Vaccinator for the Berkshire Immunisation Team

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Interviews will be held on 4th June 2024
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 a 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 37.5 hours (we may consider a minimum of 30 hours). The post is term time only and you would be employed for 41 weeks of the year. Two of these weeks would be worked at an agreed time during school holidays. All annual leave n eeds to be taken during school holidays
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.
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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.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Charlotte Church (Lead Nurse for Immunisations) on 07900216873 or email: charlotte.church@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