Primary Care Immunisation Facilitator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Primary Care Immunisation Facilitator

• £28,000 base salary plus company car/car allowance
• Complex and varied role enhancing patient services
• Car or car allowance included

CHASE is proud to be partnering with a world class pharmaceutical company who are recognised as the market leader and pioneers in the field of pharmaceutical medicine. Their flexible and agile approach means they are in tune with the ever-changing NHS and they have a powerful reputation with their customers.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new collaborative working team who are changing the way Adult Immunisation Programmes are delivered across the country.

You will work closely with Primary Care providers to support the identification and recall of patients across Shingles and Pneumococcal vaccinations. This highly important project will deliver a standardised approach to improve patient services. It will include directly contacting patients and inviting them to attend appointments.

Whilst delivering the project our key focus will be to leave a legacy that remains with practices to enable them to sustain and implement successful Adult Immunisation Programmes. We will give you the support and tools needed to enable you to deliver training and upskilling to the practices. You will be able to identify administrative solutions for effective patient recall; leaving searches on practice systems and ensuring systems/frameworks are left in place for automated recall. You will embed best practice and ensure the provision of efficient future vaccination roll-out.

Key responsibilities include:

• Be a first point of contact for GP Practice staff, empowering them to develop efficient vaccination programmes for their patients.
• Engage patients via telephone to arrange vaccination appointments.
• Upskill practice staff to recognise the importance of efficient vaccination services to protect the health of the communities they serve.
• Build strong relationships with Practices, Federations and ICS organisations
• Monitor and report all Adverse Events in line with CQC/ABPI and GDPR requirements

Candidate background/experience required:

• Experience of working within Primary Care GP practices and patient recall processes
• Highly skilled user of clinical systems (EMIS and/or SystmOne)
• Fantastic communicator with the ability to quickly form relationships across practice teams
• Excellent telephone skills, experienced in handling patient calls.
• Experience in handling patient information in line with the 2018 GDPR regulations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Have a current Enhanced DBS
• Full UK driving licence required

If you are passionate about patient care and want to make a positive change to vaccination services within Primary Care, then we would love to hear from you! In return, we will provide you with the all the skills and support you need to succeed in this exciting role.

Excellent salary, bonus and benefits package available including car/car allowance, pension and private healthcare.

Please apply online or contact CHASE for more information on 0131 553 6644.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within Primary Care GP practices and patient recall processes
• Highly skilled user of clinical systems (EMIS and/or SystmOne)
• Excellent telephone skills, experienced in handling patient calls.
• Experience in handling patient information in line with the 2018 GDPR regulations.
• Have a current Enhanced DBS
• Full UK driving licence required

Desirable

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Fantastic communicator with the ability to quickly form relationships across practice teams
• Ideally as a Deputy Practice Manager, Senior Practice Administrator, Practice IT Lead or QOF Lead

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

CHASE Search & Selection Ltd

Address

Locations across England

Leicester

LE2 0QB

Employer's website

https://www.chasepeople.com/ (Opens in a new tab)