Job summary
Employer heading
Registered Nurse - Vaccination Programme
Band 5
We encourage applications from those who consider themselves to have a disability and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for Registered Nurses to join our evolving vaccination service. We are an innovative team, who have a passion for improving the health of our whole population through partnership working across a variety of community settings such as, patient’s own homes, community centres, GP practices, nurseries, schools, care homes, places of worship, out-patient departments and hospital wards. We are passionate about reaching into our communities as part of our health inequalities eradication, ensuring that everyone can access vaccinations and immunisations.
As a Registrant within our service, you will work collaboratively throughout Primary Care and support the development of the service through leadership, Clinical knowledge, fostering effective teamwork and valuing contributions of all colleagues and stakeholders; including clinical supervision of our HCSW team.
If you are a forward thinking-nurse who is passionate about supporting individuals of all ages, we’d like to hear from you.
We offer a full induction and training programme and welcome Registered Nurses from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves in fully supporting staff development and growth at all levels.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant must be committed to improving the patient experience and ensuring the high standards that we expect for our patients needs are met. You will be expected to have the flexibility to work within all areas of the service to meet our population and service needs, full training will be provided.
The successful applicant will support the delivery of the National Immunisation Framework for Wales
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered clinical professional such as Nurse, Phamacist, Occupational Therapist etc. Appropriate professional registration such as NMC Registration. Evidence of professional development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD and post registration training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of professional development
- Evidence of working with school age children
- Experience of delivering routine immunisations
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working in the community
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to communicate effectively to engage with children and young people
- Good organisational skills
- Good oral, written and IT skills
- Have an understanding of the childhood immunisation programmes.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deliver presentation to groups
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sam Fleet
- Job title
- Senior Nurse - Vaccination
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07794038040
- Additional information
Tanya Williams
Deputy Senior Nurse - Vaccination
Tel: 07837746104
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