Main area: Maternity Services
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 24 months (FTC)
Hours: 36 hours per week (Mon - Fri, 5 day service)
Job ref: 412-W&C-1577578
Site: Leighton Hospital
Town: Crewe
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust holds a Sponsor Licence. This means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the UK Government requirements for sponsorship are met. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the minimum salary and skill level.
Minimum salary rates are usually £38,700 per year (for Skilled Worker) or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa.
Job overview
We have a vacancy for Nurse Vaccinator to support a new vaccine programme for pregnant women alongside the current vaccination offer.
The postholder will promote the programme to pregnant women to improve the uptake of vaccines in pregnancy in addition to running daily planned and ad hoc clinics to deliver flu, pertussis and RSV vaccines.
This is a fixed term post for 24 months initially.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include but are not limited to:
* Promoting the maternal vaccine programme
* Facilitating planned and ad hoc clinics to deliver maternal vaccines
* Working with the MDT to improve the service
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services, and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NMC registered RN
* Adult Life Support & anaphylaxis training
Skills
* IT literate
* Able to prioritise own workload
Knowledge
* IPC knowledge
* Vaccine programme knowledge
* Knowledge of maternal health and vaccine programmes
Key Messages
* Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
* We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.
* All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
* Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
* Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
* Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
* Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
* You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
* We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
* Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. If you intend to seek permission to work in the UK via a Skilled Worker visa, please be aware that the UK Government set eligibility requirements e.g. minimum salary requirement and skill levels. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. We recommend that you use the information on the Home Office website to check if this role will be eligible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Madeleine Shackleton
Job title: Maternity Outpatients Manager
Email address: madeleine.shackleton@mcht.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01270 278022
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone: jennifer.burkquest@mcht.nhs.uk
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