University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Vaccination Nurse post within the supportive friendly Maternity team at PRH. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team delivering a flexible, safe and effective vaccination service for pregnant women and people as part of UHSussex Trust. The successful candidate will support the roll out of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSC) vaccination programme and will be involved in the promotion of vaccinations and screening in pregnancy, supporting staff to increase awareness of healthy pregnancy choices to our maternity service users. The post holder will contribute to audit, quality record keeping and service promotion. This post will involve working flexibly across the working week in the Antenatal Clinic, Maternity Outpatient Area.
Main duties of the job
Delivery of the Maternity Vaccination programme as set out by NHS England. This will include the Whooping Cough, Flu and new RSV vaccine. Public Health promotion about additional vaccines will also be included in this role. Contribution to the organisation and delivery of this clinic, alongside audit, protocol development and record keeping is expected.
Minimum Requirements
We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.
Person Specification
Experience and Qualifications
* NMC registration
* Some experience as an RN in outpatient area
* Demonstrates an interest in Women's Health
* Evidence of Public Health experience
* Evidence of professional development since qualification
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
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.
Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
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