Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Immunisation and Vaccination
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About the Role
The key purpose of the role is to lead the development and delivery of an evidenced-based seasonal vaccination programme across Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
The primary focus of this role will be the delivery of staff and patient flu vaccination programmes and COVID-19 vaccinations for patients. The scope of the role may, however, be extended in accordance with national, regional, and local priorities and service requirements.
The post holder will be operationally responsible for the seasonal vaccination team and will be the Trust subject matter expert in the delivery of any vaccination-related programmes.
The post holder will also be expected to provide support to the Physical Health and Professional Practice portfolio workstreams as directed by line manager.
If you feel this role is for you, I would encourage you to get in touch for an informal conversation.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the development and delivery of the Trust's seasonal vaccination programmes that are culturally sensitive and person-centred.
- Continually review the delivery plan to ensure optimum delivery and identification of lessons learned.
- Responsible for supporting alongside Network leads the annual identification of the number of peer vaccinators that the Trust requires and ensuring evidenced-based training programmes and supervision are in place to support them to participate effectively in delivering vaccinations across the Trust.
- Responsible for ongoing development of the seasonal vaccination service and lead the development of relevant policies, standard operating procedures, and guidance related to service.
- The clinical and managerial supervision of the vaccinators within the service and clinical supervision to peer vaccinators supporting the campaign.
- Responsible for the development of evidenced-based training packages and ensuring these align with national guidance and competency requirements.
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Requirements
We are looking to appoint an experienced nurse working in the field of immunisation and vaccination to clinically and operationally lead our seasonal vaccination programmes across LSCFT for both staff and patients. This post holder will need to be innovative, flexible, and an experienced leader with good project management skills to be able to actively plan, implement, and deliver set programmes of work related to immunisation and vaccination and wider portfolio work as required.
Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
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Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
Flexible Working
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part-time, compressed hours, and flexi-time.
Wellbeing
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Samantha Ryder
- Job title: Nurse
- Email address: Samantha.Ryder@lscft.nhs.uk
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