Job overview

Are you looking for a varied working environment? Do you want to work term time only? Do you enjoy working in a challenging and busy environment?

If you answered yes to all the above then being part of our expanding School Aged Immunisation Team could be the right opportunity for you.

We have a number of part-time term-time only Admin / Healthcare Support Worker posts available for proactive, motivated individuals who wish to join the School Aged Immunisation Service.

The posts are available either in Banbury, Witney, Abingdon or Oxford City and the hours available range from 22.5 per week to 26hrs per week term time only.

The role offers a flexible working pattern, to meet service need, which will include the ability to start work at 07 : 30 when required and some weekend and evening work.

Flexibility to attend other areas of the county as needed is also required.

We are therefore looking for adaptable, flexible people who have excellent administration and clinical skills and who also have experience of working with children and young people.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to support the School Aged Immunisation team in organising, managing and delivering the school-based immunisation programme in all schools.

You will be required to attend immunisation sessions in schools and community clinics to provide administrative support and within your role as Healthcare Support Worker you will be required to administer the Flu vaccinations to young people following the supply of the vaccine by an appropriately Registered Healthcare Professional.

You will also be required to attend vaccination sessions to observe students who may feel unwell post vaccination. Full training will be given.

The role requires travel to schools and community venues, so you need to be a car driver with access to a car. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Mileage from base will be paid.

Working for our organisation

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include :

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Staff accommodation
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role will support the Service in achieving a high uptake of vaccinations within a safe environment and includes liaison with schools and families to arrange vaccination sessions and to provide information to parents to enable them to give informed consent for vaccinations.

The postholder will support with the storage, transportation and delivery of vaccines and equipment (e.g. collect and return vaccines to storage areas, and ensure correct disposal of used clinical equipment).

The post holder will ensure strict data and patient record confidentiality.

Good communication and organisational skills are essential.

Applicants should have experience of working in schools or with children and young people and due to the requirements for the postholder to administer the Flu vaccinations applicants must have experience of one or more of the following.

• Trained and worked in a covid / vaccination centre as a vaccinator.
• Attained Level 3 or above in NHS Careers framework with previous clinical experience
• Recently worked in an immunisation role and attained Level 3 in NHS Careers framework and have previous experience prior to their immunisation role

In your supporting statement please ensure you state how you meet one or more of these requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications / Experience

Essential criteria

• NVQ3 in business administration or equivalent or office / administration experience.
• IT Skills (Especially Word, Excel and Teams)
• Experience of working in a health-related or educational environment
• Previous immunisation experience

Skills / Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• An organised approach to work with the ability to prioritise
• Experience of working with children

Desirable criteria

Understanding of other health care professional roles

Other Relevant Factors

Essential criteria

• Car driver with current license and access to a car for work purposes
• Flexible and adaptable to service needs, willingness to undertake training as required
• All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
• Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.

Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.

• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential.

• Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site.

The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Last updated : 2024-05-11