Immunisation Nurse

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible forundertaking clinical dutiesrelating to immunisation, primarily delivered on-site in schools for children of primary and secondary in community clinic settings.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical duties relating to immunisation, primarily delivered on-site in schools for children of primary and secondary in community clinic settings.

Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season)

Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.

Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.

Support Programme Managers, Team Lead and, Clinical Lead as applicable.

Attend sites across different locations as applicable.

Deliver an effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.

Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.

Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.

Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.

Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed

Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.

Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.

Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position

About us

European Life Care Group is one of Europe's largest independent provider of travel clinics and public vaccination programmes.

Founded in 1998, today European Life Care Group has specialist clinics covering most of Denmark and the UK, where the company trades under a number of brands, including Danske Lgers Vaccinations Service, Vaccination UK, London Travel Clinic and Citydoc. European Life Care Group also works for both the Danish and English National Health Service as a contracted service provider of immunisation programmes in schools and national influenza vaccination programmes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible forundertaking clinical dutiesrelating to immunisation, primarily delivered on-site in schools for children of primary and secondary in community clinic settings.

Key Accountabilities(Key areas of responsibility)

Vaccinate20 to25 schoolchildren perhour (flu season)

Workcollaborativelyto support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.

Promote and supportthe operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.

SupportProgramme Managers, Team Lead and, Clinical Lead as applicable.

Attend sites acrossdifferentlocationsas applicable.

Deliveran effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.

Participatein clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.

Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line withorganisational policies and procedures.

Participate inaudits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.

Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed

Actively and constructively contributeto team meetings.

UndertakeGillick Competency Assessmentsandtake verbal consent from parents and caregivers.

Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position

Comply with Company policies & procedures

Qualifications, Experience/Knowledge & Skills(Specific & relevant to the job, minimum requirements)

Qualifications

Nurses and Midwives currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification

Experience/

Knowledge

Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Working within PGD frameworks.

Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule

Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.

Computer literate.

Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.

Skills

Excellent communication both written and verbal.

Excellent organisational and time-management

Customer service and people management.

Assertive, team player and critical thinker

Must be able to drive

The above is not an exhaustive list, it is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee assigned, which may be amended to meet the business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Nurses and Midwives currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification

Desirable

Evidence of ongoing professional development. Working within PGD frameworks. Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule Understands and implements the principles of informed consent. Computer literate. Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.

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