Wandsworth Immunisation Nurses
Immunisations are an important part of the healthy child programme for school-age children.
We are looking for enthusiastic nurses interested in flexible hours to join our Immunisation teams in Wandsworth to help deliver the school immunisation programmes in schools and in the community. Full training and support will be provided.
In order to give your application the best opportunity, please ensure that you address all the requirements of the person specification when writing your supporting statement.
Car driver essential.
Main duties of the job
1. To participate in School Age/BCG immunisations programme, including administration of the inhaled influenza vaccination.
2. To assist in the planning, preparation and delivery of school, community and home immunisation services.
3. To encourage children, parents/carers to participate in the immunisation programmes in line with the Department of Health policy.
4. To ensure children and parents/carers have adequate evidence based information to allow them to make an informed choice regarding immunisations.
5. To participate in the school immunisation programme ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to enabling safe effective administration of immunisations in the school setting.
6. To prepare and assist with immunisation satellite clinics held within the Trust.
About us
At HRCH, we only want to provide the type of outstanding care that we would recommend to our family and friends.
We provide community healthcare and urgent treatment services for over 515,000 people living across the London Boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond-Upon-Thames.
In the latest NHS Staff Survey results for community trusts, we had the highest percentage of staff in the country who felt their role made a difference to patients. We also had top scores for satisfaction with the quality of care staff can deliver.
We are the top community trust in the country for Staff engagement, Quality of care and Quality of appraisals, according to the theme results in the 2019 staff survey. In 2018 we were named 'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction' by the Nursing Times and won the HSJ Workforce Award.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of deference against COVID19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see whole Job Description & Personal Spec. attached to this site
For more information about this roles please contact:
Team Lead Sabrina John 07917 093429
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
* RN (NMC registered)
Personal attributes
Essential
* Experience of working in or knowledge of public health
Essential
* Car driver
Employer details
Employer name
Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust
Address
Wandsworth
Access Building 87 Kimber Road
Wandsworth
SW18 4FS
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