The closing date is 7th Aug 2026
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Job summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated team lead to join Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust School Age Immunisation Service.
You will work in partnership with the Clinical Team Lead within the locality immunisation team. You will manage and lead a team of immunisation nurses and administrative staff to deliver a safe and effective childhood immunisation programme for school aged children across Hampshire.
Your role will include working in partnership with the school nursing service, Education including Elective Home Educated service. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire.
You will demonstrate clinical expertise and governance in all aspects of the service including safeguarding children whilst being supported by robust organisational supervision, guidelines, and policies.
You must be either RN or RM qualified and have current NMC registration.
Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Happy to discuss flexible working around the number of days a week that you work but due to the nature of the role the hours each day will need to be as stated. This position can be Term Time only or all year round.
If you feel you have the drive and ambition to rise to this challenge and really want to make a difference, then we want to hear from you.
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Main duties, tasks & skills required
The role includes leading the locality immunisation team to deliver commissioned elements of the school age immunisation programme, to children and young people aged 4-18 years.
The role includes providing clinical leadership and support to the immunisation nurses and administrative support staff to support the delivery of a quality service to children, young people, and families.
Promote and support an effective team ethos using excellent communication skills, so that team objectives are understood and achieved
To be the principal point of contact for schools within the area in relation to immunisation. To lead the development of co-operative working arrangements within these schools that support healthy outcomes for children.
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About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
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Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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Person specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
Registered Nurse (NMC registration)
Or
Registered Midwife (NMC registration)
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Additional Criteria
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Essential
Required to have a full UK driver's licence, access to own car and to have business use element of insurance.
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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.
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UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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For help with your application, contact:
Clare Singleton
[email protected]
07771535472
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
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Band
Band 6
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Salary
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£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
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Contract
Permanent
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Working pattern
Part-Time, Full-Time, Term Time Hours
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Reference number
348-CFS-12016
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Job locations
Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre
William Macleod Way
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 4XE
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Attachments
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Job Description
Job Description B6 Team Lead.pdf – 367KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf – 1001KB Opens in a new window
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