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Job overview
This is an important role in the Trust as the person will be responsible for leading the flu vaccination campaign across the Trust. They will be responsible for ensuring all peer vaccinators are competent and have all had the correct training. They will be responsible for ensuring vaccination records are kept up to date on both RAVS as well as v-track at all times. They will need to be enthusiastic about the role and are able to have difficult conversations with staff about vaccinations and the need to be vaccinated to keep their colleagues and our patients safe during the winter season.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job are:
- deliver flu vaccinations across the trust and do so flexibly to ensure all staff have access
- to lead on the vaccination campaign across the trust
- to ensure all staff information is up to date by working with the informatics team and using both v-track and ravs to track vaccines
- to employ bank staff to cover any gaps in the rota
- to meet the requirements of NHS England and improve the uptake of vaccinations across the trust by at least a further 5% on top of last year's uptake.
- to ensure all peer vaccinators have had the right training, have signed off competencies and compliant with the pgd
- ensure that vaccinators on long stay wards are signed off so that the trust can improve vaccination uptake within long stay elderly patients.
- to work with the vaccination lead for maternity
- to maintain the database.
- to direct any admin as required.
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.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Education
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification (pharmacist or nurse)
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the flu vaccination programme
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in project management
- Significant experience of forging and maintaining strong working relationships at all grades
- Experience in leading and managing complex change projects
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Taking initiative Demonstrable analytical, numeric and critical reasoning skills and capable of effective problem solving
- Ability to develop constructive working relationships with staff and managers at all levels
- Resiliance for people refusing the vaccine
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This advert is for Vaccination lead for flu with Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 p.a. inc.. The contract type is 4 months (It is a four month secondment from mid September 2026 to mid January 2027). The application deadline is 07 Aug 2026.
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