# Band 5 Immunisation Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-immunisation-nurse/135c6dc1-de08-4199-bac6-c951ba88f8f3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-immunisation-nurse/135c6dc1-de08-4199-bac6-c951ba88f8f3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** The Beacon - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 to £39,043 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Annualised hours - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T17:02:04.231Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9313-26-0415 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=7386&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen in the School Aged Immunisation service, for an experienced Registered Nurse with up to date immunisation experience. You will work as part of a team and be responsible for delivering the School Aged Immunisation Programme to your allocated schools (Primary, Secondary and Independent), in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Applicants should be well organised with excellent communication skills and good IT skills. This is a busy, often changing environment, as the service seeks alternative methods of immunisation delivery to reduce health inequalities, increase uptake and ensure sustainability. This position is a 0.6 WTE annualised hours contract. The service is based at County Hall although you will be expected to travel to schools throughout LLR. Please note that this role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours. Contact Details: Gail Evans-Hughes, gail.evans-hughes@nhs.net Tel: 07826923420 Marie Butterworth marie.butterworth@nhs.net Tel: 07803 118023 ### Main duties of the job Take Lead role nurse responsibility for a cluster of allocated schools. Plan and co-ordinate school based / clinic immunisation sessions and home visits. Assess children and young people to ensure their inclusion for immunisation/vaccination programmes meets the required criteria for administration under a Patient Group Directive (PGD). Prepare and administer immunisations/vaccinations safely and competently in accordance with professional accountability local/national standards and guidelines. Ensure the Cold Chain is managed in in accordance with maintaining the cold chain of medicines policy and audit/records are maintained. Compliance with the medicines management standards throughout the process including robust awareness of immunisation history and contraindications to vaccination. Assess and engage professional judgement to ensure parent / carer / young persons consent is informed in accordance with national and local policy/guidelines. Assess and signpost children and young people to the appropriate named Healthy Together practitioner where additional advice and support is indicated for identified health needs. Refer any Safeguarding issues identified to school Safeguarding team, referring to Social care as appropriate. For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. ### About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. ### Details - Date posted: 16 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Annualised hours - Reference number: 007370 - Job locations: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8TB, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Physically capable for performing the role and responsibilities expect of the post holder, ie manual handling of clients/service users ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to work well as a team member - Demonstrates initiative and potential ability to work without direct supervision, problem solve and prioritise own work - Demonstrates potential to develop planning and organisational skills - Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities - Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment - To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for nursing and quality care for clients/service users - Ability to practice independently, ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills. ### Standard Requirements **Essential** - Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles - Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection - Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides) ### Experience (both work and 'life' related) **Essential** - Six months post registration **Desirable** - Demonstrates a strong interest in providing patient centre nursing care and patient education ### Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust's Values **Essential** - Compassion - Trust - Respect - Integrity ### Qualifications (Equivalent qualifications will be considered where their equivalency can be demonstrated) **Essential** - Registered Nurse Level 1 - Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months - Hold/be working towards an 'NMC approved' mentoring qualification or have a planned start date for this ## Documents - [Addendum (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22428&JobId=7386) - [Information For Applicants - 2025 (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22426&JobId=7386) - [Job description and Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22427&JobId=7386) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.