Job summary
Would you like to make a real difference to children's health and reduce health inequalities?
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Immunisation Improvement Nurse to join our newly established Improving Immunisation Uptake (IIU) Team. This innovative role has been created to improve childhood vaccination coverage and reduce inequalities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
This is a varied, influential role combining clinical expertise, family engagement, data informed improvement and system working. You will work closely with GP practices, Child Health Information Services (CHIS), Public Health Nursing teams, NHS England and School Aged Immunisation Services to support sustainable improvements in vaccination uptake.
Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to; Hampshire IOW Healthcare NHS Trust, Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
About the role
As a core member of the IIU team, you will:
*Support improvement of uptake across the 0--5 childhood immunisation programme, with contribution to 6--19 years in collaboration with SAIS
*Provide clinical expertise and guidance to GP practices on immunisation pathways and management of under immunised children
*Engage directly with parents and carers to understand barriers, provide reassurance and encourage timely vaccination
*Use validated immunisation data to identify gaps, inequalities and improvement priorities
*Contribute to quality improvement, development of resources, SOPs and evaluation of this pilot programme
This role offers significant scope to shape how immunisation improvement work is delivered locally and to influence service development going forward.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
- Date posted: 02 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata
- Contract: Secondment
- Duration: 9 months
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 348-CFS-11487
- Job locations: Moorgreen Hospital, Botley Road, West End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 3JB, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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