Assistant Screening and Immunisation Co-Ordinator

at  NHS England

• The role of the Assistant Screening and Immunisation Coordinator (ASIC) is to develop specific public health expertise to support the Screening and Immunisation Lead (SIL), Screening and Immunisation Managers (SIMs), and Screening and Immunisation Coordinators (SICs) in providing effective public health leadership for screening and immunisation programmes across the East of England. The role will be covering the areas of Essex and Suffolk or Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.
• You will provide support to the SICs and SIMs across the full range of commissioning activities, as specified in the Section 7a agreement and as required to ensure that screening and immunisation programmes:
  Ø Meet the needs of all eligible people
  Ø Are provided to the highest levels of quality, safety and efficiency
  Ø Meet minimum standards and strive for excellence
  Ø Ensure equity of access and uptake
  In collaboration with your manager and other team members, you will

implement strategies and plans to support continuous improvement of public health outcomes from the commissioned national programmes.

• Depending on experience and working pattern, the post holder may have responsibility for specific immunisation or screening programmes or a mixture of both, under the supervision of your manager, and will be expected to work as part of team to ensure coordinated and integrated delivery of individual programmes and team priorities. Programme responsibilities may change according to the needs of the service.
• Day to day line management will be provided by the SIC or SIM.

Postholders with a clinical background are able to maintain clinical registration within this role.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

• Work collaboratively with providers and commissioners in primary care to understand service challenges and support providers to deliver safe, high quality and equitable screening and immunisation services in line with national programme requirements.
• Cascade national guidance, evidence and learning from incidents
• Ensure providers of programmes in your portfolio, identify, report and manage incidents and serious incidents in line with national guidance, with support from team members.
• Contribute to public health and performance improvement of screening and immunisation programmes.
• Participate in relevant working groups and provide public health advice, and support where requested.
• Work with public health colleagues, providers and members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.

To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of NHS England

Please refer the Job description for details