Registered Nurse - Immunisation Team

Job summary

Registered Nurse Immunisations:

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

As an Registered Nurse (Immunisations) you will be required to work across the Gwent wide area, vaccinating within the school environment, some general practice environments and within community venues when needed.

You should be a first level registered nurse, with desirable experience of working within the community environment, working with children and/or working within the field of immunisations.

You should be a motivated, autonomous practitioner, able to integrate and work competently within a skill mix team. You should be able to respond to the physical, mental and emotional challenges of working within a developing service.

You will also be required to contribute to any other duties which may be requested by the senior nurse in order to facilitate the smooth running of the school nursing service.

You should be fully committed to your own professional development and ready to undertake specific development required of the role. In return, you will be working within a close, supportive team and will be mentored through induction and education programmes to meet all competencies required to work in this exciting field of nursing.

You must be able to meet the geographical needs of the role.

This post is fixed term for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high standard of evidence based care in the delivery of childhood vaccinations in school and community settings.
• Develop and maintain good communication and relationships with partners, for example Gwent wide schools and primary care.

• Undertake training programmes for immunisations schedules which include storage and administration of vaccines and gaining consent.

• Promote the National Immunisation Programme and take all opportunity to increase the uptake and advise parents about the immunisation schedule.

• To attend relevant immunisation meetings to report on immunisation issues.
• Any other duties which may be requested by the line manager in order to facilitate the smooth running of the school nursing service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.