Main area: Women & Children's
Grade: Band 6
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working day and night shifts)
Job ref: 210-2024-1053
Employer: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Countess of Chester Hospital
Town: Chester
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/01/2025 23:59
Maternity Vaccination Midwife / Nurse
Band 6
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust prides itself on clinical excellence and creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. The Trust is focused on continuous improvement to enhance the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare through partnership and innovation.
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
We are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic Nurse or Midwives to join our highly motivated Maternity team at The Countess of Chester. This is an exciting opportunity to provide a high-quality immunisation service to pregnant women and BCG vaccinations for new-borns.
Main duties of the job
* To contribute to the delivery of a high-quality antenatal and newborn BCG immunisation service to pregnant women booked to birth their baby at The Countess of Chester Hospital.
* To increase the uptake of influenza, pertussis, RSV, and other necessary immunisations by pregnant women.
* To support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the antenatal immunisation programme delivery.
* To provide advice and information about immunisation to educate staff, antenatal women/birthing people, and other stakeholders.
* To take a woman-centred and public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities.
* Always work within the nursing and midwifery council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
* Undertake work they have been assessed as competent to do.
Person specification
Qualification
* Registered Nurse or Midwife
* Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through midwifery training to degree/diploma level plus preceptorship or equivalent
* Additional specialist training or knowledge to diploma level or equivalent
* Qualified to administer vaccinations to adults
* Qualified to administer BCG vaccinations to babies
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of multiagency working
* Understands confidentiality issues
* Knowledge of safeguarding
* Knowledge of national maternity immunisations programmes
* Understand the needs of disadvantaged and global majority groups
* Knowledge of evidence-based practice
* Understand professional accountability and delegation issues
Skills
* Ability to communicate
* Ability to apply learned knowledge
* Ability to manage workload
* Ability to lead, motivate, work within a team
* Able to work unsupervised and use own initiative
* Good interpersonal skills
* Ability to use electronic systems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If the role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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