Vaccine Nurse

Job summary
Are you an experienced nurse seeking a role with a plethora of opportunities within a leading London Trust? Whether you're contemplating your next career move or just fancy a change of scenery, we want to hear from you!

Our maternity service has earned and managed to maintain a 'Outstanding' rating from the CQC! Now, we're ready to invite fresh talents like you to join our team. We are looking for a vaccine nurse to join our antenatal clinic team. You will be part of a team of three, responsible for delivering the vaccination programme to the women and birthing people that access our service.

You will become part of our diverse, extraordinary team of maternity staff at Imperial. Where you will be working alongside our fantastic staff to deliver outstanding patient care to the women and birthing people that utilise our services.

We understand the importance of investing in our staff and offer extensive training and support programs to enhance your skills and leadership capabilities, all guided by our exceptional leadership team. On top of this, enjoy fantastic perks like flexible working.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have surrounding our experienced midwifery roles and offerings

Main duties of the job

• Carry out planned vaccinations for a group of patients without direct supervision
• Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care
• Assist and advice staff, both registered and unregistered, in the delivery of patient care and vaccinations
• Maintain accurate clinical records of the patient and plan vaccinations accordingly
• Undertake procedures in line with national protocols
• Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy
• Monitor patients' progress, work towards safe and timely administration of vaccinations and ensure barriers are identified and acted on appropriately
• Act as the patient's advocate
• Ensuring pregnant women/people and newborn babies with incomplete/unclear immunisation schedules are fully supported to receive appropriate vaccinations
• Ability to demonstrate an awareness of public health concerns, i.e. Domestic violence, child abuse, etc. and make appropriate referrals

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• 1 year experience post qualification

Experience
Essential

• Experience in administering vaccinations

Desirable

• Vaccine competence
• Experience in Maternity setting

Skills
Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organise activities and to use initiative Ability to solve problems and contribute new ideas
• Competency in medication
• Skills required to undertake clinical activity related to speciality

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Trust Wide, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
Employer's website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Inpatient Matron, Erin Duffy, [email protected]

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.