Immunisation Team Nurse

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Although this position is a 3‑month fixed‑term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre‑employment checks. The contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 3 months.

It is a very exciting time for our Maternity Services at Newham University Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust providing maternity care to women/birthing people and families from the local population and surrounding areas. Come and join our Maternity Immunisation team as we rise to meet the challenges of today’s changing maternity climate.

We are looking for an enthusiastic registered adult nurse to be a member of the Maternity Immunisation Team.

• You will work with the team to provide a high standard of care and health promotion.
• You will have excellent communication skills to provide a welcoming, friendly and supportive service to the women, and to form good professional relationships within the team.
• You will be working alongside other Band 5 Nurses to deliver a friendly, safe and effective vaccination service for pregnant women.
• You will administer Pertussis and Seasonal Flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccinations.

• To contribute to the delivery of a high‑quality public health programme for pregnant women & birthing people in Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To take a pregnant person‑centred, public health approach to improve health and tackle inequalities, specifically to raise the uptake of maternal immunisations across Barts Health NHS Trust and the local community.
• To support the planning, implementation and evaluation of the immunisation programme delivery for pregnant women/birthing people within Maternity Services within the required targets.
• To provide advice, information and promote the immunisation programme to pregnant women/birthing people.
• To maintain and update electronic records and vaccine‑specific databases.
• To discuss and promote awareness to expectant women/birthing people of the BCG vaccination for all eligible babies.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

• Date posted: 07 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for Change
• Band: 5
• Salary: £35,763 to £43,466 a year (pro rata)
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term
• Duration: 3 months
• Working pattern:
  Full time
• Reference number: 259‑7704446
  
  NUH
• Job location:
  
  Newham University Hospital, Glen Road, London, E13 8SL

• Experience of multi‑disciplinary team working
• Post registration experience
• IT literate (CRS/Excel)

• Experience of immunisation and medicines management
• Experience of giving public health advice and information
• Experience of community/hospital working

• Ability to demonstrate Trust Values
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in a wide range of settings
• Ability to apply learned…