NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
This is a key post in the specialist IIU team providing a wide range of administrative and clinical advice and support, to primary care colleagues, across all service areas. The overall purpose of the post is to work in partnership with primary care colleagues to reduce significant variation in uptake between different geographical areas and different population cohorts with a particular focus on reducing health inequalities and in improving and sustaining 0-5 childhood immunisation uptake rates.
We are looking for nurses/midwives to join our exciting and expanding team on a full time (job share considered) working as GP Liaison & Team clinicians delivering the IIU intensive support package and project work.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for working across a range of different service areas, identifying children who are missing all or part of their childhood immunisations and supporting general practice colleagues to work with parents/families to ensure any children missing immunisations are given the opportunity to be vaccinated. The role will involve working closely and in collaboration with multidisciplinary GP practice staff, as well as supporting facilitating change to achieve and then sustain immunisation uptake rates.
The post may require infrequent travel within the geography covered by SCW.
About us
This role would be working in an expanding team consisting of head of service, clinical lead, operational lead, and a team of data administrators and clinicians. We are looking for an efficient, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual to work collaboratively within the team/organisation and across organisational boundaries to ensure a first class IIU service across all service areas who is ready for a new challenge in a dynamic, passionate, and friendly team.
Job responsibilities
Working collaboratively with SCWs Child Health Information Services (CHIS) and data informatics team, the IIU team clinician will work closely and collaboratively with the Senior IIU clinician and all members of the IIU clinical team to assist with clinical support across all areas and also identifying within agreed service models which GP practices/areas would benefit most from focused intervention and support. The IIU Team clinician will work alongside all IIU Team colleagues to ensure GP Liaison and team processes are effective, productive, and collaborative in order to meet the objective of the IIU Team- to reduce variation in vaccinations and improve immunisation uptake rates across all service areas.
Person Specification
Values & Behaviours
* Aspirational
* Insightful
* Respectful
Education
* First level Registered Paediatric or Adult Nurse/SCPHN (HV/SHN) or equivalent.
Knowledge & Experience
* Knowledge of Safeguarding responsibilities including where to access policies and support.
* Knowledge of most recent Childhood Immunisation Schedule
* Knowledge of how to utilise the 'Green book' - Immunisation against Infectious Disease
* Knowledge and experience of health promotion activities. Confidence in promoting the national Childhood Immunisation programme.
* Experience in and knowledge of how to convert immunisation schedules from overseas patients and ensure vaccinations are aligned to UK immunisation schedule.
* Knowledge and experience of change management approaches.
* Awareness of relevant media and social media activity
Skills & Capabilities
* Evidence of excellent high level communication skills both written and verbal. Able to articulate clearly, concisely and professionally to a wide range of colleagues and key stakeholders.
* Demonstrable ability to engage with and establish/maintain highly effective and productive working relationships with primary care colleagues and parents/families.
* Excellent organisational skills and ability to work to defined time frames.
* Creativity and flexibility in organising work and engaging with primary care colleagues and hard to reach families.
* Experience of working with a range of partners and audiences to achieve defined targets.
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
* Understanding of data sharing and information governance.
* Sound presentation skills, confident with presenting to a wide range of audiences, including colleagues/customers both internally and externally at a high level.
* Proficient and experienced in using key IT platforms eg Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams.
* Experience and knowledge of key clinical systems eg EMIS/CarePlus/Rio.
* Experience and knowledge of CHIS functions, responsibilities and data capture/reporting.
* Full car driving licence
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.
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