School-Age Immunisation Nurse
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 31 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £18.22 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £18.22 an hour |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Truro, TR1 3LP |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | E0306-25-0012 |
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Key Duties and Responsibilities: To support and improve the uptake rate for all vaccinations for children and young people of school age and to develop the service in conjunction with stakeholders and commissioners. To identify vulnerable children and where appropriate to play an integral role within the safeguarding process in line with local and national protocols and legislation. Work in partnership with children, families and multi-agency services supporting the local population. Clinical Responsibilities: Screen children to ensure their inclusion for immunisations within the programme meets the required criteria in the Patient Group Direction (PGD). Obtaining informed consent where necessary based on clinical judgement. Ensuring maintenance of the cold chain throughout the process. Compliance with the medicines management standards throughout the process including awareness of contraindications to vaccination. Preparation and administration of the vaccines safely and competently in accordance with professional accountability and local/national standards and guidelines. Respond to clinical emergencies (anaphylaxis) initiating basic life support to ensure emergency procedures are executed and reported in accordance with national and local policy. Report adverse reactions to the Clinical Manager. Assess and signpost children to the appropriate named school contact where additional advice and support is indicated for identified health needs. Public Health Responsibilities: Contribute towards the development of public health initiatives to meet the needs of identified target groups and carry out public health promotional activities through integration and effective partnership working. Provide advice and information to children, parents, schools, members of the public and professionals where required. Demonstrate knowledge of immunisation and vaccination programmes, the impact on public health and the national and local agenda. Contribute to the development and delivery of the programme to support the achievement of performance targets. Quality and Governance Responsibilities: Maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation both to ensure timely and effective communication in accordance with national and local policies and the NMC code. Ensure confidentiality in accordance with policy. Demonstrate understanding of specific issues relating to children and young people. Demonstrate skills and knowledge in safeguarding practice. Awareness of dealing with complaints and appropriate reporting in accordance with organisational policies. Support the process of user satisfaction feedback to help develop the service. Initiate incident reporting and take appropriate action to inform Management. Comply with requirements for data protection. Resource Responsibilities: Equipment and resources are managed effectively to reduce waste and promote cost efficiency. Ensure the safe keeping and maintenance of equipment in accordance with policy reporting defect or loss. Ensure safe storage and stock control of vaccines and adrenaline in accordance with prescription only medicines management and cold chain policy. Professional Responsibilities: Work within The Code Standards of Conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (NMC, 2015) national and local guidelines. Work across organisational and agency boundaries to promote integrated working. Work to agreed Kernow Health CIC policies which facilitate and support the clinical governance agenda. Contribute to the development of clinical audit, clinical benchmarking, and the setting of standards. Deliver care that is evidence based. Support the organisation and development of team members by participating in programmes of learning. Responsible for planning and organising your own professional clinical supervision. Compliance with statutory, mandatory, and essential training requirements. Maintain a portfolio to demonstrate continuing professional development, making sure that steps are taken to maintain adequate skills and knowledge in line with NMC revalidation. Participation in information technology systems as they develop. Communication and Working Relationships: School Staff Children, young people and families General Practice Staff School Nurses Looked After Children Team Health Visitors Specialist nursing services Kernow Health wider team Child protection named nurse Physical Dimensions: Visiting different settings Lifting and carrying equipment e.g. vaccine porters (cool boxes), consumables box, laptops etc Preparation of vaccines for the sessions Some exposure to bodily fluids/vomit Ability to calm anxious or distressed children Driving between different locations across the counties Working in busy often noisy school environment Sitting for long periods whilst immunising and documenting on a laptop. Making Every Contact Count: All staff are positively encouraged to contribute to improving health for themselves, their patients and colleagues. This happens when, in everyday contact, the opportunity is taken to raise the subject of choosing better heath by stopping smoking, eating more healthily, reducing alcohol intake and being more active. The Making Every Contact Count programme has all the information you need and you will hear more about this once you start your role. Please note interviews are planned for Wednesday 13th August.