Job summary
Bring your expertise to the Saint Mary's Vaccination Programme!
Saint Mary's managed clinical Service run the maternal vaccination clinics across our maternity services at Oxford Road Campus, Wythenshawe site, North Manchester General Hospital and Trafford. All pregnant women are currently eligible for flu and pertussis vaccination, along with the population wide offer of COVID-19 vaccination and booster. With an addition now of the RSV vaccination between 28-36 weeks of pregnancy. At Saint Marys we want to ensure that all our pregnant women and their partners are offered this great service as we are aware that many pregnant women remain unprotected against these vaccine preventable diseases.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 nurse to join the team in delivering the vaccination programme to pregnant women and their partners at our maternity sites.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm, energy and a passion for delivering the best care possible and have some knowledge of the vaccination programme currently being delivered. You will work as part of a busy vaccination team to organise, plan, deliver and evaluate the vaccination programme. The job role requires good time management and IT skills and you will be expected to work on your own initiative as well as within a team.
We are looking for candidates to work and travel to various Saint Mary's maternity sites. The ability to transport yourself throughout the area is an essential requirement for this role.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Current Registration with NMC as Registered General Nurse (Adult)
2. Evidence of level 3 studies
3. Vaccination experience
Desirable
4. Teaching / mentor qualification
Knowledge
Essential
5. Knowledge and experience in the full range of vaccination duties
Desirable
6. Knowledge of the Department of Health Guidelines for Immunisation and Vaccination programmes
Training and Experience
Essential
7. Evidence of multi professional/multi-agency working
Desirable
8. Evidence of clinical audit
9. Empactis/Simply Book/NIMs experience