Clinical Support Worker Sefton Immunisations - Bootle, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Bootle, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An opportunity has arisen to join our Sefton Immunisation team to be part of the team you will play a vital role in the promotion and safe delivery of our flu vaccination programme.

In this role you will be able to with the appropriate training and support deliver the nasal vaccine to children.

You will also support with the storage, transportation and delivery of vaccines and equipment's e.g. collect and return vaccines to storage areas. and ensure disposal of used clinical equipment.

You will ensure you adhere to strict data and patient record confidentiality.

The post holder will work as part of the immunisation team to promote immunisation as a key factor for maintaining the health and well-being of children and young people within a defined population.

Service delivery will largely take place in schools however, following appropriate training and assessment, there will be an opportunity to work in individual homes, clinics.

The post holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring the clinical input of data and demonstrate an ability to interpret the figures.

They will assist in the cleansing of data to assist the immunisation team in the organisation and implementation of targeted offers to improve vaccine uptake figures.

The post holder will undertake duties that ensure the smooth running which underpin the service delivery from the Immunisation Team.

This includes the organisation and management of resources (equipment, and stock) and providing appropriate clinical administrative support in base and at other locations as service needs dictates.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Managerial

Be responsible for the management and prioritisation of clinical administration generated within own workload.
Respond to changing situations and prioritise work accordingly within own workload.
Maintain health records within own workload as per Mersey Care Record Keeping Policy.

Leadership

Mentor new team members and support students and other staff (at equivalent or lower band).
Attend team meetings and other meetings as delegated by the team leader.
Submit reports / audits / data collection and returns as required.
Keep contemporaneous records.
Ensure communication flow as per communication strategy.

Clinical

Following appropriate training and assessment participate in the vaccination of children receiving the Nasal Flu immunisation under the guidance of the immunisation nurse.
Input clinical data into the clinical systems interpreting and identifying patterns in vaccine uptake to inform the V&I coordinator for future planning.
Receive and report accurately and in a timely manner, clinical enquiries from families, schools and other agencies.
Provide meaningful feedback to GP's and other stakeholders about vaccine uptake amongst specific population groups.
Support in the delivery of sessions at schools and other community settings.
Participate as part of the team in Immunisation related Public Health work/ health promotion activities in schools and other settings.

Non-Clinical

Maintain all immunisation records within workload as per Mersey Care Record Keeping Policy.
Co-ordinate all relevant documentation in respect of school-based immunisation programmes including consent forms and re-call letter to absentees.
Attend and provide effective support at immunisation sessions in schools, ensuring each child has a correct consent form and as directed by the Lead clinician.
Upload appropriate data onto systems as required.
Be responsible for the ordering of equipment and resources and arrange for the repair and maintenance of any equipment for the Immunisation team.
Be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal and team use and