Community Staff Nurse - Immunisation - Children and Families

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 1 Staff Nurse to join the Childhood Immunisation Team (Schools) to deliver the national public health immunisation programmes to school aged children across NHS GGC / 6 HSCP. Our service is fundamental in taking forward the Public Health Agenda which aims to maximise the health and wellbeing of all school aged children and young people and also contributes to the reduction of health inequalities as well as achieving National and Local health objectives through the focus on preventative care.

This post is pivotal in ensuring the smooth running the immunisation sessions and crucial in the safe delivery of the school immunisation sessions. Therefore it is essential that you possess the knowledge and skills to take forward an effective and accessible service to all school aged children and young people across NHS GGC. You will provide professional nursing skills and have the ability to liaise with parents/carers and all our partners.

You must also be a First level registered nurse with evidence of further professional development. This posts requires PVG Scheme Membership / Disclosure Scotland Check.

This post aligns to one of our four school immunisation service areas. The service model is structured across four teams where the post holder is required to cover across the NHS GG&C HSCP teams:

• Renfrew and Inverclyde Team
• South Glasgow and East Renfrewshire Team - This post
• North East Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire Team
• North West Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire Team

Please note this post requires GGC Board wide and cross Boundary working.

Essential Criteria For application -

• 1st Level Nursing Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Knowledge and understanding of national policy drivers for immunisations
• Evidence of further professional development within immunisation is essential.
• This post requires PVG Scheme Membership / Disclosure Scotland Check.

This posts is a permanent position working an annualised hour's contract from mid-August to mid-April (8 months), 37 hours per week, Mon to Fri 8.30 to 16.30/16.00. Salary is annualised over 12 month period / paid 24.8 hours per week.

Informal Contact : Lynda Doherty

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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