Would you like to work with one of the top performing school aged immunisation team in the South East? Come and join us at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
We are working hard to ensure that all school aged children have access to Immunisations to protect them from vaccine preventable diseases.
This role is community based supporting the clinical team at immunisation sessions. The successful candidate will need to have good communication skills. Be organised and be able to work autonomously as well as part of the team.

The immunisation team administer vaccines in every school in Buckinghamshire and therefore the successful candidate will need to have a full driving licence and access to a car during the day with business insurance

• Preparation of equipment and resources prior to the immunisation session, and transporting them to the school. Setting up & packing away afterwards.
• Attend school based immunisations sessions and support immunisation nurses and young people on the day of the immunisation.
• Liaising with school staff on day of immunisation, ensuring young people are brought down to be vaccinated in a timely way.
• Ensuring that valid consent is received from those young people without consent forms. (Self consent using Frazer Guidelines).
• To be aware of the confidential nature of the work.
• Work within Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Code of Practice and P rocedures.
• Liaising with partners to ensure vulnerable and home schooled children are offered their scheduled immunisations.
• Contact parents by phone and SMS/Email for catch Up Sessions.
• Assist nursing staff with catch up clinic and manage young people to be vaccinated in waiting area.
• Ensure stock/equipment levels are maintained and additional stock/equipment is ordered when required.

Why colleagues think we are “a great place to work!”
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you’ll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number

Please refer the Job description for details