Job summary
- Main area
- Immunisation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (over three days)
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7311460
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Flaxmans Court, Westmorland General Hospital
- Town
- kendal
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Immunisation Nurse b5
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Immunisation nurse b5
Immunisation Nurse within the Immunisation Specialist Nurse Team and all health professionals involved in delivering the national immunisation programmes across Cumbria. Supporting the education and training of health professionals undertaking roles in immunisation of children and adults as part of the nationally commissioned immunisation programmes and working across the Cumbria wide Health economy
The post holder is expected to be flexible in the performance of duties associated with this post. All jobs are subject to change from time to time and accordingly will be regularly reviewed. The post is county wide and significant travel is associated with the role
Main duties of the job
- training of all immunisers
- planning and delivery of Flu/COVID/BCG and complex vaccination clinics
- timely and accurate collection and retrieval of relevant data
- supporting a programme of audit of vaccination programme delivery and vaccine storage
- audit of cold chain systems
- deputising for the Specialist Nurse for Immunisation and the Specialist Nurse for TB as required
The role will sit within the Immunisation and TB service remit but also as part of the wider infection prevention and control team. The teams provide a corporate trust wide function offering expertise in several areas of clinical practice including infection prevention and control, vaccination and immunisation and Tuberculosis services.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse (on part 1 of the NMC register) with previous post registration experience.
Desirable criteria
- Certified current vaccinator
- Recognised Teaching qualification or equivalent experience of teaching.
- Degree or working towards
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of the national immunisation programmes.
- Basic Knowledge and understanding of the staff seasonal flu programme
- Basic knowledge and understanding of the TB programme
- Knowledge of cold chain management
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of the current COVID vaccine programmes
- Understanding of audit processes
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Sound practical knowledge and skills in relation to vaccination techniques.
- Ability to plan and deliver own workload (under supervision of manager).
- Confidence to challenge poor behaviour/practise.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to plan
- Ability to work flexibly with a range of health professionals
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work in a empowering and facilitative way
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Confidence in training large groups of staff.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Meticulous
- Flexible attitude to lifelong learning and development
- Ability to travel countywide, independent of public transport
- Ability to work as part of a team
- An enthusiastic and innovative person with an ability to work with a number of professionals and the local community.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work in a empowering and facilitative way
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Confidence in training large groups of staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gayle Howarth
- Job title
- Specialist Nurse for Immunisations.
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795521976
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