Job summarySenior Immunisation Nurse, Band 6,22.5 hours a week -Term Time only + 2 Weeks = 41 weeks contract. Permanent.The role encompasses responsibility for clinical delivery of vaccination and patient safety, specialist advice on immunisation issues and the opportunity to develop skills in both independent and team working.The successful applicant will work in schools, clinics and family homes with children, young people and babies to deliver vaccinations in a safe and professional way. Engagement with hard to reach groups such as travellers and children who are looked after is another aspect of the teams remit and the Band 6 responsibilities will include supporting this work in the community. The ability to communicate well and remain calm under pressure is essential.Main duties of the jobThe Senior Immunisation Nurse will provide day to day leadership for a team of immunisation nurses, immunisation programme assistants and admin staff under the guidance of the Clinical Leads. They will provide clinical supervision and appraisal for staff within the wider immunisation service. Previous leadership / management experience would be an advantage.The successful applicant will ensure the smooth running and administration of nurse-led sessions in school and outreach settings and optimise the uptake of immunisations via promotion of public health strategies.As a senior member of the Immunisation Service, the post-holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of a variety of immunisations for Children and young people from Reception to Year 11 following the national routine immunisation schedule. They will independently manage regular nurse led clinics for the administration of immunisations.The Senior Immunisation Nurse will promote the health and wellbeing of children/young people and their families to ensure the provision of high quality, safe, immunisation services to children and their families.You must hold a full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).About usShropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRN Child/RSCN or RGN with children's experienceDiploma level specialist trainingExperienceEssentialPost registration esperience within scholl age immunisation serviceExperience of provision of training/education to staffExperience of undertaing service development initiativesKnowledge and SkillsEssentialKnowledge of 'The Green Book'Ability to communicate, organise, decision makeKnowledge & understanding of safeguarding practice, policy and guidance including statutory frameworksGood IT skills and willingness to advanceExcellent interpersonal and leadership skillsAbility to communicate complex & distressing information to patients & their carers in a sensitive & supportive way at a level they can understandDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameShropshire Community Health NHS TrustAddressShropshire Community Health NHS TrustCoral HouseShrewsburySY1 3GZEmployer's websitehttps://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)