North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
The post holder will be a registered Nurse. As part of the HCP, they will be responsible for the successful organisation and delivery of the commissioned, School aged immunisation programme, within Cumbria.
- Working with schools, parents and carers to maintain the health of the wider population from a positive uptake of the immunisation programme, reaching national and local targetsEstablishing links with local and National Health Protection units as required
- To plan, prepare and implement Immunisation sessions, as per the commissioned immunisation schedule
- Identify risk and report incidents in accordance to policy and procedure to ensure high levels of safety
- Maintain high levels of service delivery with the support of the Immunisation team lead
- Identify areas of concern i.e. staffing levels/vaccines or cold chain and equipment issues
- Maintain high levels of own competency in line with NMC code of professional conduct.
Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality immunisation services to the community.
- To work within North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) guidelines, protocols and policies for safe staff working with children and their families.
- To encourage and promote The National Childhood Immunisation Programme.
- To provide information, documentation and support in identifying the current public health aims.
- To work in partnership with other agencies both statutory and voluntary to deliver heath improvement/protection programmes, as clearly identified
- To work in partnership with individuals and groups including children and young people in accordance with recommendations of the Healthy Child Programme
- To provide high quality immunisation services to the school aged population of Cumbria.
- To provide information, documentation and support in identifying the current public health aims.
- To educate and promote the benefits of immunisation with the aim to prevent school aged children from developing vaccine preventable diseases.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRN Dip HE/RGN
Desirable
- oRN Dip HE Child/RSCN
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience
- Experience of working on own or as part of a team
- Immunisation experience
Desirable
- Health promotion work
skills and apptitude
Essential
- Professional knowledge through state registration
- Maintain personal professional knowledge; including attending regular updates.
- Knowledge of current policy drivers.
- Mandatory training in anaphylaxis and basic life support
- Knowledge and understanding of child development
- Knowledge of and understanding of the need for confidentiality.
- Knowledge of health promotion
- Experience and understanding of working within safeguarding procedures and guidelines processes
- Experience of working collaboratively with other professionals within the health economy and from other organisations
Desirable
- Understanding of local needs in meeting public health agenda
- Community development knowledge
- Research and audit knowledge
other requirements
Essential
- Excellent Communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team and maintain positive working relationships.
- Ability to adapt to challenging situations
- Willingness to continue professional development
- Competent IT skills.
- Demonstrates ability to work independently
- Ability to use initiative
Desirable
- Clean valid driving licence with access to own transport
Closing Date: 24 August 2026
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