# Clinical Nurse Specialist for Immunisation and Vaccination

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Sceptre Point (Trust Headquarters)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T01:46:08.288Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Nurse/Specialist_Nurse-v8261253
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8261253?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

***Previous Applicants Need Not Reply***

The key purpose of the role is to lead the development and delivery of an evidenced based seasonal vaccination programme across Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

The primary focus of this role will be the delivery of staff and patient flu vaccination programmes and COVID-19 vaccinations for patients. The scope of the role may, however, be extended in accordance with national, regional, and local priorities and service requirements.

The post holder will be operationally responsible for the seasonal vaccination team and will be the Trust subject matter expert in the delivery of any vaccination related programmes.

The post holder will also be expected to provide support to the Physical Health and Professional Practice portfolio workstreams as directed by line manager.

If you feel this role is for you I would encourage you to get in touch for an informal conversation.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint an experienced nurse working in the field of immunisation and vaccination to clinically and operationally lead our seasonal vaccination programmes across LSCFT for both staff and patients. This post holder will need to be innovative, flexible and an experienced leader with good project management skills to be able to actively plan, implement and deliver set programmes of work related to immunisation and vaccination and wider portfolio work as required.

Oversee the development and delivery of the Trust's seasonal vaccination programmes that are culturally sensitive and person centred.

Continually review the delivery plan to ensure optimum delivery and identification of lessons learned.

Responsible for supporting alongside Network leads the annual identification of the number of peer vaccinators that the Trust requires and ensuring evidenced based training programmes and supervision are in place to support them to participate effectively in delivering vaccinations across the Trust.

Responsible for ongoing development of the seasonal vaccination service and lead the development of relevant policies, standard operating procedures and guidance related to service.

The clinical and managerial supervision of the vaccinators within the service and clinical supervision to peer vaccinators supporting the campaign.

Responsible for the development of evidenced based training packages and ensuring these align with national guidance and competency requirements.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please review the attached job description and person specification.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Expert knowledge and experience of vaccination delivery inc UK immunisations schedule and programmes.
- Able to provide expert clinical advice to staff and patients in relation to delivery of the vaccination programmes being offered.
- Requires expert knowledge of relevant legal frameworks related to vaccination consent which will need the post holder to have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to present information in a variety of contexts which may at times be contentious.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of data collection, analysis and report writing. This will include ability to critically analyse sensitive, complex data and use problem-solving skills, to implement solutions
- Experience of analysing data/information and be able to present this in a range of formats both formally/informally to share potential contentious information
- Experience of leading the development and delivery of evidenced based training programmes

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse on the NMC register
- Trained in accordance with Immunisation National Standards
- Mentorship Preparation/ENB 998 or equivalent

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 656.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10575035)
- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)

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