Midwife - Immunisation Team

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Midwife - Immunisation Team

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Fixed Term Contract End Date: October 2027

Purpose for Fixed Term: Short term funding

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 midwife to join our small, friendly team providing immunisation to those using our Maternity Service.

This is a small team overseen by the Public Health Midwives and, currently, delivers recommended vaccinations proactively to our pregnant population. Our vaccination rates exceed the national average, and this is attributable to effort shown by this team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What you will do:

• Be an advocate for Public Health surrounding vaccination programmes for pregnant patients and their families.
• Work in the Maternity Services Vaccination clinic, safely delivering whooping cough and seasonal flu vaccinations.
• Provide relevant advice and health promotion information to pregnant people attending the clinic.
• Work flexibly as required across all areas of the Maternity Services locally, in delivering an effective vaccination service.
• Support the service in any COVID vaccination programmes.
• Provide support to the peer vaccination programme as required.

What we are looking for:

• A registered midwife educated to degree level or with evidence of recent equivalent experience or education.
• Have recent NHS experience as a band 6 midwife, for at least 2 years.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to the development of the service.
• An interest in the Public Health agenda for maternity.
• An interest in the recommended vaccination programme for maternity.
• An empathetic caring manner.
• A good listener and articulate communicator.
• Flexibility.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.