Community Health Protection & Immunisation Nurse

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Are you a passionate and dynamic Registered Nurse, looking to make an impact in public health? This is your opportunity to join a fast-paced, and pro-active team, delivering a safe and effective service to improve population health.

As part of this role, you will perform clinical assessments and play a key role in vaccine administration, preparation and post monitoring. You will develop skills in venepuncture, cannulation, IV/IM treatments and screening.

You will work alongside a range of services, including Community Outreach, working with hard-to-reach service users. You will support specialist teams including blood borne virus, school nursing, primary care, public Health, local authority, Occupational Health, Infection prevention and control, midwifery and children’s services.

You will be at the forefront of health protection and immunisations, responding appropriately to outbreaks, testing and post exposure vaccinations. You will make a direct and lasting impact on the health and well-being of our Hywel Dda community. The role is predominantly community based, with the flexibility to support outbreaks in secondary care settings. Whether you are vaccinating/testing in homes, schools, GP clinics, community pop-up venues, you will be a valued member of the team.

This post is based in Dura Park, Llanelli with the expectation to travel health board wide when required.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time to join our public health team; staff innovation and development is at the core of what we do. If you are ready to take on this impactful and rewarding role, you will:

Work with service leads to analyse information gathered through contacts with families and undertake assessments and make informed decisions and professional judgments on treatment schedules and pathways which must be recorded in the documentation and when writing reports.

Work with the service leads to assess families with complex needs which will inform referrals to other multi agency professionals if necessary.

Engage with colleagues, multi-agencies and relevant stakeholders to target areas of low uptake of immunisations and outbreak scenarios and improve and enhance uptake across the whole Hywel Dda University Health Board’s footprint.

Plan, organise and prioritise own workload and identify and discuss competing priorities with service leads.

Act in accordance with legal and statutory guidance and comply with all Hywel Dda University Health Board policies and procedures, including safeguarding.

Act independently within the health board and professional guidelines, referring to supervisory management as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services