Immunisation Nurse for Maternity Services inHEREFORD inHEREFORD PUBLISHED
FRI 15 NOV 2024
Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata
PERMANENT
FAMILY MATERNITY MIDWIFERY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NHS NMC ROLE MODEL
Wye Valley NHS Trust rwUvmkuo
Wye Valley NHS Trust is offering a Band 5 Immunisation Nurse position within their Maternity Services team in Hereford. This role involves leading the National Immunisations in Pregnancy Programmes and the BCG Immunisations programme, along with managing the immunisation team to ensure adherence to professional and clinical standards. The Immunisation Nurse will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to promote effective communication, evaluate service changes, and advocate for pregnant women throughout the immunisation process.
Candidates must be passionate about healthcare and committed to supporting women and their families by promoting health education and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of national guidelines. Responsibilities include assessing and implementing vaccination programmes, ensuring proper vaccine storage and usage according to organisational policies, and providing guidance to midwifery staff regarding immunisation practices. They will also maintain electronic and written records as necessary to support the program's success.
Candidates must be passionate about healthcare and committed to supporting women and their families by promoting health education and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of national guidelines. Responsibilities include assessing and implementing vaccination programmes, ensuring proper vaccine storage and usage according to organisational policies, and providing guidance to midwifery staff regarding immunisation practices. They will also maintain electronic and written records as necessary to support the program's success.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Immunisation Nurse to join our Maternity team.
You will work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team providing professional leadership, support and specialist knowledge in relation to Pregnancy immunisations and BCG immunisation. You will have responsibility for leading the National Immunisations in Pregnancy Programmes and BCG Immunisations programme and to develop and implement systems to evaluate and facilitate service changes.
Are you passionate and committed to making a difference?
- Promote collaborative working partnerships and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ensure professional and clinical standards are maintained and developed in response to new evidence
- Act as a supportive professional role model for nursing, providing care for women in line with current evidence, vaccination policies and guidelines in accordance with the NMC Code
- Manage the immunisation team for maternity services
- Maintain awareness of national developments within pregnancy and BCG immunisation and disseminate such information
- To assess, implement and evaluate the Pregnancy and BCG Immunisation programmes in line with the service specification.
- In conjunction with the screening team, develop an environment which supports the value of the vaccination programme for pregnant women.
- To act as an advocate for those women in the care pathway.
- To ensure that vaccines are stored and used in accordance with the organisational policies and guidance.
- To promote health education for the woman and her family at all times. To undertake opportunistic approach to delivering the programme as necessary.
- Complete and maintain electronic and any written records as required.
- To provide support for Midwifery members of staff and colleagues, regarding the programme
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