Job summary
Do you have a passion for public health and immunisation?
Are you looking for a role which has a lasting legacy for not just individuals but communities as well?
Do you have leadership experience and and a track history of dynamic and innovative working in the NHS?
Are you a registered nurse that can work under a national Patient Group Directive?
Do you want to be part of the Community & School Aged Immunisation team that now covers the East of England?
If yes, to the above, we would love to hear from you.
For internal candidates a secondment would be considered.
INTERVIEW DATE 10th SEPTEMBER 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will
co-lead on productivity, efficiency and clinical outcomes across the immunisation service and will implement improvement plans where necessary.
provide professional advice and guidance to immunisation teams on all clinical aspects of the community and school aged immunisation programme.
ensure the consistency and quality of the Immunisation Service delivery according to the requirements of the national immunisation specifications and the CSAIS and Covid contracts.
assist in ensuring that all relevant organisational and national guidance and policy documents relating to quality of service are translated into practice.
provide astute clinical leadership and clear and supportive direction to the immunisation teams in the planning, coordination and evaluation of the service for clinical quality and outstanding patient experience.
ensure immunisation programmes achieve outstanding uptake.
About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more details
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse who can administer vaccines under a PGD
- Specialist knowledge, training, and experience in delivering immunisations; a high level of knowledge, training, and experience in delivering vaccinations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of clinical leadership and people management
- Working knowledge of SystmOne and other immunisation recording systems including IMMform
- Excellent presentation skills
Desirable
- Master's level qualification or SCPHN
- Non-medical prescriber
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse who can administer vaccines under a PGD
- Specialist knowledge, training, and experience in delivering immunisations; a high level of knowledge, training, and experience in delivering vaccinations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of clinical leadership and people management
- Working knowledge of SystmOne and other immunisation recording systems including IMMform
- Excellent presentation skills
Desirable
- Master's level qualification or SCPHN
- Non-medical prescriber
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Address
Sudbury House,
Dencora Business Centre, 36 White Post Road, Ipswich IP1 5LU
Ipswich
IP1 5LU
Employer's website
https://www.hct.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
