Support Worker

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

To be part of a team delivering the immunisation programme to school children in schools across Portsmouth, and Southampton for Solent NHS Trust. You will be expected to relay key health promotion messages to children, families, and staff in education. Contribute to the planning and giving of the immunisations and rolling out the programme across the cities. You may be required to work flexible hours to ensure good coverage at times convenient to the public.

To work with the School Aged Immunisation Team in promoting good health in school age children

Community engagement by working to support the uptake of immunisations by supporting parents in understanding immunisations, promotion of the programmes, working with schools and supporting with the completion of consent forms.

Deliver nasal flu vaccination under supervision of registrant, within the scope of Standard Operating Procedure.

Promote children, family and young people participation in service delivery and development through feedback and engagement sessions.

To ensure positive uptake of vaccination programmes to protect the community from disease.

Main duties of the job

Deliver nasal flu vaccination under supervision of registrant, within the scope of SOP.

To work as part of a skill mix team to supporting in delivery of the School Age Immunisation Programme.

To effectively prioritise and manage own workload whilst maintaining confidentiality and diplomacy at all times both independently or as part of a team.

To carry out other duties as necessary to meet the changing needs of Solent NHS Trust, in accordance with management requirements and appropriate to banding

All duties will be carried out within the Trusts Information Governance, recording, and data sharing procedures and guidance

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

449-CFS-6817

Job locations

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ3 in Health care or Nursery nurse equivalent experience

Desirable

DART/BLS

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with school age children
Experience of working with families.
Experience of working within a Health-related environment.
Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.

Desirable

Experience of working in the community.
Experience of working with children with special needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ3 in Health care or Nursery nurse equivalent experience

Desirable

DART/BLS

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with school age children
Experience of working with families.
Experience of working within a Health-related environment.
Experience of working in a constantly changing environment.

Desirable

Experience of working in the community.
Experience of working with children with special needs.

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.