Immunisation Team Nurse | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 07 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,763 - £43,466 per annum inclusive of HCA (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, E13 8SL |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7704446/259-7704446NUH |
Summary
Although this position is a 3 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 3 months.
It is a very exciting time for our Maternity Services at Newham University Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust providing maternity care to women/birthing people and families from the local population and surrounding areas. Come and join our Maternity Immunisation team as we rise to meet the challenges of today’s changing maternity climate.
We are looking for an enthusiastic registered adult nurse to be a member of the Maternity Immunisation Team.
• · You will work with the team to provide a high standard of care and health promotion.
• You will have excellent communisation skills to provide a welcoming, friendly and supportive service to the women, and to form good professional relationships within the team
• You will be working alongside other Band 5 Nurses to deliver a friendly, safe and effective vaccination service for pregnant women.
• You will administer Pertussis and Seasonal Flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccinations.
• · To contribute to the delivery of a high-quality public health programme for pregnant women & birthing people in Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To take a pregnant person centred, public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities, specifically to raise the uptake of maternal immunisations across Barts Health NHS Trust and the local community
• To support the planning, implementation and evaluation of the immunisation programme delivery for pregnant women/birthing people within Maternity Services within the required targets.
• To provide advice, information and promote the immunisation programme to pregnant women/birthing people.
• To maintain and update electronic records and vaccine specific data bases.
• To discuss and promote awareness to expectant women/birthing people of the BCG vaccination for all eligible babies.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Jan 2026