Immunisation Nurses - County Durham

The Immunisation Nurse works as a member of the Immunisation Team, delivering nasal and intramuscular flu and other vaccine programmes within community and educational settings in accordance with Department of Health Green Book against Immunisation and Local Services Specifications. The role will involve working closely with the administration team and school staff.

Job responsibilities

• Clinical Practice
  • Provide safe delivery of a quality immunisations service.
  • Identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meet the needs of the patients.
  • Take into account risk and its effective management e.g. consent, side effects.
  • Take responsibility for CPD and keep up to date with current practices and research-led developments.
  • Identify and report all new problems and concerns to the Locality Lead Nurse.
  • Work towards PGDs and PSDs.
• Communication
  • The Immunisation Nurse will communicate effectively with other team members.
  • The Immunisation Nurse will communicate effectively with parents, carers and school staff.
• Delivering a quality service
  • Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the NMC.
  • Work in a manner that maintains and promotes quality, working as a team and alongside admin to organise and manage school workload.
  • Support and participate in shared learning and networking across other immunisation teams.
  • Understand and apply legal policy that supports the safeguarding of children and adults.
• Team Working
  • Act as lead clinician on immunisation sessions.
  • Work with administration team and school staff at immunisation sessions.
• Management of risk
  • Ensure safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs.
  • Ensure use of appropriate transporting and storage of items, following the cold chain procedures.
  • Practise infection‑control measures according to local and national guidelines.
• Managing information
  • Work in accordance with GDPR policy.
  • Ensure all patient records are clear and recorded accurately and stored as per procedures.
  • Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of Information Act.
• Learning and Development
  • Undertake all mandatory and statutory training requirements.
  • Be responsible for own learning needs and continuing professional development.
• Equality and Diversity
  • Ensure all staff are working to all appropriate equality and diversity procedures.
• Health and Safety
  • The post holder is required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
  • The post holder is also required to co‑operate with their employing body to ensure that statutory and departmental regulations are adhered to.

Person Specification

• Experience
  • Evidence of professional development.
  • Working alone and as part of a team.
  • Working with school‑aged children.
  • Experience of delivering travel vaccinations and childhood immunisations.
  • Supervision of Health Care Assistants.
• Qualifications
  • Current Registered nurse with NMC.
  • Up to date CPR & anaphylaxis training.
  • Foundation immunisation training.
  • Team player.
  • Highly motivated.
  • Commitment to promoting and maintaining high standards of care.
  • Flexibility.
  • Able to engage with people.
  • Demonstrate respect for people using and working in the organisation.
  • Behave as an ambassador for the company.
  • Ability to work under own initiative and make clear clinical decisions.
  • Broad range of clinical skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Work well under pressure/stressful environment.
  • Full driving licence, access to a car and willingness to travel.
  • Always follow organisation policies and procedures.

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.