Job vacancy: Nurse Vaccinator, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area: Family Health
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (To rotate to cover a 6 day week which included Saturdays)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 164-6861701

Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Nottingham City Hospital
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59

Nurse Vaccinator

Band 5

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 nurse to join our established team within Antenatal Clinic across both City and QMC campus to promote and deliver the National Vaccination programme for Seasonal Flu, Pertussis, RSV and eventually the Covid 19 vaccine.

The successful candidate will take an active role in promoting the uptake of pertussis, RSV and flu vaccination in pregnancy and to undertake work to overcome barriers to vaccination. You will work with the midwifery team to build vaccine confidence within the pregnant women attending the antenatal clinics.

The role will also include health promotion and providing language appropriate vaccine resource's and also address health inequalities.

Vaccine administration (to potentially include delivery of the Covid vaccination in future years)

Building vaccine confidence in pregnant women

Health Promotion

The provision of language appropriate vaccine resources

To address health inequalities

Maintaining up to date data to submit to NHSE on a monthly basis

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse with the NMC
Evidence of continuing professional development
Evidence of continuing professional
Completion of Season flu training
Completion of Covid 19 training
Competent in immunisation training
Training and knowledge of RSV vaccine

Desirable criteria

BSc qualification
Experience in teaching

Expereince

Essential criteria

Experience at Band 5 or equivalent
Competent in complex clinical skills
Displays clinical expertise and provides support to others
Knowledge of the National Vaccination programme

Desirable criteria

Previous vaccination experience i.e. Flu Campaign, occupational health vaccinations
Experience in vaccination programme
Experience in more than one speciality

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

Promotes a supportive environment where staff feel valued
Able to utilise multiple hospital IT systems
Displays strong personal presence, natural authority and confidence
Can effectively use a variety of communication skills
Able to use power point, word and excel to produce documents and presentations
Recognises own role as part of the team and encourages high standards
Enables team members to set achievable objectives

Desirable criteria

Can present a mixture of information from a variety of sources

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

Understand the importance of written procedures

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

Ability to prioritise and adjust as appropriate, own workload to ensure tasks are progressed/completed in timely manner
Ability to analyse and resolve patient problems and queries
Be able to work with minimal supervision in fast paced environment

Desirable criteria

Has experience in participate of audit Is able to co-ordinate the clinical area in order to meet patient needs
Has experience of change processes

Physical skills

Essential criteria

Capable of using equipment within the working environment
Ability to complete various nursing duties
Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria

Demonstrate flexibility in working patterns and practices
Enthusiastic and well-motivated
Able to work on city and QMC campus
Ability to be flexible in working environment and shifts and work weekends

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
Start an Apprenticeship
Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Tracy Orchard
Job title: Antenatal Clinic Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07812270185

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Job summary

Employer heading

Nurse Vaccinator

Band 5

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Expereince

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Physical skills

Essential criteria

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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