Maternity Vaccination Nurse / Midwife

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a midwife/nurse to join our wonderful Public Health Team at Homerton Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic registered midwife or nurse to facilitate the maternity immunisation service. The appointed candidate will posses exemplary communication skills to complete our team delivering this vital protection to our families during pregnancy.

Our ideal candidate is confident with clinical records systems, skilled in discussing the benefits of vaccinations in pregnancy, and efficient in delivering these in a fast-paced environment.

"This vacancy may close earlier if enough applications are received."

Main duties of the job

Main duties include:

• To contribute to the delivery of a high-quality antenatal immunisation service to pregnant women in the Hackney and City area booked to deliver at Homerton Hospital; to increase the uptake of influenza, pertussis, RSV and other necessary immunisations by pregnant women
• To support the planning, implementation and evaluation of the antenatal immunisation programme delivery
• To provide advice and information about immunisation to educate staff, antenatal women and other stakeholders
• To take a woman-centred and public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities.
• To maintain and update electronic records.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.