Immunisation Co-ordinator

Main duties of the post The successful post holder will work with the Matron, Immunisation and Vaccination lead to implement the key priorities outlined in the National Immunisation Framework The Immunisation coordinator will work across primary, community and secondary care settings and maintain close working relationships with other departments and partner health service providers, particularly Public Health Wales, Occupational Health, Sexual Health services; General Practices, Schools, Child Health Department and the Local Authority. The Immunisation coordinator will provide leadership, training and support for all immunisation programmes ensuring the Health Board has a skilled immunisation workforce in a range of vaccination programmes, which require different vaccination administration techniques. This is to ensure the continuation of our routine vaccination programmes, in addition to ensuring our immunisation workforce is prepared in the event we are required to support at pace, in the event of future outbreaks of disease. In partnership with other stakeholders, the immunisation coordinator will identify areas of low immunisation uptake and develop strategies for improvement to ensure protection of our population against vaccine preventable diseases.