Children’s Community Immunisation and Screening Support Assistant in Surrey

As a Children’s Community Immunisation and Screening Support Assistant you will be part of our Children’s Immunisation Team based within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Starting salary of £25,500 (FTE) with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Are you passionate about making a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of children and young people across Surrey? Join our friendly and dedicated Immunisation Team, where your work will help protect local communities and support children to thrive. In this varied and rewarding role, you will play an important part in delivering the school-aged Immunisation Programme and the National Childhood Measurement Programme (NCMP). You will work across a range of settings including schools and community venues, bringing reassurance, confidence, and high‑quality care to children, families, and education partners. You will collaborate closely with school nurses, educational staff, primary care colleagues, public health teams, and other agencies to ensure our service runs smoothly and effectively. From administering immunisations to supporting our Single Point of Access (SPA), every day offers the chance to make a meaningful impact. While you will have a designated base, this is a mobile role, and you will enjoy the variety of travelling across the county as part of your day‑to‑day work. If you’re enthusiastic, caring, and committed to supporting children and young people, we’d love to welcome you to our team. This role is Monday - Friday and will be Term-Time only.

Main Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with professionals, children, young people, families, and the public across diverse settings and communication needs.
• Promote vaccination and general health messages in line with the Making Every Contact Count approach.
• Support all administrative tasks before and after immunisation/NCMP sessions, ensuring accurate data entry, record‑keeping, and timely submission of required statistics.
• Maintain confidentiality, consent awareness, and compliance with information governance policies.
• Assist with ordering equipment, managing resources, and supporting cold chain processes.
• Travel to venues, transport equipment, and help with setting up immunisation/NCMP clinics.
• Maximise vaccination uptake by identifying and reducing barriers during sessions.
• Provide onsite administrative support, including school liaison, post‑immunisation support, and accurate cohort data collection.
• Recognise, escape, and respond appropriately to concerns, safeguarding issues, or emergencies such as anaphylaxis.
• Ensure equipment and venues are clean, safe, and well maintained.
• Seek service user feedback and contribute to audits, clinical governance, and service improvements.
• Participate in meetings, training, inductions, and maintain 100% compliance with required Quality.