Job description

Job responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health promotion/education and public health school age immunisation programmes.
• Attend community-based vaccination sessions in both schools and local based settings. Work with the nursing team to ensure productive and safe sessions.
• Promote and facilitate collaborative working between the team, schools and other educational institutions and families, in the delivery of the immunisation programmes. Focus on ensuring all consent forms have been returned, guaranteeing new ideas go towards achieving local area targets.
• Ensure the process for storing, transporting, collecting and delivering vaccinations to site are adhered to.
• Assist in identifying home schooled children and those in Pupil Referral Units.
• Maintain databases to ensure records are kept up to date and that documents are prepared for school visits. Ensure online consent systems have been triaged and completed ahead of a vaccination session.
• Adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure for School Immunisation (SOPs).
• First point of contact for all administrative tasks. Have clear communication via face to face, by phone and email with children, parents and school staff.
• Responsible for maintaining the cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport of vaccinations to site.
• Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
• Comply with Company policies & procedures.

Job responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health promotion/education and public health school age immunisation programmes.
• Attend community-based vaccination sessions in both schools and local based settings. Work with the nursing team to ensure productive and safe sessions.
• Promote and facilitate collaborative working between the team, schools and other educational institutions and families, in the delivery of the immunisation programmes. Focus on ensuring all consent forms have been returned, guaranteeing new ideas go towards achieving local area targets.
• Ensure the process for storing, transporting, collecting and delivering vaccinations to site are adhered to.
• Assist in identifying home schooled children and those in Pupil Referral Units.
• Maintain databases to ensure records are kept up to date and that documents are prepared for school visits. Ensure online consent systems have been triaged and completed ahead of a vaccination session.
• Adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure for School Immunisation (SOPs).
• First point of contact for all administrative tasks. Have clear communication via face to face, by phone and email with children, parents and school staff.
• Responsible for maintaining the cold chain, ordering, and arranging transport of vaccinations to site.
• Actively and constructively contribute to team meetings.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position.
• Comply with Company policies & procedures.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Working in a community setting (schools) and/or working with children & young people.

Skills

Desirable

• Prioritise and manage own workload without supervision.
• Assertive, team player and critical thinker.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Excellent IT Skills.
• Must be able to drive
• Excellent organisational skills.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE level of education or equivalent with a minimum of grade C in both English and Maths.

Experience

Desirable

• Working in a community setting (schools) and/or working with children & young people.

Skills

Desirable

• Prioritise and manage own workload without supervision.
• Assertive, team player and critical thinker.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Excellent IT Skills.
• Must be able to drive
• Excellent organisational skills.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE level of education or equivalent with a minimum of grade C in both English and Maths.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Vaccination UK

Address

The Hubb

335-351 Rainham Road South

Dagenham

RM10 8QR

Employer's website

https://www.schoolvaccination.uk (Opens in a new tab)