Vaccinator for the Berkshire Immunisation Team | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,828 - £36,311 per annum ( Incl. of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Windsor, SL4 4LE |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6201386/371-CFS212 |
Summary
We are looking for a self-motivated and dynamic registered Nurse or Midwife who has experience of working with children and young people in the community and who is passionate about the public health benefits of vaccination to join the Berkshire Immunisation Team based in the East of Berkshire.
This post is based at Foundation House in Dedworth, Windsor in the East of Berkshire and the post holder will be expected to travel across the three localities including Bracknell Forest, the Royal Borough of Windsor, Ascot, and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Slough.
The core hours of the immunisation service are between 08:30 and 16:30. The post holder will need to be flexible with their daily hours depending on the role they are undertaking, as outlined below:
8am start:Vaccine collection
From 8:30am:Vaccinators leading on school sessions – this allows final checks to be completed with school, final triage and to ensure the session runs smoothly.
9am start:Vaccinators and healthcare support workers supporting school sessions – these staff need to arrive at a session ready to start vaccinating.For all staff to help with the delivery and organisation of the Berkshire Healthcare Staff Programme
The post is term time only and you would be employed for 41 weeks of the year. Two of these weeks would be worked at an agreed time during school holidays. All annual leave needs to be taken during school holidays.
• Taking the lead vaccinator role for several schools
• Communicating with children, young people, families, and schools
• Planning and running catch up clinics.
• Immunising in school sessions and community clinics
• Reviewing vaccination uptake and providing a more targeted approach to improve uptake to low uptake schools.
• Collecting and transporting vaccine safely
• Vaccine related health promotion
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
1.Passionate about the public health benefits of vaccination
2.Understanding of the childhood immunisation programme
3.Flexible in your approach to work
4.Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with children, young people, and families from a range of diverse backgrounds.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Debbie Ballard on 07900 217582 or email:debbie.ballard@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Interview will be held on 24th April 2024
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Apr 2024
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