About this role
Job summary Are you passionate about improving health outcomes for children and families? Would you like the opportunity to work collaboratively across systems and communities to help increase childhood immunisation uptake? We are pleased to offer a fixed term opportunity for an Improving Immunisations Uptake Officer to join the Child Health Information Service (CHIS) Team until March 2027. This role plays a key part in improving 05 immunisation uptake across Lancashire. You will work as an integrated member of the CHIS team, supporting and leading projects that focus on areas and populations with the lowest uptake. The postholder will: Contribute to and initiate immunisation uptake improvement projects Work closely with system partners, community groups and stakeholders Use data, insight and best practice to shape effective interventions Produce reports demonstrating activity, learning and impact Support vaccination promotion, engagement and awareness within communities This is a great opportunity to develop experience in population health, pr
Main duties of the job The role involves working as an Improving Immunisations Uptake Officer with a fixed term opportunity until March 2027. The position is crucial in enhancing immunisation uptake for children aged 0-5 in Lancashire. Responsibilities include initiating and contributing to improvement projects, collaborating with partners, and using data and best practices to craft effective interventions. You will need to produce reports showing the activity, learning, and impact of the interventions. Additionally, you will support community vaccination awareness and engagement. This job offers a chance to gain experience in population health, project management, and addressing health inequalities, while making a significant difference for local families and children.
About us HCRG Care Group is a prominent entity transforming health and care services across the UK. Established in 2006, it partners with health and care commissioners to deliver services focusing on enhanced experiences, efficiency, and better outcomes. The group operates a wide range of services including adult and children community health services, primary care and urgent care services, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Annually, the organisation supports communities with millions of individuals, directly assisting more than half a million people. The company's ethos revolves around simple yet profound values: they care, think, and do, committed to changing lives through transformative health services.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
Are you passionate about improving health outcomes for children and families?Would you like the opportunity to work collaboratively across systems and communities to help increase childhood immunisation uptake?
We are pleased to offer a fixed term opportunity for an Improving Immunisations Uptake Officer to join the Child Health Information Service (CHIS) Team until March 2027.
This role plays a key part in improving 05 immunisation uptake across Lancashire.You will work as an integrated member of the CHIS team, supporting and leading projects that focus on areas and populations with the lowest uptake.
The postholder will:
Contribute to and initiate immunisation uptake improvement projects Work closely with system partners, community groups and stakeholders Use data, insight and best practice to shape effective interventions Produce reports demonstrating activity, learning and impact Support vaccination promotion, engagement and awareness within communitiesThis is a great opportunity to develop experience in population health, project work, partnership working and health inequalities, while making a real difference for local children and families.
Package Description
£31,710 - £38,052 with access to our group pension Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearWhat were looking forThis role would suit someone who:
Is educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) Has experience or interest in improving health outcomes or service quality Is confident working with data, reports and Microsoft Office tools Has strong communication, influencing and organisational skills Can work autonomously, manage priorities and meet deadlines Shares our values and commitment to equality, quality and patient benefitA full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential, as the role includes travel to community venues across Lancashire.
Why apply? Gain valuable experience in public health, immunisations and system-wide working Develop your project management, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills Work flexibly in a hybrid role Be part of meaningful work that improves outcomes for children and communities
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Candidates must have a degree or equivalent experience. Experience or an interest in improving health outcomes or service quality is necessary. Competence in handling data, reports, and Microsoft Office tools is expected. Strong communication, influencing, and organisational skills are essential. The ability to work autonomously, manage priorities, and meet deadlines is required. Sharing values of equality, quality, and commitment to patient benefit is necessary. A full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential due to community travel within Lancashire.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Lancashire
PR26 6TT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)