Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse or midwife to join a small team of maternity vaccinators. You will work as part of the vaccinators to ensure eligible birthing people are offered vaccinations in pregnancy.

We currently work closely with the inpatient and outpatient maternity services ensuring that services are accessible to service users. As such you will be expected to hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

The post will involve weekend working.

Main duties of the job

•        Maintain accurate patient records in line with professional standards and local guidelines

•        Report all complaints/incidents immediately to a senior member of staff and document accordingly. Signpost patients to the Patient, Advice and Liaison Service

•        Participate in the Trust appraisal process each year, with the first appraisal taking place within the first 6 months from appointment

•        Ensure communication channels are used appropriately and effectively to facilitate the flow of information throughout the Division

•        Respond to queries or escalate to the clinical supervisor

•        Responsible for providing specialist advice and technical services in relation to the care of patients considering and receiving vaccinations

•        Handle difficult conversations (sensitive, language barriers, hostile atmosphere) and convert complex technical information into easily to understand communication

•        Support more junior staff in the provision of care including training in the use of protocols as needed

•        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

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.