Bcg Vaccination Maternity Support Worker - Leicester, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Leicester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you excited about the possibility of being part of a maternity team committed to providing excellent care to women and their families?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the newly developed BCG vaccination service within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and committed individual with an interest in childhood vaccinations

Do you have the skills and experience to provide a high level of support and education to women and their families?

The post holder would support the BCG vaccination team in delivering BCG vaccinations to newborns and children from the local area

Do you think this may be the opportunity for you?

The main duty of this role would be to support vaccination team in the administration of BCG vaccination to children.

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals.

We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do

They are:

We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: )

Provide clinical and nonclinical support to the Multiprofessional team under the direction of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.
Deliver direct and indirect care under the direction of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.
Deliver effective healthcare to patients/ service users.
Undertake unsupervised aspects of care and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the Registered Health Care Professional within an agreed protocol, sphere of responsibility and after completing appropriate competency based training agreed by the Trust.
Implement maternity care programmes within the immunisation service
Communicate appropriate information to women and their families
The role involves supporting the women and their families and also the midwives and implementing maternity and fetal care programmes within the maternity services under the direction of registered professionals.
There is some clerical work and filing and the ability to use a computer is essential.