Immunisation Nurse West Cumbria in Workington

Job summary

The post holder will be a registered Nurse. As part of the HCP, they will be responsible for the successful organisation and delivery of the commissioned, School aged immunisation programme, within Cumbria.

• Working with schools, parents and carers to maintain the health of the wider population from a positive uptake of the immunisation programme, reaching national and local targets
• Establishing links with local and National Health Protection units as required
• To plan, prepare and implement Immunisation sessions, as per the commissioned immunisation schedule
• Identify risk and report incidents in accordance to policy and procedure to ensure high levels of safety
• Maintain high levels of service delivery with the support of the Immunisation team lead
• Identify areas of concern i.e. staffing levels/vaccines or cold chain and equipment issues
• Maintain high levels of own competency in line with NMC code of professional conduct.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality immunisation services to the community.
• To work within North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) guidelines, protocols and policies for safe staff working with children and their families.
• To encourage and promote The National Childhood Immunisation Programme.
• To provide information, documentation and support in identifying the current public health aims.
• To work in partnership with other agencies both statutory and voluntary to deliver health improvement/protection programmes, as clearly identified
• To work in partnership with individuals and groups including children and young people in accordance with recommendations of the Healthy Child Programme
• To provide high quality immunisation services to the school aged population of Cumbria.
• To provide information, documentation and support in identifying the current public health aims.
• To educate and promote the benefits of immunisation with the aim to prevent school aged children from developing vaccine preventable diseases.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details

Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Per Annum Pro Rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Term time hours
Reference number: 262-A-26-8172184
Job locations: Community, Workington community hospital, West Cumbria, CA142RW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRN Dip HE/RGN

Desirable

• oRN Dip HE Child/RSCN

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience
• Experience of working on own or as part of a team
• Immunisation experience

Desirable

• Health promotion work

skills and apptitude

Essential

• Professional knowledge through state registration
• Maintain personal professional knowledge; including attending regular updates.
• Knowledge of current policy drivers.
• Mandatory training in anaphylaxis and basic life support
• Knowledge and understanding of child development
• Knowledge of and understanding of the need for confidentiality.
• Knowledge of health promotion
• Experience and understanding of working within safeguarding procedures and guidelines processes
• Experience of working collaboratively with other professionals within the health economy and from other organisations

Desirable

• Understanding of local needs in meeting public health agenda
• Community development knowledge
• Research and audit knowledge

other requirements

Essential

• Excellent Communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team and maintain positive working relationships.
• Ability to adapt to challenging situations
• Willingness to continue professional development
• Competent IT skills.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently
• Ability to use initiative

Desirable

• Clean valid driving licence with access to own transport

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: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Community, Workington community hospital, West Cumbria, CA142RW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Integrated Team Manager-SAIS, Sarah Buckingham, sarah.buckingham@ncic.nhs.uk, 07917271442