Registered Health Care Professional - Immunisations

Job Description

AdvertWe still need your help!More than 40 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine - part of the biggest inoculation programme the country has ever launched.The Vaccination programme in Bristol has been a huge success, but we need more registered Healthcare professionals to support the programme through the summer months until SeptemberAs a Registered Health Care Professional working in immunisations, you will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for the mass delivery of vaccinations for COVID-19. You will undertake activities such as: clinical assessment,dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multi-dose vials and post vaccine observations support.In particular, the post holder will be responsible for:

• The configuration of the vaccination pod and vaccination station.
• Conducting clinical assessments.
• The review of complex medical histories and potential adverse reactions.
• 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.

Briefing and training on Covid-19 vaccines will be provided by our Staff Development TeamWorking pattern:

• Full time
• Part time
• Secondment
• Flexitime
• Term time hours

Registered Healthcare professionals who can administrate under a PGD are

• chiropodist and podiatrists
• dental hygienists
• dental therapists
• dieticians
• midwives
• nurses
• occupational therapists
• optometrists
• orthoptists
• orthotists and prosthetists
• paramedics
• pharmacists
• physiotherapists
• radiographers
• speech and language therapists

If your profession is listed here and you would like to help support the vaccination programme in Bristol, we currently have vacancies at Ashton Gate, plus other vaccination clinics across the city, please apply now.For further details / informal visits contact:Name Joanna HolmesJob title Recruitment LeadEmail address recruitment.massvaccination@nbt.nhs.uk