201383 Immunisation Nurse Specialist

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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Post:  Immunisation Nurse Specialist 
Salary:  Band 6
Employment Type:  Permanent 
Hours:  37 hours per week (Agenda for Change)
Department:  Directorate of Public Health & Health Policy 
Main base:  Waverley Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG
(Office is re-locating to Mainpoint, 102 West Port, Edinburgh, EH3 9DN)
Employer (NHS Board):  NHS Lothian 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and self-motivated Immunisation Nurse Specialist to join our Health Care Public Health Division within the Directorate of Public Health and Health Policy.  We are seeking an individual who is committed to embedding public health principles into local delivery of immunisation programmes, including tackling health inequalities in immunisation and working to increase uptake of vaccinations across the population of NHS Lothian.  

The post-holder will join the Public Health Immunisation Team and will provide specialist immunisation advice to patients, clinical and non-clinical staff across NHS and their partners.  The focus will include responding to routine and occasionally complex clinical vaccination queries, delivery of education and training, contributing to improvement measures following adverse incidents and supporting vaccination outreach in the community to marginalised groups.  

Good communication skills and team working are essential in this role, working collaboratively with internal and external partners, the Senior Immunisation Nurse Specialist and the Vaccination Programme Manager to tackle inequalities across the population of Lothian and support the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality immunisation programmes. 

The main departmental office base is presently at Waverly Gate but we are moving before the end of the year to offices at West Port.  NHS Lothian currently operates an agile working model supporting a blend of working at home and days on site each week.  The ability to work flexibility and from various locations throughout Lothian are also essential. 

The department of Public Health and Health Policy aims to improve and protect the health of people in Lothian as part of a whole system approach to public health in Scotland.  The department is organised around Population Health, Healthcare Public Health and Health Protection as the three domains of public health.  

There is a strong commitment to multi-disciplinary public health reflected in the range of staff within the department.  

If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you.  For further information or an information discussion, please contact Norma Millar, Nurse Consultant (Immunisation)  norma.millar@nhs.scot 

**Please note: 

Candidates must be a registered nurse (registration current with the NMC as 1st Level Nurse).  More details on requirements can be found in the job description available via link below.    

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. 

We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage** 

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.