Vaccinator

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Berkshire Immunisation Team based in the East of Berkshire. The Immunisation team is responsible for providing routine and catch-up Immunisations to children and young people in schools and community settings across Berkshire.
We are looking for self-motivated and dynamic registered Nurse or Midwife, who has experience of working with children and young people in the community and who is passionate about the public health benefits of vaccination.
This post is based at Foundation House in Dedworth, Windsor in the East of Berkshire and the post holder will be expected to travel across the three localities including Bracknell Forest, the Royal Borough of Windsor, Ascot, and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Slough.
This post is for 24 hours over 3 days (8.5-hour days with a 30-minute lunch break) – days off can be discussed at interview. The post is term time only and you would be employed for 39 weeks of the year. This means that the school holidays count as your ‘annual leave’ and all holidays need to be taken during this time.
If you feel you have the drive and ambition to rise to this challenge and really want to make a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE ROLE:

• Taking the lead vaccinator role for several schools
• Communicating with children, young people, families, and schools
• Planning and running catch up clinics.
• Immunising in school sessions and community clinics
• Reviewing vaccination uptake and providing a more targeted approach to improve uptake to low uptake schools.
• Collecting and transporting vaccine safely
• Vaccine related health promotion
  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
  We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

THE 4 “MUST HAVES” FOR YOU TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE:

Passionate about the public health benefits of vaccination
Understanding of the childhood immunisation programme
Flexible in your approach to work
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with children, young people and families from a range of diverse backgrounds.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Debbie Ballard on 07900 217582 or email: debbie.ballard@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required