We have an exciting opportunity for Flu Nurses to join our Primary Care team at HCA Healthcare UK to assist in the comprehensive delivery of the Flu immunisation for 2023.
Location: London based.
Contract Type; Fixed Term Contract commencing September 2023
Hours: Full time (40 Hours), Monday - Friday. 08:00 – 17:30
Salary: £40,000 per annum (Pro -rata)
This is a 3 Month Fixed term contract starting mid-September 2023.
HCA Healthcare UK, is one of the UK’s leading providers of corporate healthcare services, with extensive experience of creating and delivering effective and innovative corporate wellness strategies. Delivering primary care services for over 30 years, we support more than 1500 companies across a range of sectors including financial, accounting, legal, technology, transport and management services.
We are looking for a skilled flu shot nurse with a broad understanding of vaccine safety procedures to administer vaccinations at our healthcare facility. You will be responsible for keeping a record of patients' vaccinations and the vaccines' proper storage. You will also monitor patients' reactions to the shots they received. This role will involve travel across client sites and client facilities throughout London and the South East but is primarily London based.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assess the clients’ wellness and suitability for the vaccination in line with the prescribed PGD
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Administer intramuscular vaccination as required
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Monitoring patients' reactions to vaccinations during the administration of shots.
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Implementing and adhering to infection-control policies and procedures.
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Ensuring that flu vaccinations are stored correctly and securely.
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Maintaining the inventory of supplies needed to administer the shots.
Skills and Experience
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Completed degree in Nursing.
- NMC Registration
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Knowledge of sharps management, vaccinations, safety procedures, and storage protocols
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Previous nursing experience is essential either NHS or private sector
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Patience and compassion for patients with physical, mental, and emotional issues.
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The ability to work with minimal supervision.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Computer literate.
About the Individual
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At HCA UK we recognise and value everyone as unique and individual; treat people with kindness and compassion; act with absolute honesty, integrity, and fairness and trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family. As someone looking to join our family, you will demonstrate these key values.
If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please apply for this role and a member of the team will be in contact shortly.
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