Covid-19 Clinical Assessor & Vaccinator RHCP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Post title: Clinical Assessor & Vaccinator (RHCP)

Responsible to: Covid Vaccination Site Manager

Accountable to: PCN Operations Manager

Hours of work: Zero Hours contract, temporary contract (dates to be confirmed)

Location: Hexham Mart, Care Homes, pop-up clinics, homes of housebound - across West Northumberland

Salary: £18.90 / hour

Working Pattern: Mostly weekdays, some weekends may be available.

Job Summary:

As a Registered Healthcare Professional, you will work in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver booster vaccinations and be responsible for the following:

• Conducting clinical assessments prior to vaccination.
• Determining clinical suitability for vaccination to go ahead
• Confirm patient consent and record these details
• Preparing the vaccine prior to administration by using aseptic technique.
• Dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multi-dose vials.
• Setting up the vaccination station.
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to policies and procedures.

Ensure correct infection control and implementation

• Administering the vaccine safely to patients
• Support set up and shut down of the site

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level (level 5) in relevant field
• Current Registered Health Care Professional e.g. NMC for nurses, GPhC for pharmacists, HCPC, GDC or equivalent for other healthcare professionals.
• Immunisation training
• Completion of Core knowledge for COVID-19 Vaccinators online training or willingness to complete

OTHER

Essential

• Ability to use computer software to record activity/clinical assessment
• Knowledge of the Covid Vaccinations requirements and Green Book
• Understanding of Patient Confidentiality, Data Protection and GDPR
• Effective skills in communicating complex and sensitive information and in difficult situations, requiring empathy, reassurance, persuasion and influence
• Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising workload to meet demand and tight deadlines
• Flexible approach to working days
• Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising workload to meet demand and tight deadlines
• Flexible approach to working days
• Communicate relevant information to patients, with empathy and reassurance

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Practical skills and knowledge of cold chain procedures and medicines management

Desirable

• Experience of COVID-19 vaccination programme in similar role
• Previous use of Pinnacle computer system

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.

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

Corbridge Medical Group

Address

Hexham Auction Mart Ltd

Tyne Green

Hexham

Northumberland

NE46 3SG

Employer's website

https://corbridge.gpsurgery.net/ (Opens in a new tab)