Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife looking for a rewarding community role where you can make a real difference? We have a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Berkshire East Immunisation Team in a full-time post, supporting school-based and community vaccination clinics across Slough, Bracknell Forest and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, including Ascot.
You will be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team delivering high-quality care, improving access to vaccination and helping to protect local communities.
You will travel across East Berkshire to schools, clinics, community venues and agreed vaccine bases.
During school holidays, you will support vaccination clinics, outreach, project work, community events and targeted work to reduce health inequalities. Annual leave can be requested throughout the year, subject to service needs. You may also be expected to support some West localities during school breaks, including Wokingham and Reading.
Deliver safe, welcoming and effective vaccination clinics for children, young people and eligible adults across schools, community clinics and outreach settings.
Use your clinical judgement to assess consent information, confirm eligibility and administer vaccinations safely in line with national protocols, Patient Group Directions and Trust policies.
Build positive relationships with children, young people, families, schools, GPs, local authorities and partner organisations, using clear and compassionate communication.
Help plan and run smooth vaccination sessions, including vaccine collection, cold chain management, stock control, clinic set-up and accurate documentation.
Recognise and escalate clinical concerns, risks or incidents promptly, including responding safely in emergency situations such as anaphylaxis.
Champion vaccination uptake through health promotion, community engagement, follow-up clinics and work to reduce health inequalities.
Keep high-quality records, support data quality and contribute to audits, learning, meetings and ongoing service improvement.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role are:
1. Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse or Midwife.
2. Vaccinator training, or a willingness to undertake this.
3. A compassionate communication style and confidence working with children, young people, families, schools and partner organisations.
4. Flexibility, good organisational skills and the ability to travel between sites to support safe, high-quality vaccination services.
For further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and address this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips, please see the ‘Help with your application’ document, which will be available once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome conversations about flexibility and any questions you may have about the role. Please call Charlotte Church on 07900216873 or email
[email protected] .
If you are passionate about improving vaccination access and want a role where your work has a visible impact across schools, families and communities, we would love to hear from you. We encourage you to apply and help us protect children, young people and communities across East Berkshire.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
