Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 196-NM13072
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community- Lambeth and Southwark
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 p.a. inc HCA (Pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/08/2025
Employer heading

Immunisation Coordinator - Childhood Immunisation Catch Up
Band 6
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Evelina London Children’s Community Services is seeking a qualified nurse or health visitor to join the Under-5 Childhood Immunisation Catch-Up Team. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to public health by supporting a team that plays a vital role in improving childhood immunisation uptake in the community.
The Immunisation Coordinator will handle matters regarding childhood immunisation for children aged 0-5 years. They will be responsible for coordinating, facilitating, and delivering the childhood immunisation programme as part of the catch-up project. They will require working strategically and effectively with commissioners, GP practices, external agencies and other stakeholders.
The post holder will provide a service which includes vaccination, health promotion, support and advice to families with children under 5 years of age. They will deliver immunisation workshops to parents and families at the Children’s Centre. The post holder will work as part of the Immunisation team, liaising and collaborating with GP practices, statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate. They will provide a safe, effective, and high-quality service to clients, using research-based evidence to inform practice within agreed-upon professional standards.
Advert closing: 27th July 2025
Interview date: 4th August 2025
Main duties of the job
To take on the lead of the Childhood Immunisation project for increasing levels of vaccination in 0-5 years across Lambeth and Southwark.
To work in partnership with other stakeholders to identify areas of low immunisation uptake and to develop strategies for improvement.
To lead on the developments and initiatives designed to raise awareness of vaccinations in the diverse community settings of Lambeth and Southwark.
To work closely with the pharmacy team to develop and update the Patient Group Directions as needed.
To undertake regular clinical audits to ensure the right use of Patient Group Directions.
To provide specialist professional knowledge and be a source of expertise for the nurses, other professionals, parents/carers and other stakeholders on all clinical queries relating to childhood immunisations.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging and fun for all our teams caring for women, children and families. When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies. Choosing us as your employer affords you opportunities to be part of a Trust which recognises the value of sharing expertise, research and education between community and acute services.
Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:
- A mobile device, android phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing you to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balance
- The opportunity to apply to the Evelina Eranda Rothschild Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship programme, which provides education, training and mentorship to nurses and midwives who have an idea for a project which will improve patient experience. Open to all grades of nursing staff.
- A robust safeguarding supervision and managerial supervision framework
- Access to the world class clinicians and services and education and training from the ‘Outstanding’ Evelina London’s Children Hospital
- Access to our HEI partners e.g. Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities
- Annual season ticket loan
- Care First – our excellent employers’ benefits service who have extensive resources
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To take on the lead of the Childhood Immunisation project for increasing levels of vaccination in 0-5 years across Lambeth and Southwark.
Please see the attached Job Description for further details of Duties and Responsibilities.
Person specification
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to use Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint/Teams
- Highly organised and systematic approach to workload
- Ability to develop and implement action plans within often tight timescales
- Ability to initiate, manage, adapt and influence change
- Ability to work independently and within cross boundary teams
- Ability to provide advice and guidance with tact and sensitivity
- Ability to remain calm in a pressurised environment and respond positively.
- Ability to work in a team and delegate appropriately
- Understanding of commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of data protection, confidentiality and clinical governance
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge and understanding of vaccinations and immunisation
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of coordinating projects in a complex and challenging environments
- Experience of supervising and supporting nurses to develop best practice
- Experience of delivering of learning events
- Experience of undertaking clinical audits
- Experience of interagency working
Desirable criteria
- Ability to administer BCG Vaccination
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent level of experience
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Mentor qualification
- NMC Registered
- Specialist Practitioner qualification (health visiting)
Desirable criteria
- RSCN qualification
- Masters Degree
Values & Behaviour
Essential criteria
- Awareness of the organisation values and behaviour
Additional Information
Essential criteria
- Emotional Resilience
- Responsive to change and ideas; adapt to new systems; flexible working pattern
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Taiwo Muibi
- Job title
- Interim Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07919 527993
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