Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication Skills and Working Relationships

• Work with vaccination lead to plan, communicate, promote and conduct clinical assessments and vaccination delivery in various GEH vaccination clinic settings.
• Maintain a good standard of communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues.
• Recognise and manage barriers to communication to enable the post holder to effectively help and support staff and patients.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex information effectively with ward / department staff when delivering vaccination sessions.
• Support the vaccination team by providing and sharing feedback, sharing decision making, planning work and assisting with audits.
• Report any adverse reactions or concerns to senior team members.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation to ensure timely and effective.
• Have good communication skills and use empathy and reassurance where there are significant barriers to understanding.
• Demonstrate Trust values and challenge any non-compliance if witnessed.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• 6 Months post registration experience
• Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work well as a team member
• Demonstrates initiative and potential ability to work without direct supervision, problem solve and prioritise own work. Demonstrates potential to develop planning and organisational skills
• Able to make judgements based on evidence-based practice and translate this for use in the work environment

Desirable

• Experience of delivering vaccinations (eg Practice nurse, Travel vaccine nurse, OH nurse, School based vaccine team)
• Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities
• To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for nursing and quality care for clients'/service users
• Ability to practice independently, ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse level 1

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months ( Immunisation modules, travel vaccine qualification)
• Hold/be working towards an 'NMC approved' mentoring qualification or have a planned start date for this

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Safe use and disposal of sharps
• Transport of Vaccine equipment when roaming around hospital during seasonal vaccination programmes

Desirable

• Ability to competently handle, prepare and administer vaccinations efficiently
• Good IT skills and understanding of different Vaccine systems ( RAVS, Badger, Cority)

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder

Desirable

• Interest in public Health

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

college street, Nuneaton CV10 7DJ

nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)