibility.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Understanding of personal accountability
- Knowledge of own role within the team
- Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
- Awareness of evidence-based practice
- Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
- Evidence of on-going personal development
- Able to use initiative
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent study
- Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
- Teaching experience
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Robbie-Anne Loader
- Job title
- Public Health Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
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