Locality Lead Immunisation Nurse Derbyshire
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent - Minimum of 30 hours required.
IntraHealth is one of the UK’s leading providers of NHS Primary and Community Care services. We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (general practice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulation monitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.
We are a well-established organisation having provided NHS services since 1999. We operate NHS services across the North East, Yorkshire, the midlands and North West. Our team is made up of a wide range of healthcare professionals and administrative roles including GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), Nurses, Pharmacists, Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and local administration teams. Our frontline teams are supported by a centralised back office function; providing executive, finance, HR, administration and data analysis support.
We operate NHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.
IntraHealth Ltd delivers immunisation and vaccination services for NHS England across several areas in the UK. Our immunisation and vaccination service has been running for 10 years and forms part of our established clinical services in the North of England.
IntraHealth are recruiting a Locality Lead Immunisation Nurse to join our Immunisation & Vaccination Team in the handling of information surrounding the immunisation and vaccinations across Derbyshire.
The applicant will work within a team and support the delivery of IntraHealth’s expanding immunisation and vaccination programmes. The successful candidate will work autonomously, but also as part of the wider team delivering immunisations and vaccinations to primary and secondary school children.
The Locality lead Nurse works as a member of the Immunisation Team to support the safe delivery of large-scale programmes within community and educational settings in accordance with Department of Health Green Book against Immunisation and Local Services Specifications.
To work closely with and supporting the Clinical Lead in all the work on the National schedule vaccinations for Children, and work with outbreaks in the community setting. Providing Support to clinical teams.
The role will involve close working relationships with IntraHealths Lead and Deputy Immunisation nurse.
Our work takes place in a variety of settings, including schools, clinics, and community venues to deliver the National Childhood Immunisation Programmes and Various other Immunisation contracts.
May be required to attend Contract meetings with Commissioners and keep them informed of clinical developments within the contract.
Main duties of the job
- To support and supervise immunisation teams, ensuring a safe and effective service using service user feedback to improve patient experience.
- Monitor quality, compliance, and performance reporting risks to the Operations Manager Clinical/deputy lead nurse.
- Provide support to staff within the IntraHealth Immunisation Teams to deliver an equitable and quality service to children, young people, and families.
Promote and support an effective team ethos with excellent communication skills, so that team objectives are understood and achieved.
To support, influence and improve the quality of the learning environment by providing support and supervision as well as educational and professional development for the team.
Support and deliver aspects of clinical education, staff induction and support assessment of learners and clinical staff, to ensure that the workforce has the required training, skills and competencies to deliver the immunisation programme.
- Ensure that the service delivered meets the requirements of the national and local safeguarding agenda.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The Locality lead Nurse works as a member of the Immunisation Team to support the safe delivery of large-scale programmes within community and educational settings in accordance with Department of Health Green Book against Immunisation and Local Services Specifications.
To work closely with and supporting the Clinical Lead in all the work on the National schedule vaccinations for Children, and work with outbreaks in the community setting. Providing Support to clinical teams.
The role will involve close working relationships with IntraHealth’s Lead and Deputy Immunisation nurse.
Our work takes place in a variety of settings, including schools, clinics, and community venues to deliver the National Childhood Immunisation Programmes and Various other Immunisation contracts.
May be required to attend Contract meetings with Commissioners and keep them informed of clinical developments within the contract.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- Current Nurse Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Mentorship Preparation/ENB 998 or equivalent
- Trained in accordance with Immunisation National Standards
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Prescribing qualification (V300)
ExperienceEssential
- At Least two years experience working with in Immunisation teams.
- Demonstrate and in-depth knowledge of Immunisation programmes and their safe delivery.
- Evidence of own professional development.
- Ability to research evidence and evaluate best practice.
- Experience in working with PGDs and PSDs.
- Supervising and Supporting nurses and HCA to develop best practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS service delivery across a range of disciplines /functions.
- Experience of identifying risks anticipating issues and looking at solutions.
- Presentations skills.
- Attending Meetings with Commissioners and PHE.
KnowledgeEssential
- Work calmly under pressure.
- Good Communication skills
- Ability to convey often sensitive and or delicate Application information.
- Operates with integrity and openness.
- Collaborative leadership style: listens involves, respects, and learns from Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements.
- contributions of others.
- Ability to use IT confidently to support job role.
- Professional approach always and understanding impact you have on others.
- Car Owner/Driver and access to car insured for business use.
- Willingness to travel to various locations in and outside of own area.
- Reliable team member.
- Broad Range of Clinical skills
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Closing date for receipt of applications: 21st July
To find out more about us please visit our website at www.intrahealth.co.uk.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £21.54 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Nursing: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (required)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
