Health Care Assistant

Vaccination UK

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Job summary

The post holder will be responsible forpromoting, delivering, and facilitatingvarious programmes directed by management as part of the School-Aged Immunisation Service assisting nurses in theschools or office.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist in theplanning, delivery and evaluationof health promotion/education and public health school-age immunisation programme.
  • Promote and facilitatecollaborative working between team, schools and other educational institutions and families in the delivery of the immunisation programme.
  • Ensure the necessary requirements forstoring and transportingimmunisations, and the procedures for collecting and delivering vaccinations to the site.
  • Assist inidentifyinghome-schooled children and those in Pupil Referral Units.
  • Maintain databases to ensure records arekept up to dateand documents are prepared for school visits.
  • Adhere tothe Standard Operating Procedure for School Immunisation (SOPs).
  • First point of contactfor all administrative tasks.
  • Responsiblefor maintaining the cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport of vaccinations to site.
  • Actively and constructivelycontribute to team meetings.
  • Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
  • Comply with Company policies & procedures.

About us

European LifeCare Group, a leading provider of vaccination clinics and on-site vaccination programs across Denmark (Headquarters) UK & The Netherlands. Even though the world today is very different, our vision from 1998 remains the same. We aim to fight disease and save lives by making prevention and treatment easy, accessible and safe.

Date posted

04 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 an hour plus holiday pay ontop

Contract

Bank

Duration

10 weeks

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Term time hours

Reference number

E0106-24-0203

Job locations

Huntingdon Masonic Hall Ltd

Lancaster Way

Ermine Business Park

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE29 6XU


Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist in theplanning, delivery and evaluationof health promotion/education and public health school-age immunisation programme.
  • Promote and facilitatecollaborative working between team, schools and other educational institutions and families in the delivery of the immunisation programme.
  • Ensure the necessary requirements forstoring and transportingimmunisations, and the procedures for collecting and delivering vaccinations to the site.
  • Assist inidentifyinghome-schooled children and those in Pupil Referral Units.
  • Maintain databases to ensure records arekept up to dateand documents are prepared for school visits.
  • Adhere tothe Standard Operating Procedure for School Immunisation (SOPs).
  • First point of contactfor all administrative tasks.
  • Responsiblefor maintaining the cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport of vaccinations to site.
  • Actively and constructivelycontribute to team meetings.
  • Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
  • Comply with Company policies & procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist in theplanning, delivery and evaluationof health promotion/education and public health school-age immunisation programme.
  • Promote and facilitatecollaborative working between team, schools and other educational institutions and families in the delivery of the immunisation programme.
  • Ensure the necessary requirements forstoring and transportingimmunisations, and the procedures for collecting and delivering vaccinations to the site.
  • Assist inidentifyinghome-schooled children and those in Pupil Referral Units.
  • Maintain databases to ensure records arekept up to dateand documents are prepared for school visits.
  • Adhere tothe Standard Operating Procedure for School Immunisation (SOPs).
  • First point of contactfor all administrative tasks.
  • Responsiblefor maintaining the cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport of vaccinations to site.
  • Actively and constructivelycontribute to team meetings.
  • Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
  • Comply with Company policies & procedures.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • GCSE level of education or equivalent with a minimum of grade C in both English and Maths.
  • Working in a community setting (schools) and/or working with children & young people (desirable).
  • Prioritise and manage own workload without supervision.
  • Assertive, team player and critical thinker.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Excellent IT Skills.
  • Must be able to drive (Desirable).
  • Excellent organisational skills.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • GCSE level of education or equivalent with a minimum of grade C in both English and Maths.
  • Working in a community setting (schools) and/or working with children & young people (desirable).
  • Prioritise and manage own workload without supervision.
  • Assertive, team player and critical thinker.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
  • Excellent IT Skills.
  • Must be able to drive (Desirable).
  • Excellent organisational skills.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Vaccination UK

Address

Huntingdon Masonic Hall Ltd

Lancaster Way

Ermine Business Park

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE29 6XU


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Vaccination UK

Address

Huntingdon Masonic Hall Ltd

Lancaster Way

Ermine Business Park

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE29 6XU


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Hannah Chalkley

hannahc@evguk.co.uk

Date posted

04 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 an hour plus holiday pay ontop

Contract

Bank

Duration

10 weeks

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Term time hours

Reference number

E0106-24-0203

Job locations

Huntingdon Masonic Hall Ltd

Lancaster Way

Ermine Business Park

Huntingdon

Cambridgeshire

PE29 6XU


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