Healthcare Support Worker Vaccinator

4 weeks ago

Bothwell, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

**The Role**:
The HCSW Vaccinator will work as part of a multi professional team, safely and effectively delivering vaccinations. The post holder will be responsible for preparing and administering the vaccine to citizens and staff in a number of delivery settings. In particular, the post holder will be responsible for:

- Configuration of their vaccination station
- Reconstituting the Vaccine (vaccine dependent)
- Preparing single doses of the vaccine for administration (vaccine dependent)
- Administration of the vaccine by appropriate route i.e. I.M injection, intra-nasal, per-oral.
- Adherence to infection control practices between individuals, including PPE use
- Disposal of clinical waste as per local and national protocols and guidelines
- Adherence to data protection and information governance standards
- Demonstrating care and compassion to patients, carers and relatives to help ensure safe, high quality person centred patient care is delivered at all times
- Carrying out a range of assigned patient care duties as directed by a Registered Healthcare Professional to ensure delivery of a high quality of patient care

**NHS Lanarkshire**:
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

**What we'll need you to bring**:
Physical effort

Manual handling of equipment (e.g. records, vaccination equipment)
- Working in adverse climates, some of which could be outdoors
- Continuous use of PPE, including mask
- Standing up whilst delivering vaccination (most of the working hours)
- Sitting moderate periods when using Visual Display Units / writing records / correspondence
- Lifting and carrying of patient records and equipment daily
- Flexibility to work in an agile manner eg: venues for vaccine administration
- Reasonable travel will be required Mental effort

Mental Effort
- Frequent concentration to prepare and complete vaccination, assessment and observation (Preparation of each manufacturers vaccine in use may be different i.e. reconstition of liquid vial with 5mls of Saline and drawing up of 0.3ml dose in 1ml syringe from vial for administration.)
- Work pattern altering to meet service need and prioritising work issues accordingly with changes faced
- Managing time effectively in a pressured environment Emotional effort

Emotional Effort
- Occasionally needs to cope with difficult emotional situations
- Occasional exposure to aggressive, anxious patients and family members
- Need to escalate to onsite supervisor, following agreed local or national protocols, when an incident or adverse event occurs

**Contract type**:
Permanent

Full time

37 hours

**Location and Working Pattern**:
This role will be based in Vaccination Programme within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters.

**Looking to find out more?**:
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

**Why NHS Lanarkshire?**:
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee Counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

**Further Information**:
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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