Job Description

The post holder will be a member of Immunisation team and work alongside the Immunisation Team Leader providing professional support and leadership to team members.



The role combines both managerial and clinical elements; you will provide day to day management for the immunisation team whilst supporting the delivery of the national childhood immunisation programme across the Mersey Care Footprint.



You will also provide expert advice to the wider 0 - 19 children's nursing teams in addition to practice nurses, parents, carers, and children and young people advising about immunisations.



Operational management of the Immunisation team including personal development reviews, supervision, assist with recruitment, selection, induction and retention of staff.



You will be involved in education and clinical practice development, including providing training to Mersey Care Staff and be involved in audit and policy reviews as required.



You will be responsible for the organisation, smooth running and administration of the nurse led immunisation sessions across the wide variety of venues that are utilised.



You will also be active in the follow up of non-immunised children/ defaulters; providing information, advice and updating data as required, liaising closely with relevant health professionals, and making appropriate arrangements or referrals.



To take the lead on immunisation training courses, support competency building of new immunisers and to act as an expert resource for health professionals and parents.



Assist with any local & national immunisation campaigns including outbreaks.



Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.



We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.



At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.



Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.



Responsible for the provision of appropriate, high-quality care to children and young people.



Responsible for workload planning and delegation of work to other team members, considering competence



Work in partnership with other professionals to enable patients/clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital



Provide advice to patients, clients and carers on vaccinations and a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, lifestyle advice and health care.



Provide clinical support and training to experienced and new staff within the immunisation team and wider Mersey Care child health teams



In conjunction with the team leader, develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to Children, young people and their families.



Establish and maintain effective communication with relevant agencies and professionals across health, social care and education services.



Maintain registration in line with professional



Clinically lead, direct, mentor and support the team with regular clinical and managerial supervision



To demonstrate leadership by the means of effective change within own scope of practice, when and were



Making recommendations to improve practice identified through Influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the Trust.



To demonstrate accountability in the use and management of all resources including financial resources



To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with patients and carers who may have difficulties understanding complex information due to speech and language difficulties, sensory loss, learning difficulties, depression etc.



Acts as an advocate for the patient and continually demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and children and young people



Be a role model to team members and students so that patients/clients receive the most effective care



Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the local neighbourhood population.



Participate in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the clinical team canvas.



Provide information to the team leader on staff and patient/client activity as requested, to enable the effective management of the service



Support the team leader in the implementation of practice development, improvement and service modernisation initiatives.



Support the team leader by monitoring and recording sickness and absence, capability and other issues within the team, reporting them as soon as possible



In conjunction with others, provide day-to-day supervision and support for the team.



Support the team leader in providing induction to the local working environment, clinical services and policies for new team members



Undertake personal development plans with other members of the team, as delegated



Act as an authorised signatory for mileage and timecards for submission



To be responsible and accountable for your own work including the management of patients that are in your team



To perform clinical and environmental risk assessments to optimise the health and safety of patients and staff in a variety of settings



To be responsible for the clinical assessment of children requiring immunisation which includes planning, administration, education and offering appropriate support and guidance to parents/carers



To coordinate the ordering of vaccines, equipment and their safe storage by support staff, ensuring emergency equipment/ drugs are in date and easily accessible



To liaise with GPs to obtain accurate immunisation histories from their records, to support planning and ensure accurate and up to date patient records



To be a resource providing professional expert advice regarding immunisations to peers, colleagues, GPs, parents and carers



To be able to seek further specialist advice and act upon if appropriate or to signpost as required



To be competent and confident in offering a nurse-led immunisation service working mostly under the legal framework of Patient Group Directions: Routine Child Immunisations School based immunisations Fluenz



Maintains competency in emergency treatment (faints/ anaphylaxis) and ensures access to emergency equipment



Participate in individual and group supervision.



Monitor record keeping within the team and inform the team leader of any concerns or incidents



Support the training and development of team members who need to improve on the level of patient care This includes record keeping and improving clinical competency.



Support the implementation of any initiatives to improve quality of care within the clinical governance



Participate in patient satisfaction reporting to improve patient care



Work with the team leader to ensure achievement of your own personal development



Maintain up to date knowledge and competence in line with professional and service requirements and demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making and reflective skills to ensure own professional registration



Support the Team Leader in creating an environment in which learning, and practice development is fostered, evaluated and implemented



Facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and new staff



Facilitate pre and post registration student placements within the service



Participation in clinical audits and research, as required



The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.



The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation