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IMMUNISATION CO-ORDINATOR

Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent position of Immunisation co-ordinator for the Health Board. The Immunisation coordinator will be a source of expertise for professionals, the population and other stakeholders on all matters relating to Immunisation, providing highly specialist advice and second opinions and participating in the developing of standards and audit to underpin best practice, and evaluating new initiatives for Immunisation services. This role will involve working in partnership with key stakeholders to improve uptake of vaccines within our harder to reach communities, ensuring equitable access to vaccinations across the Health Board region.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the post

The successful post holder will work with the Matron, Immunisation and Vaccination lead to implement key priorities, as 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 Local Authorities.

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, reducing the inequality gaps for all immunisations.

Name of person to contact - Cath Watts, Head of Immunisation service C

About us

The post holder will develop high quality Immunisation and Vaccination services across the Health Board through the implementation of the Local Delivery Plan to achieve the Welsh Government's Annual Operating Framework Immunisation targets.

This work will be directed by the Director of Public Health who has the lead for Immunisation & Vaccination and will include working closely with Heads of Nursing, Senior Nurses, the General Medical Services (GMS) Team - Primary Care, Secondary Care, Independent Contractors, and Occupational Health and Primary/Community services.

The post holder will also be required to co-ordinate and provide training, provide specialist clinical advice, undertake clinical audit, and prepare reports for the Immunisation Committee and other formal meetings as identified by the Chair of the Health Board's Strategic and Operational immunisation groups

The post holder has significant autonomy to undertake this role, working within organisational and professional policies and procedures.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications/knowledge

Essential

Registered Nurse Extensive knowledge of the Vaccination and Immunisation agenda Knowledge of the GMS Contract Knowledge of National Service Frameworks Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control Procedures. Professional knowledge acquired through Degree, supplemented by Post Graduate qualification/Diploma or possess skills, knowledge, training and experience to its equivalency

Desirable

Teaching and assessing qualification Management qualification

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience of working within the speciality either as an Immunisation Coordinator or an Immunisation Nurse. post registration experience, most recently in the Primary Care setting Experience of working with Welsh Government Immunisation Lead and implementation of Government initiatives and national policies. Experience of partnership working with Public Health, Independent Contractors, Working in wide range of clinical areas. Application form and interview CAJE REF: RVC/2022/0615 no significant change from RVC/2020/0270 - Approval Date: 14/12/2022 (JD Template V1-July-22) If this role changes and it requires amendments please contact SBU. for an editable version ATTRIBUTES ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Occupational Health and Higher Education Institutions Experience in leading teams and managing resources Experience of facilitation, teaching and educating others

Aptitude/Abilities

Essential

Clinical Leadership skills. Facilitation/Presentation skills Risk Management skills Excellent verbal communication skills with staff, patients, relatives and other members of the Primary Care Team and Multidisciplinary Teams

Desirable

Ability to speak Welsh

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