Immunisation Nurse

Job overview

The Antenatal and Newborn Screening Team at Frimley Park Hospital is pleased to announce an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join their team. This role will require the successful candidate to work 22.5 hours a week, over 3 week days (7.5 hours each day).

The successful applicant will join the team of Specialist Midwives and Immunisation Nurses to ensure that the National Antenatal and Newborn Screening programmes are delivered safely and effectively within the service at Frimley Health.

We work closely with NHS England’s regional screening and immunisation teams and support the maternal and neonatal immunisation service within our organisation.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential as this is a very busy but unique role that will allow the successful applicant to develop skills in the management of service that affects all areas of maternity care.

Computer Literacy skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office packages including Word, Publisher, Excel and PowerPoint are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in supporting the delivery of vaccination programmes within the maternity and neonatal services. This includes administering the targeted neonatal BCG vaccination to eligible newborns in line with national guidelines, ensuring timely and accurate documentation, and supporting families with information and aftercare advice.

The role will also involve supporting the delivery of the maternal vaccination programme for pregnant women, including vaccines such as whooping cough and COVID-19. This includes providing evidence-based information, obtaining informed consent, administering vaccines safely, and maintaining accurate clinical records.

In addition, the post holder will contribute to the Trust’s annual winter flu vaccination campaign by promoting vaccine uptake among service users and staff, delivering flu vaccinations in designated clinical areas, and supporting the monitoring of coverage rates.

Across all responsibilities, the post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, adhere to infection prevention and control protocols, maintain cold chain storage standards, and contribute to service improvement through feedback and audit participation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.