School-Age Immunisation Nurse

The post holder will work as a member of the School-Age Immunisation Team for Cornwall and Devon, working for Kernow Health CIC on behalf of NHSE to support the safe delivery of the large scale immunisation and vaccination programme within educational and community settings.

• Reception, years 1-10 (& 12 & 13 in Special Schools) – Nasal flu
• Year 8 – HPV
• Year 9 – HPV mop-up
• Year 9 – Meningitis ACWY
• Year 9 – Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio (teenage booster)
• Year 10 and 11 – mop ups of above
• MMR catch-up programme

To support and improve the uptake rate for all vaccinations for children and young people of school age and to develop the service in conjunction with stakeholders and commissioners. To contribute towards the public health agenda by improving health outcomes for children and young people.

You will be a reliable, enthusiastic, highly skilled, dedicated nurse with exemplary interpersonal skills, a can-do attitude, adaptable, proficient in IT, and with a valid driving licence and access to a car. A flexible approach to working and the ability to meet travel requirements across Cornwall & Devon is essential.

Kernow Health CIC is a non-profit organisation owned by all of the General Practices in Cornwall. As a Community Interest Company, we use our resources to improve healthcare in the communities we serve. We deliver the school-age immunisations service for children and young people in Cornwall and Devon, a Training Hub, the Special Allocation Scheme and Cornwall 111/Out of Hours. We are an agile team that is highly supportive and flexible.

We have strong values that can be found on our website  People that work for our organisation need to be prepared to work hard and go the extra mile, but if you do this, you will be rewarded with great job satisfaction. We are looking to appoint exceptional nurses to join our School-Age Immunisation Team, covering both Cornwall and Devon.

The post holders will assist with the delivery of the immunisation programmes in the counties primary and secondary schools as well as clinics in community settings.

• Opportunities for flexible working and annualised hours
• Employee benefit programme through Vivup
• 6 weeks pro rata holiday entitlement (including bank holidays) with the ability to 'buy and sell' annual leave
• Being part of a local, agile and innovative team
• Access to a company pension scheme, sickness, maternity and paternity pay