SAIS Improving Uptake Officer (Non Clinical) - Cheshire

As an Improving SAIS Uptake Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, supporting managers and staff across the programme. This post is to provide additional resource to support programmes to do over and above the standard requirements of the service specification in relation to optimising coverage and uptake.

The post holder will focus on improving the uptake of SAIS across the programme geography. In particular, the post holder will:

• Work with colleagues in schools with low uptake to drive uptake up.
• Work with colleagues in PCN/GP practices to ensure individuals vulnerable to non-participation are supported to access catch-up immunisations.
• Work with community groups/individuals vulnerable to non-participation to improve awareness of immunisations and access to immunisation programmes, offering information in accessible format and attending community events.
• Support low uptake schools with additional needs - interpreters, supporting consent returns, etc.
• Improve communications for schools, produce a webinar to send to schools, parents and young people, dispelling myths about vaccinations and sharing positive messages and facts.
• Look at translation of materials and use of translators in schools where this is required.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide pro-active and outward/public facing support to the SAIS team in the improvement of SAI uptake across the programme.
• Be an integrated member of the SAIS team and wider service who actively initiates new and contributes to existing improving uptake projects.
• Focus on reducing health inequalities by developing and contributing to interventions by the service and external partners to improve uptake of SAI by groups vulnerable to non-participation.
• Actively support the SAIS team and contribute to achieving key performance indicators.
• Engage with system partners to improve SAI uptake, providing key knowledge of immunisation programmes.
• Maintain records to produce timely quarterly SAI Uptake reports and end of year reports.

About us:

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.

Job responsibilities:

• Priorities for Lowest uptake schools SAI Uptake Project report content to include:

• Number of non-consenters who were subsequently vaccinated.
• Type of engagement/interventions with external partners including schools, local authorities, ICB Place and third sector community groups and evidence of impact of interventions delivered.
• Rationale for interventions based on programme data/insight work.
• Evidence of direct contact with key stakeholders at school, community and service user level to reach non-responders.
• Change in percentage uptake by schools.

Enabling patient and public involvement:

• Act as a champion for parents/guardians and young people and their interests.
• Ensure all public and patient contact is of the highest professional standard.
• Engage with community groups to offer vaccination promotion/education and awareness sessions.

Promoting equality and reducing inequalities:

• Uphold organisation policies and principles on the promotion of equality.
• Create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued.
• Implement recommendations/learning from pilots from the NHS England Public Health team.

Developing an excellent organisation:

• Ensure health, safety, and wellbeing of all staff within the department.
• Ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements within the department.

Person Specification:

• Project management / High Organisation and planning skills.
• Skills for manipulating information.
• Well developed keyboard skills, use of a range of software including Microsoft Office applications.
• Professional, calm and efficient manner.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to work without supervision and on own initiative.
• Commitment to quality and high standards.
• Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
• Works well with others, is positive and helpful.
• Consistently looks to improve what they do.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality.

Experience:

• Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis.
• Basic knowledge of project principles.
• Skills for communication on complex information.
• Attention to detail, able to work accurately.
• Experience of work to improve health outcomes.
• Ability to produce comprehensive draft reports, data and letters.

Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience.

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.