Screening & Immunisation Coordinator - Taunton, United Kingdom - NHS England

NHS England

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Taunton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

The role of the Screening and Immunisation Coordinator (SIC) is to support the commissioning of consistently resilient, high quality national screening and immunisation programmes within the defined geography of an NHSE/I region, bringing specific clinical and public health expertise to inform the commission and system management.

You will provide direct support to the Screening and Immunisation Manager (SIM) across the full range of commissioning activities, as specified in the section 7a agreement and which are required to ensure that screening and immunisation programmes:

Meet the needs of all eligible people
Provided to the highest levels of quality, safety and efficiency
Meet minimum standards and strive for excellence
Ensure equity of access and uptake

Individuals in these roles may come from a number of backgrounds including clinical such as nursing or midwifery as demonstrated for example by NMC or PH registration.

Main duties of role include

As an integral member of the Southwest Vaccinations and Screening Team the Screening and Immunisation Coordinator (SIC) will:
support the commissioning of consistently resilient, high quality national screening and immunisation programmes within the SW Region,

- bring specific clinical and public health expertise to inform the commissioning, quality improvement and performance of screening and immunisation programmes
- provide direct support to the Screening and Immunisation Manager (SIM) across the full range of commissioning activities, as specified in the section 7a agreement and which are required to ensure that screening and immunisation programmes:

Meet the needs of all eligible people
Provided to the highest levels of quality, safety and efficiency
Meet minimum standards and strive for excellence
Ensure equity of access and uptake

NHS England leads the NHS in England to deliver high quality care for all.

We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS.

Through our seven regional teams, NHS England supports local integrated care systems, made up of public services that provide health and care - NHS organisations, primary care professionals, local councils, social care providers and the community, voluntary and social enterprise sector - to improve the health of the population, improve the quality of care, tackle inequalities and deliver care more efficiently.

From April 2023, NHS England, Health Education England and NHS Digital became one single organisation, putting workforce, data, digital and technology at the heart of our plans to transform the NHS.

Main duties of the job continued...

In collaboration with your manager and other team members, you will implement strategies and plans to support continuous improvement of the commissioning and delivery of the national programmes.
You will be expected to be responsible for a defined number of primary care and other providers and act as the key liaison person.
You will agree a specific portfolio of screening or immunisation areas of responsibility with the SIM. This will require you to lead in one of the following areas cancer screening, noncancer screening, or immunisation but you will also be expected to undertake generic screening and immunisation functions as required

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.