Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Midwifery Ante-Natal Services - RVI
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 317-2025-24-030
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/07/2025
Employer heading
Registered Health Care Professional – Immunisations
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Are you a registered Healthcare Professional looking for a role in immunisations?
Would you like to work within Newcastle Maternity Services as part of the clinical team providing a safe and effective service for the delivery of vaccinations in the hospital and in pop up clinics in the community.
The role involves clinical assessment, preparation of the vaccine, administration, and post vaccine observations support in line with local and national guidelines to ensure high-quality evidence-based care. As a Registered Healthcare Professional, you will be responsible for supporting the Maternity Service to ensure that the maternity service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality responsive care.
The role requires exceptional interpersonal skills, the ability to coordinate the daily delivery of care within the vaccination hub, and to be able to work effectively both alone and as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the needs of the service user remain central in all aspects of work. Previous experience of working within a clinical setting, knowledge and experience in immunisation in pregnancy and the postnatal period are essential.
This role will comprise of corporate shifts Monday to Friday; full and part time hours are available.
- Interview Date Monday 07 July 2025
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- To share vaccination information with services users in accordance with the national vaccination programme and offer immunisation to eligible individuals.
- To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate influenza, COVID-19, pertussis and any other recommended vaccinations to all eligible maternity service users.
- To liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team and refer where appropriate.
- To ensure all stock, equipment and pharmacological supplies are available and easily accessible each day.
- To clearly document all interactions at the point of care.
- To report any adverse outcome effectively according to local and national policies.
- To ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
· Freeman Hospital
· Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
· Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
· Newcastle Dental Hospital
· Newcastle Fertility Centre
· Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
· Northern Genetics Service
· Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- As a Registered Health Care Professional working in immunisations, the post holder will work as part of the Antenatal Clinic Team to provide a safe and effective service for the delivery of vaccinations for pertussis as well as both influenza and the COVID-19 vaccine(s). The post holder will undertake activities such as: clinical assessment, dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multidose vials and post vaccine observations support.
- In particular, the post holder will be responsible for:
o The configuration of the vaccination location
o Conducting clinical assessments.
o The review of complex medical histories and potential adverse reactions.
o Preparation of the vaccine prior to administration by the immunisers using aseptic technique. - Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures.
- The post holder will Manage and prioritise own workload.
- Work as an effective team member, demonstrate good personal communication skills and actively promote excellent team and interdisciplinary relationships.
- Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients may be affected.
- Display good analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations.
- Demonstrate concise, accurate, timely record keeping and ensure that all work carried out is recorded accurately.
- Provide skilled, evidence-based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or diploma in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Registered Health Care Professional e.g. NMC for nurses, GPhC for pharmacists and equivalent for other healthcare professionals.
- Current immunisation training / update or willingness to undertake
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in similar clinical role
- Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Practical skills and knowledge of cold chain procedures and medicines management
- Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and willingness to commit to ongoing CPD
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge in a relevant subject to post graduate level
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge and literate with computer skills to use of word document, internet access and email correspondence and electronic record keeping
- Clear communicator with excellent oral, writing, and presentation skills
- Effective skills in communicating complex and sensitive information and in difficult situations, requiring empathy, reassurance, persuasion and influence
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problemsolving and analytical skills
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Ability to work in a variety of settings
Desirable criteria
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorna Wright
- Job title
- Senior Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07871991744
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