Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical duties relating to immunisation, primarily delivered on-site in schools for children of primary and secondary in community clinic settings.
Main duties of the job
Key Accountabilities (Key areas of responsibility)
Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season)
Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
Support Programme Managers, Team Lead and, Clinical Lead as applicable.
Attend sites across different locations as applicable.
Deliver an effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.
Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed
Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position
Comply with Company policies & procedures
About us
Vaccination UK has been commissioned by NHS England since 2015 to provide school-aged immunisations and outbreak responses for vaccine-preventable diseases in the regions it serves.
We also provide the infant BCG programme for infants under one in North London and a domiciliary Hepatitis B programme for babies born to Hepatitis B-positive mothers in North London and the West Midlands.
By the end of the 2023/24 academic year, Vaccination UK had vaccinated 1.1 million school-aged children and delivered over 10,000 immunisation sessions in schools and community clinics across its service areas.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and we are known as a progressive, agile provider, continually striving to achieve the safest, most efficient service possible.
The CQC Registered Manager for NHS commissioned services is Lisa Jones, Clinical Director for Vaccination UK Ltd. She is the Governance Lead for these programmes, and her base is Head Office, 5 Portmill Lane, Hitchin,
Details
- Date posted: 08 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £18.40 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Duration: 12 weeks
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: E0106-26-0054
- Job locations: Vaccination UK, Hurstwood Business Centre, York Road, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3BX, United Kingdom, Vaccination UK, Conyngham Hall Business Centre, Bond End, KNARESBOROUGH, North Yorkshire, HG5 9AY, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Key Accountabilities (Key areas of responsibility)
Vaccinate 20 to 25 school children per hour (flu season)
Work collaboratively to support the team, organisation, and company stakeholders, to facilitate the smooth continuity of service delivery.
Promote and support the operation of our School Aged Immunisation Service.
Support Programme Managers, Team Lead and, Clinical Lead as applicable.
Attend sites across different locations as applicable.
Deliver an effective, evidence-based and competent level of care to patients.
Participate in clinical supervision and the performance and development of staff.
Ensure all clinical incidents, near misses and complaints are reported, monitored and processed in line with organisational policies and procedures.
Participate in audits, making recommendations based on findings and sharing outcomes with the team for learning.
Attend clinical supervision with the Clinical Lead as directed
Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
Undertake Gillick Competency Assessments and take verbal consent from parents and caregivers.
Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position
Comply with Company policies & procedures
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nurses and Midwives currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Nursing and/or Midwifery Qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Working within PGD frameworks.
- Understanding of the Routine National Immunisation schedule
- Understands and implements the principles of informed consent.
- Computer literate.
- Cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport.
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This advert is for Immunisation Nurse - Thirsk/Harrogate with Vaccination UK in Wednesbury, London, England. It is listed as a Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £18.40 an hour. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 20 Aug 2026.
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