About this role
Job summary
The Vaccination Nurse/Midwife will support the delivery of the maternity vaccination programme within the Antenatal Clinic at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. Working as part of the Women & Children Division, the post holder will provide safe, evidence-based care to pregnant women attending antenatal services, ensuring vaccinations are delivered effectively, compassionately, and in line with national guidelines and Trust policies.
The role involves conducting pre-vaccination clinical assessments, reviewing medical histories, identifying contraindications and potential adverse reactions, obtaining informed consent, and preparing vaccines for administration. The post holder will also monitor patients following vaccination, provide reassurance and health advice, and maintain high standards of infection prevention, patient safety, and clinical governance.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team while demonstrating the ability to work independently, prioritise workload, and communicate effectively in sensitive or complex situations. They will ensure accurate documentation, maintain vaccine stock and cold chain procedures, and contribute to a safe and supportive clinical environment for patients and colleagues.
This role is ideal for a registered Nurse or Midwife with strong clinical assessment skills, knowledge of immunisation practices, and a commitment to delivering high-quality maternity care and continuous professional development.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements Essential
Practical skills and knowledge of cold chain procedures and medicines management Working knowledge and literate with computer skills to use of word document, internet access and email correspondence and electronic record keeping Awareness of Health and Safety issues Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially
Desirable
Experience of using hospital patient record system Understanding of Safeguarding issues
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse/Midwife with the NMC Evidence of continuous personal and professional development and willingness to commit to ongoing CPD Anaphylaxis Training Completion of vaccination training on elearning for the individual vaccines that form the maternity offer
Further Training Essential
Commit to undertake in-house training
Experience Essential
Experience at Band 5 or equivalent Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team IT / computer skills including Microsoft office, TEAMs and hospital applications
Desirable
Previous vaccination experience or similar clinical role Knowledge of immunisation schedules in accordance with national recommendations
Contractual Requirements Essential
Adaptable and flexible approach to work Positive attitude to training and development Clear communicator with excellent oral, writing, and presentation skills Effective skills in communicating complex and sensitive information and in difficult situations, requiring empathy, reassurance, persuasion and influence Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workloads to changing and often tight deadlines An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
Desirable
Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)