Staff Nurse - Immunisations

Ayrshire Central Hospital

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NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

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Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated staff nurses to work within the Early Years Children and Families Team in North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership. Youmust be a 1 st level Registered Nurse and possess a degree in a related field ie Nursing, Health Studies or with evidence of further professional development in these areas.

What you will do:

You will support the identified School Nurse to explore opportunities to implement models of health intervention/promotion to group/individuals within the home and school settings. This will involve the use of local public health intelligence and locality profiling tools for early years and school age children and young people to identify health needs .

You will support the seamless delivery of the childhood vaccination programme for pre 5 children in (to all) GP practices within North Ayrshire.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

Excellent communication skills, a passion for improving outcomes for children, ability to be flexible, able to work on own initiative and within a large team (to support the wellbeing of our children) are all essential qualities.

Experience working with children and families in a clinic and community setting is desirable. Full induction and mentorship will be provided to the successful candidate.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours:

31.57 per week.

UK Driving Licence/Car Ownership:

UK driving licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact: Allison Brown Children's Immunisation Lead on

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