Immunisation Nurses - East Lancashire

Main duties of the job:

• 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.
• Practice 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 cooperate with their employing body to ensure that statutory and departmental regulations are adhered to.

Person Specification:

• 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.
• To demonstrate respect for people using and working in the organisation.
• To 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.

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.