Job summary
- Main area
- Covid Vaccination Programme
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 0 years (Bank)
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Zero)
- Job ref
- 156-6414961
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Health Care Professional - Immunisations
Band 5
Job overview
This post is being offered as a bank post via Kernowflex - ZERO HOURS
Working under national protocols, patient group directions and patient specific directions to clinically assess patients and administer vaccines and other treatments as appropriate.
Ensure that clinics are running safely and are following the most up to date guidance regarding vaccination.
Support other health initiatives as part of ‘making every contact count’.
Main duties of the job
As a Registered Health Care Professional working in immunisations, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for the delivery of vaccinations for influenza and the COVID-19 vaccine(s) as well as other vaccinations required through the service. The post holder will undertake activities such as: clinical assessment, dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multi-dose vials and post vaccine observations support.
In particular, the post holder will be responsible for:
- The configuration of the vaccination pod and vaccination station.
- Conducting clinical assessments.
- The review of complex medical histories and potential adverse reactions.
- Preparation of the vaccine prior to administration by the immunisers using aseptic technique.
- Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures.
The post-holder will also be involved in other clinical interventions as part of the ‘making every contact count’ work, including health checks.
Working for our organisation
In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
Competitive rates of pay with increments.
Access to the NHS pension scheme.
Opportunities to work across various departments and sites, gaining invaluable knowledge and experience.
Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable).
A flexible working pattern to suit you.
Opportunities for further training (all paid for) and progression into permanent posts.
Paid annual leave quarterly pro rate of working time directives.
Weekly pay.
A comprehensive induction and ongoing mandatory training.
Plus, when you go home, you can relax in the most amazing countryside and coastal environments – work-life balance here in Cornwall is unrivalled.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee (including bank) of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level (level 5) in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Registered Health Care Professional e.g. NMC for nurses, GPhC for pharmacists and equivalent for other healthcare professionals.
- Current immunisation training / update or willingness to undertake.
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge in a relevant subject to post graduate level.
- Previous experience in similar clinical role.
- Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations .
- Working knowledge and literate with computer skills to use of word document, internet access and email correspondence and electronic record keeping.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tamsyn Scoble
- Job title
- Vaccination Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07889 340399
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