Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Immunisation Nurse

The closing date is 21 July 2025

Job summary

The Antenatal and Newborn Screening Team at Frimley Park Hospital is pleased to announce an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join their team. This role will require the successful candidate to work 22.5 hours a week, over 3 week days (7.5 hours each day).

The successful applicant will join the team of Specialist Midwives and Immunisation Nurses to ensure that the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes are delivered safely and effectively within the service at Frimley Health.

We work closely with NHS England's regional screening and immunisation teams and support the maternal and neonatal immunisation service within our organisation.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as this is a very busy but unique role that will allow the successful applicant to develop skills in the management of service that affects all areas of maternity care.

Computer Literacy skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office packages including Word, Publisher, Excel and PowerPoint are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in supporting the delivery of vaccination programmes within the maternity and neonatal services. This includes administering the targeted neonatal BCG vaccination to eligible newborns in line with national guidelines, ensuring timely and accurate documentation, and supporting families with information and aftercare advice.

The role will also involve supporting the delivery of the maternal vaccination programme for pregnant women, including vaccines such as whooping cough and COVID-19. This includes providing evidence-based information, obtaining informed consent, administering vaccines safely, and maintaining accurate clinical records.

In addition, the post holder will contribute to the Trust's annual winter flu vaccination campaign by promoting vaccine uptake among service users and staff, delivering flu vaccinations in designated clinical areas, and supporting the monitoring of coverage rates.

Across all responsibilities, the post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, adhere to infection prevention and control protocols, maintain cold chain storage standards, and contribute to service improvement through feedback and audit participation.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£18,881 to £22,984 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-SF126

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley, Camberley

GU16 7UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nurse with current NMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Proven ability to prioritise and organise own workload

Desirable

  • Previous experience with immunisation programmes

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of ongoing professional development
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nurse with current NMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Proven ability to prioritise and organise own workload

Desirable

  • Previous experience with immunisation programmes

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of ongoing professional development

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).

Additional information

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

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley, Camberley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley, Camberley

GU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Antenatal and Newborn Screening Coordinator

Lorna Beecher

lorna.beecher@nhs.net

03006136989

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£18,881 to £22,984 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-SF126

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley, Camberley

GU16 7UJ


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