Job Description
The Immunisation service works to deliver a school and community immunisation service that is consistent across the county and offers a comprehensive immunisation service to all children and young people educated, registered or resident in Kent and Medway
As a member of the Immunisation Team and part of the wider public health service, you will work collaboratively with Health Visitors, School Nurses, Looked After Children’s Nurses, Schools, Primary Care colleagues, to ensure a highly efficient, effective and safe service is provided.
You will support the delivery of childhood immunisation programmes across Kent and Medway. The work takes place in a variety of settings, including schools, clinics, and community venues to deliver the National Childhood Immunisation Programme and Childhood Flu Campaign.
With direction, support and guidance from the Locality Lead Nurse, you will work in your local community to improve vaccination uptake by:
- Being aware of the profile of your local communities (e.g. deprived areas, non-English speaking, vaccine hesitancy, travelling families) and raise the profile of immunisations within these areas (open days, local council events, health days etc)
- Ensuring digitally excluded families are supported to complete e-consent forms by arranging drop in sessions at schools and calling families who have not submitted a consent form
- Schedule and deliver school assemblies to young people within targeted school settings.
- Confidently deliver presentations to parents/carers, teachers and other agencies on vaccinations required in accordance with National immunisation programme.
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From September 2022, the minimum salary we’ll pay is £10.90 per hour (excluding apprentices). The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
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All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 6th June 2023.
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Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
