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Job summary

Main area
Community and School Aged Immunisations
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
364-A-7816
Employer
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Witham Health Centre
Town
Witham
Salary
Dependent on experience
Closing
11/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
28/06/2024

Employer heading

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community and School Age Immunisations-Team Leader Mid Team.

Band 6

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
  • We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

Job overview

Team Leader for Mid Essex (Chelmsford, Witham, Maldon & SWF)

The team leader will be responsible for the operational day to day management of the immunisation services for a specified geographical area. Responsibilities include:

  1.  Providing clinical leadership to the Immunisation.
  2.  Oversee staff off duty for immunisations.
  3.  Assist in improving quality of clinical standards and service delivery through audit and supervision.
  4. Assist the clinical delivery manager and professional lead in developing innovative ways of working that are responsive to the needs of the population. 

Main duties of the job

EPUT ‘Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust’ is recruiting for an enthusiastic and motivated Team leader for the MID immunisation team, working within our Essex wide immunisation service. The team leader will drive the delivery of the service primarily through a school based model, offering all school aged vaccinations including the intranasal flu vaccination. The team leader will inspire others to deliver our high standards of service.

The immunisation service in EPUT is recognised nationally for its innovative and creative service modelling. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality flexible services and are looking for a team leader who is like-minded to join our teams.

You will be an RN/RMN/RSCN with an interest in children, have a good working knowledge of the child health immunisation service and ideally previous leadership experience.

37.5hrs all year round. 

The trust is committed to your professional development and offers flexible learning opportunities, performance management, clinical supervision and mentorship.

Base: The team is based at  Witham HC, 4 Mayland Road, Witham CM8 2UX

For more information please contact Michal Graham  (Clinical Manager) on [email protected]

 

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

  • Season Ticket Loans
  • NHS discounts for staff
  • Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
  • Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
  • The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
  • Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The team leader will:

  • Demonstrate and maintain clinical credibility through the provision of hands on clinical care using evidence based practice within the immunisation services.
  • Assist the Clinical Delivery manager to provide clinical support and facilitate development of immunisations in Mid Essex.
  • Assist the Clinical Delivery manager and Professional lead to monitor standards and competencies within the teams and to participate in the design, implementation, and arrangement of individual or team training to improve standards and competencies as necessary.
  • Contribute to and support the implementation of Clinical Governance frameworks within the teams to ensure safe practice that are compliant with the Nursing Midwifery Council’s (NMC) guidance and Trust Policies.
  • Contribute to and support clinical and information governance audit including the implementation of recommendations. 
  • Participate in the review and updating of policies, guidelines and standards relating to the service.
  • Participate in and support team members to attend clinical supervision and Safeguarding supervision.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Degree level qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the immunisation service delivery
  • Understanding of school based health services
  • systmone experience
Desirable criteria
  • Worked for a minimum of 2 years as a band 5 immunisation nurse

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders
  • Effective team player
  • Works well under pressure
  • Demonstrates good decision making

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good working knowledge of the child health immunisation service

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Essex Family Friendly Employers

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michal Graham
Job title
Clinical Delivery Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07581 060752
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