Job overview

Immunisation Nurse/ Immunisation Practitioner/BCG team/Schools -  Band 5 

 Southwest London (Croydon, Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Richmond, Richmond) 

Immunisations are an important part of the healthy child programme neonates and for school-age children. We are looking for an enthusiastic  registered nurse interested in joining our BCG team in  Southwest London boroughs  covering Croydon, Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Richmond and Kingston. You are expected to help deliver the BCG immunisation programme.   Full training and support will be provided and details available at interview. It is important that you are flexible. When you are not working with the BCG immunisation services, you will be expected to support the school immunisation teams. 

In order to give your application the best opportunity, please ensure that you address all the requirements of the person specification when writing your supporting statement.

Main duties of the job

To participate in BCG immunisations/School Age programme. 

To assist in the planning, preparation and delivery of the BCG immunisation programme/school immunisation programme in the community clinic, school or  or home.

To work in the office on the administration tasks associated with triaging, contacting school and recording data.

To encourage parents/carers and children to participate in the immunisation programmes in line with the Department of Health policy.

To ensure children and parents/carers have adequate evidence based information to allow them to make an informed choice regarding immunisations.

To participate in the BCG programme/school immunisation programme ensuring policies and procedures are adhered to enabling safe effective administration of immunisations in the community clinic or school setting.

To prepare and assist with immunisation satellite clinics held within the Trust.

Flexible working is required. When you are not working with the BCG team, you will be expected to support the school immunisation teams. 

Working for our organisation

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.

In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. 

Infection Control

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.