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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Nurse to join our established School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS) delivering the Nasal Flu and Adolescent vaccination programmes in schools and community clinics to the local population throughout Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.

The SAIS team are also commissioned to deliver the Domiciliary Neonatal Hepatitis B programme and Dried Blood Spot (DBS) screening.

We will offer a warm and friendly welcome with a full induction programme and ongoing support, training, and development to further advance your skills and career.

Please note that this post is for 22.5 hours per week on a 26-week Term Time Only (TTO) Contract with hours to be worked from 1st September to 31st March. You will be required to work flexibly to cover the service between 8am to 6pm Monday-Friday. Occasional Saturday working may be required to deliver a community clinic as needed.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• You will be delivering immunisations including national campaigns to the school age population which include the Seasonal Flu programme, HPV Neutral Gender programme and Meningitis ACWY, Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DTP) programme.
• You will deliver the Domiciliary Neonatal Hepatitis B programme and Dried Blood Spot (DBS) screening.
• You will work within schools, clinics and home settings.
• You will use e-consent as well as paper forms to gain valid consent within the legal frameworks for immunising children and young people.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.