Vaccinator in Maternity ServicesinPrescotinPrescotPUBLISHED TUE 8 APR 2025

Job Summary

Part Time 22.5 hours per week. Fixed Term for 2 years

We have a vacancy for Nurse Vaccinator to support a new vaccine programme for pregnant women alongside the current vaccination offer.

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.

The post holder will promote the programme to pregnant women to improve the uptake of vaccines in pregnancy in addition to running daily planned clinics and ad hoc to deliver flu, pertussis and RSV vaccines.

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

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders to promote and increase awareness of the maternal immunisation programme.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with wider system partners to encourage and influence endorsement of the maternal immunisation programme and contribute to target non-attenders and improve uptake.
• The post holder will attend the quarterly screening operational meetings to update the wider maternity team, to support and encourage service wide promotion of maternal immunisations.
  
  

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
  
  

Date posted

April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

409-6715210-B

Job locations

Whiston / Ormskirk sites

Whiston Ormskirk

L35 5DR

Job Description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• The post holder will be required to maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders to promote and increase awareness of the maternal immunisation programme.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with wider system partners to encourage and influence endorsement of the maternal immunisation programme and contribute to target non-attenders and improve uptake.
• The post holder will attend the quarterly screening operational meetings to update the wider maternity team, to support and encourage service wide promotion of maternal immunisations.
  
  

BEHAVIOUR & WORK APPROACH

• Manage and prioritise own workload.
• Work as an effective team member, demonstrate good personal communication skills and actively promote excellent team and interdisciplinary relationships.
• Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of citizens may be affected.
• Display good analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations.
• Demonstrate concise, accurate, timely record keeping and ensure that all work carried out is recorded accurately.
• Provide skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
  
  

PATIENT SAFETY & CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

• Use clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the citizens as safe as possible.
• Follow the centre and national policies including Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and national protocols or standard operating procedures are followed. These include SOPs on the safe storage, administration and disposal of the vaccine.
• Assist in the monitoring and maintenance of the health, safety and security of self and others in work area. Assist in the identification and assessment risks in work activities.
• Practise in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the site and its protocols and guidelines.
• Work with team to maintain high standards of infection control in the clinical area and a well-maintained department environment
• Actively promote diversity and sustain relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression.
• Ensure that the practice complies with Data Protection/ Confidentiality/ Caldicott principles in addition to Statutory and Regulatory guidelines of the Professional Bodies (NMC, GPhC, HCPC and others).
• Safeguard people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at r