Job summary
Employer heading
Immunisation Nurse
Band 5
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Immunisation team in administering the RSV vaccination to pregnant women in the Essex maternity units for until August 2025.
Opportunities will be available at the following locations and your preference will be discussed at interview.
- Basildon hospital
- Broomfield hospital
- Southend hospital
- St Michael's Birthing unit Braintree
- Colchester hospital
- Clacton hospital
We are currently awaiting guidance from JCVI to guide our preparations for the programme expected to start in September. There is the potential that guidance may not be received by the start date which may mean you will support other aspects of the immunisation service, as part of their flu delivery programme.
Main duties of the job
To offer and administer vaccinations to pregnant women in a variety of clinical settings. In addition to this you may need to support the wider immunisation service in times of need and whilst we await for further JCVI guidance.
Current guidance is for a fixed term contract until August 2025. however there is potential for this to be extended.
Please see attached job description.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as an immunisation nurse within the Community and School aged Immunisation Service, supporting delivery of the immunisation programme.
They will be responsible for delivering safe and effective immunisations in hospitals, homes, schools, clinics and other community and clinic settings.
They may work with the Team Lead to improve vaccination uptake rates, providing health promotion to reduce inequalities and meet the needs of the community. They will support responses to outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases in the community as required.
Please see job description for detailed information.
Person specification
Registered general nurse
Essential criteria
- experience in vaccinating
Desirable criteria
- Full uk drivers licence
communication
Essential criteria
- experience of effective communications with service users and families, colleagues and other professionals.
Desirable criteria
- good communication skills
working in a clinical setting
Essential criteria
- 1 year experience
Desirable criteria
- working in maternity units
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
- Gayle Hughes
- Job title
- Secretary
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07583 136654
- Additional information
Please contact Jaime Burrows (Assistant director of immunisations) secretary Gayle Hughes for any further information or queries.
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