Job Introduction
As an Immunisation Support Worker, you will be offered £10.21 per hour and be able to commit to a minimum of 1 shift per week, between Monday - Friday. We have variable hours available, with a start time from 7.30am and shifts to suit your circumstances.
You will be based from St Martin's Hospital, covering Bath and surrounding areas so a valid UK driving licence is essential.
We provide a service delivering a School based Immunisation programme as directed by NHS England. We are looking to expand each of the locality teams in preparation for the Autumn Term.
Main Responsibility
Your days will be busy and outcome driven and include but not be limited to:
- Supporting the nursing team during immunisation sessions based at schools and clinics.
- Assist with the collection of equipment and vaccines.
- Provide administrative or recovery area support at immunisation sessions. Checking children in, accurately recording an outcome for all children due to attend the session.
- Liaise with school and lead nurse regarding throughput of children.
- Assisting Lead nurse with completion of all session paperwork.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to talk and engage with children of all ages, with an understanding of the importance of immunisations for school aged children.
Due to the flexibility of the role, organisation skills and an attention to detail is required. As travel is necessary, a valid UK driving licence is essential.
For more information or to discuss the role please contact alli.weekes@hcrgcaregroup.com
Package Description
As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, you’ll benefit from:
- Set working days, with a minimum of 1 day per week
- Request a Duty – Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
- HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
- Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience
- Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
- Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Rewarding and supportive teams, you will be recognised and have opportunities to recognise others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual “Ask our Executives” event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with 100% of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
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