Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 381-WC-6859337
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Public Health Staff Nurse
5
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
The post holder will work cross site to lead on the safe administration of BCG vaccine of babies up to the age of 12 months in the maternity unit, and will ensure there is onward referral to TB nurse as appropriate.
They will also lead on the administration of flu and pertussis vaccines in pregnant women. The post holder will manage and prioritise their own workload, whilst working without direct supervision. The post holder will need to demonstrate good personal communication skills and actively promote excellent team and interdisciplinary relationships.
The post holder will be expected to demonstrate concise, accurate, timely record keeping and provide skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed Trust policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
Maximise opportunities for health promotion and education of pregnant women and their babies.
To recognise, review and report patient’s/client’s condition and any changes to it to senior members of staff within the multidisciplinary team.
To be professionally accountable for own actions during working shift.
To ensure that the practice complies with Data Protection/ Confidentiality/ Caldicott principles in addition to Statutory and Regulatory guidelines of the NMC and local standards for record keeping.
To undertake and be responsible for the safe administration of vaccines prescribed/via PGD this includes pertussis, flu vaccines, and BCG vaccines.
To be responsible for ordering and the safe storage of vaccines.
To have read only access to the CHIS system, to confirm babies who are SCID negative and eligible for the BCG vaccine.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN (Adult) with current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of PGD’s
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical experience, including that as a student or unqualified nurse
- Ability to calculate drug dosages
Desirable criteria
- Basic I.T. skills
- Interest in speciality.
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
- Natalie Bullock
- Job title
- Antenatal services matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971875301
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