Community Immunisation Practitioner
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- £31,049-37,796 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
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- Reporting to the Immunisation Team and Clinical Lead the Community Immunisation Practitioner will support the development of the service and work with colleagues to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective Community and School Age Immunisation programme.
- To be responsible for the delivery of an effective and efficient Immunisation Programme in partnership with service users, other stakeholders and commissioners.
- To be responsible for collecting accurate data at each session
- To work collaboratively in the planning and delivery of immunisation programmes across communities in order to achieve the KPIs across the programme.
- To work with local statutory, private and voluntary providers, and users to develop and promote practice that is accessible and responsive to all section of the local community, ensuring that services are targeted to the most vulnerable groups and individuals to support social inclusion.
- To promote and monitor safe and effective practice
- To provide and promote access to information and other services, to refer as appropriate. To liaise and work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies, and other health services colleagues.
- To provide health promotion/ education in line with the Immunisation programme.
- To adhere to current Local Safeguarding Board and Child Protection Procedures.
- Reporting to the Immunisation Team and Clinical Lead the Community Immunisation Practitioner will support the development of the service and work with colleagues to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective Community and School Age Immunisation programme.
- To be responsible for the delivery of an effective and efficient Immunisation Programme in partnership with service users, other stakeholders and commissioners.
- To be responsible for collecting accurate data at each session
- To work collaboratively in the planning and delivery of immunisation programmes across communities in order to achieve the KPIs across the programme.
- To work with local statutory, private and voluntary providers, and users to develop and promote practice that is accessible and responsive to all section of the local community, ensuring that services are targeted to the most vulnerable groups and individuals to support social inclusion.
- To promote and monitor safe and effective practice
- To provide and promote access to information and other services, to refer as appropriate. To liaise and work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies, and other health services colleagues.
- To provide health promotion/ education in line with the Immunisation programme.
- To adhere to current Local Safeguarding Board and Child Protection Procedures.
- Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
- Current Registration with NMC.
- Mentorship or qualification teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Post registration experience
- Experience of team work
- Experience of working with other Agencies
- Experience of working with diverse service users
- A knowledge of health inequalities and the barriers to accessing health services
- Able to work autonomously within a clinical team to deliver the county wide vaccination programme
- IT skills and able to interpret data
- Communicating with a wide range of communities and service users
- Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
- Current Registration with NMC.
- Mentorship or qualification teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Post registration experience
- Experience of team work
- Experience of working with other Agencies
- Experience of working with diverse service users
- A knowledge of health inequalities and the barriers to accessing health services
- Able to work autonomously within a clinical team to deliver the county wide vaccination programme
- IT skills and able to interpret data
- Communicating with a wide range of communities and service users