Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Lead- Vaccination and Health Inequalities
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (or until 31/3/26)
- Hours
- Part time
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 373-NBH0822
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheshire West Vaccination Hub
- Town
- Tarvin
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Vaccination & Living Well Service
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for a Clinical Lead to support the Vaccination and Living Well service until 31 March 2026. The role will be connected to the Trust's vaccination hub in Cheshire West and also involves working across Cheshire and Merseyside on the Living Well Service bus clinic sessions as required.
If you are experienced in delivering seasonal vaccines, routine immunisations and health screening and would like to be part of this amazing team supporting our community, then we would love to hear from you.
This post is part time 26.25 hours per week, fixed term until 31/03/2026.
Main duties of the job
Our Clinical Leads oversee a small team of healthcare professionals and volunteers and will coordinate seasonal COVID-19 and flu vaccination clinics, provide a catch up offer for all UK routine immunisations and offer a range of physical health checks to targeted communities across Cheshire and Merseyside. You will provide clinical oversight to deliver mobile clinics, ensuring a safe, effective and accessible experience for people attending.
Appropriate training and supervision will be provided to ensure the safety of staff, volunteers and patients.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level with registered nursing qualification or equivalent
- Registered Health Care Professional e.g. NMC/GPhC or GMC for doctors
- Evidence of teaching and assessing
Desirable criteria
- Immunisation of health screening experience
- Teaching, mentoring and assessing qualification
- Coaching skills
- IV Therapy Passport
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations
- Proficiency in delivering high quality evidenced based care
- Knowledge of cold chain management and maintenance
- To be able to demonstrate continuing professional development
- Knowledge and use of computer to include microsoft word, internet access and email communication
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working autonomously and autonomous decision making
- Significant experience of working within a community healthcare setting or similar role
- Experience of mentoring /supporting junior staff
Desirable criteria
- Delivery of intravenous therapies Cannulation experience
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
- Emma Green
- Job title
- Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07990 149783
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
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