Job summary
- Main area
- Covid Vaccination Service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 825-6412244-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Coral House
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Covid-19 Vaccinator - Bank
NHS AfC: Band 5
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
As a Registered Health Care Professional working in vaccinations, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. COVID-19 vaccinations are essential in protecting those at risk and are delivered in a variety of settings across Shropshire Telford and Wrekin including patient clinics, staff clinics, care homes and patients own homes.
Main duties of the job
The registered vaccinator role is varied. The vaccinator will be expected to:
- Undertake multiple roles such as: clinical assessment, gaining consent, dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multi-dose vials and additional clinical support.
- Administer vaccinations to all eligible patients and assist with the overall coordination of the clinics and day to day delivery of the vaccination programme.
- Ensure vaccine preparation as per the standard operating procedure (SOP).
- Travel across the county to administer vaccinations in a variety of settings including clinics, hospitals, patients own homes, care homes, pop up settings etc.
- Work with the team and escalate issues accordingly.
- Become familiar with all necessary digital platforms used by the vaccination team and record all necessary data entry into necessary digital programmes.
- Be responsible for physically setting up clinics and ensuring a safe working environment.
- Collection and delivery of vaccine, maintain appropriate vaccine temperatures in accordance to pharmacy guidance.
- Complete clinical triage and assessment to ascertain suitability for vaccination in accordance with current guidelines and patient history. Gain appropriate consent.
- Be up to date with all relevant guidance including National Protocol, JVCI etc.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or other Health Care Practitioner
- Educated to degree level (level 5) in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Current immunisation training / update or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in administration of Intra Muscular injections
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Practical skills and knowledge of cold chain procedures and medicines management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations
- Working knowledge and literate with computer skills to use of word document, internet access and email correspondence and electronic record keeping.
- Effective skills in communicating complex and sensitive information and in difficult situations, requiring empathy, reassurance, persuasion, and influence.
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
- Saskia Stephenson
- Job title
- Head of Service Delivery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976577382
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