Job summary

School Aged Immunisation Service - Band 2 Healthcare Support Workers

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support the School Aged Immunisation Service.

You will be part of a team that ensures all children and young people are offered important immunisations protecting them against serious diseases. You will work alongside colleagues at base and in schools to vaccinate children and young people from Monday to Friday. There may be limited opportunities for some evening or weekend to support community clinics.

We are looking for Band 2 Health Care Support Workers.

We are currently based at Bridge Park Plaza, Thurmaston, on the edge of Watermead Country Park. We will be moving to County Hall, Glenfield Hospital site from End of Spring 2024. Free car parking is available at both sites.

You will be required to travel to different schools and settings each day across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland.

Due to the nature of work all successful applicants attending sessions will require an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate which we will apply for on your behalf.

Main duties of the job

The service requires staff to work shifts from 7 am until 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

The role will require you to hold a full driving licence and to drive the Trusts vehicle to transport vaccines and equipment required for the day.

There is also a need for support at base with vaccine and equipment management to ensure school sessions are fully equipped. In addition there will also be some general administrative tasks required to be undertaken, which will support with ensuring sessions are successful.

You will need to work as part of a large team and work will be allocated using a roster based on the needs of the service.

The following skills and experience are essential to the role:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of working with children and young people is desirable but not essential.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.