# Healthcare Support Worker (Term time only) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker-term-time-only/94a878ea-b454-44b3-994f-ed5c2c7ff5e9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-support-worker-term-time-only/94a878ea-b454-44b3-994f-ed5c2c7ff5e9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Littlemore Mental Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Term time only - **Employment type:** Term time hours - 22.5 hours per week (Ideal working days will be Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T12:51:54.808Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/School_Aged_Immunisation_Service/School_Aged_Immunisation_Service-v8274288 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8274288?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Looking for a varied and rewarding term-time only role? We’re recruiting a part-time Healthcare Support Worker (22.5 hours/week, term-time only) to join our School Aged Immunisation Service, based in Witney Community Hospital, working flexibly across the north and west of Oxfordshire. We’re looking for a proactive, adaptable, and motivated individual with strong administration and clinical skills. We are also looking for experience working with children or young people, ideally in schools. Flexibility is essential, with some early starts (from 07:30), evening/weekend work, and travel across Oxfordshire as needed. To be eligible, applicants must meet at least one of the following: - Trained and worked as a vaccinator in a COVID/vaccination centre - Level 3+ on the NHS Careers Framework with a minimum of 2 years clinical experience working in NHS/Primary Care/Dental or Community Health Care settings - Level 3+ and recent immunisation role experience Please explain in your supporting statement how you meet one or more of these criteria. ### Main duties of the job Your role will be to support the School Aged Immunisation team in organising, managing and delivering the school-based immunisation programme in all schools. You will be required to attend immunisation sessions in schools and community clinics to provide administrative support and within your role as Healthcare Support Worker you will be required to administer the Flu vaccinations to young people following the supply of the vaccine by an appropriately Registered Healthcare Professional. You will also be required to attend vaccination sessions to observe students who may feel unwell post vaccination. Full training will be provided. The role requires travel to schools and community venues, so you need to be a car driver with access to a car. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010. Mileage from base will be paid. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This role will support the service in achieving a high uptake of vaccinations within a safe environment and includes liaison with schools and families to arrange vaccination sessions and to provide information to parents to enable them to give informed consent for vaccinations. The postholder will support with the storage, transportation and delivery of vaccines and equipment (e.g. collect and return vaccines to storage areas, and ensure correct disposal of used clinical equipment). The post holder will ensure strict data and patient record confidentiality. Good communication and organisational skills are essential. We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ### Applicant requirements 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 ### Question 2: Experience **Essential** - Can you describe a situation at work where you faced a challenging conversation with a Child or Parent/Carer? What skills did you use to manage the situation? What was the outcome? ### Question 3: Personal Qualities **Essential** - Describe a time when you supported a nervous or anxious patient during a medical procedure. How did you show compassion? ### Question 1: Academic/skills/professional **Essential** - Can you provide an example of how you meet one of the following employment criteria and how this experience has provided you with the skills required for this role? Trained and worked as a vaccinator in a COVID/vaccination centre or Level 3+ on the NHS Careers Framework with substantial clinical experience working in NHS/Primary Care/Dental/Community Health Care settings or Level 3+ and recent immunisation role experience ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 158.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589981) - [organisation chart (pdf, 136.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589982) ## 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.