Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Immunisation Nurse within our school aged Immunisation Service leading the Brighton Team. The vacancy is 30 hours per week, year round . The Sussex Community Foundation Trust Immunisation Service vaccinates children in schools and clinics across West Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton & Hove. Although this post is based within the Brighton team, our whole service approach requires joint working across the whole of Sussex.

The SCFT Immunisation Service is looking for a Registered Nurse to be a lead of one of our innovative and dynamic Immunisation teams dedicated to improving immunisation uptake and delivering the National evidence based Schools’ Immunisation Programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding service.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Immunisation Nurse will provide day to day leadership for a team of immunisation nurses, immunisation programme assistants and admin staff under the guidance of the Clinical Leads. You will ensure the smooth running and administration of nurse-led sessions in school and outreach settings, and optimise the uptake of immunisations via promotion of public health strategies and close liaison with school health teams.

As a senior member of the Immunisation Service you will be responsible for the planning and delivery of a variety of immunisations for 0-19 year olds following the national routine immunisation schedule.

You will independently manage regular nurse led clinics for the administration of immunisations including BCG

As a Senior Immunisation Nurse, you will promote the health and wellbeing of children/young people and their families to ensure the provision of high quality, safe, immunisation services to children and their families.

You may be required to assist or lead at additional SCFT Immunisation Programme sessions at various times of the year.

Working for our organisation

  • The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rates our quality of services as good with outstanding features
  • Ranked in the top 120 best places to work (accredited by HSJ Best Places to Work)
  • Ranked outstanding and in top 10 of the national ‘Learning from mistakes’ league
  • Stunning locations in Sussex, surrounded by the South Downs and the coast
  • A great working environment in the community, in patients homes and our
    community hospitals
  • Excellent training and development opportunities
  • A Living Wage Employer with great rates of pay
  • Flexible working options including overtime
  • Supportive team environment
  • Cost effective and convenient workplace nurseries
  • Staff networks: LGBT, BAME, Religion and Belief and Disability
  • The Trust has signed up to the disability confident scheme and we guarantee to
    interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

    • Detailed job description and main responsibilities
    The role encompasses responsibility for clinical delivery of vaccination and patient safety, specialist advice on immunisation issues and the opportunity to develop skills in both independent and team working.

    The successful applicant will work in schools, clinics and family homes with children, young people and babies to deliver vaccinations in a safe and professional way. Engagement with hard to reach groups such as travellers and children who are looked after is another aspect of the teams remit and the band 5 responsibilities will include supporting this work in the community. The ability to communicate well and remain calm under pressure is essential.

    We welcome applicants who can demonstrate a willingness to work flexibly and co-operatively with colleagues both within their own team and the wider multidisciplinary teams across the whole SCFT area. You will need to be motivated, conscientious and committed to supporting us to maintain high vaccination coverage across Sussex.

    The role requires working core hours of – with flexibility at either end of the day for packing of vaccines and clinic cover, on a rota basis within the team.

    All team members support the whole of the SCFT Immunisation Service therefore you must be a car owner/driver and be willing to travel to clinics and schools within Sussex.

    Person specification

    Qualifications and/or Professional Registration
    Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse Qualification, Children or Adult/ degree or diploma level
  • Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role

    • Desirable criteria

  • Public Health England, Immunisation training course or equivalent

    • Experience
    Essential criteria

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience post registration experience.
  • Experience working in a community setting

    • Skills and Knowledge
    Essential criteria

  • Able to work autonomously and lead a clinical team to deliver vaccinations
  • IT literate
  • Knowledge of Clinical governance, clinical audit, clinical supervision and professional codes of conduct

    • Other requirements
    Essential criteria

  • Full UK driving license and use of car.

    • This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

    Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

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