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Job overview

The maternity services at Bolton Foundation NHS Trust are seeking a Registered Health Care Professional to deliver the immunisation programme for women and pregnant people during pregnancy. This is a new service run from the Royal Bolton Hospital. The post holder in administering IM injections, be able to recognise and escalate anaphylaxis . The post holder will also be responsible for the delivery of health promotion information and messaging of health education in specific reference to maternal vaccinations.

Applications from overseas Nurses - The Trust appreciates and values the contribution international nurses bring to the NHS. We also understand the support overseas nurses need to gain full registration once in the UK (via OSCE) and therefore we only recruit internationally to fill nursing vacancies when we can ensure support is in place. At this present time we aren’t in a position to offer that support and therefore will not accept applications from overseas nurses who only have Part 1 NMC registration. If that position changes in future we will clearly advertise our opportunities for international nurses to join our nurse team here in Bolton. Thank you for your understanding.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the delivery of the vaccinations, ensuring a safe and effective service across the hospital and community setting.

To deliver a high standard of evidenced based care to women and pregnant people in a professional and safe environment.

To undertake clinical assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care in line with national guidance ensuring a high standard of documentation  and data collection.

To supervise and teach junior members of staff and students.

To contribute to local and Trust wide objectives and adhere to Trust policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.                                                          

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

The Family Care Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care in maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children’s services. We birth over 6,000 babies. The Trust also has a tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, enabling 1 in 4 women across Greater Manchester to receive in-utero transfer and birth at extreme premature gestation at Bolton.