Job overview

The Vaccination Assistant will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering a safe and effective service for the mass delivery of vaccinations.

The post holder will be responsible for administering the vaccines covered by the protocol to clients and providing a front-line administrative service to the vaccination centre, delivering a high standard of customer care to a wide range of client groups including the multi-disciplinary team, patients, relatives and their carers.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The Vaccination Assistant will undertake both routine and specially identified tasks for which the post holder has been trained and assessed as competent.

The post holder:-

• will play a proactive role in collecting, investigating, verifying and recording a high standard of patient demographic data.
• accurately record the vaccination record on the relevant IM&T system in real time to ensure that patient records are accurate and to avoid potential clinical risks inherent with inaccurate patient records.
• will undertake effective forward planning to ensure the administrative needs of the service are met and must carry out a range of effective administrative processes to support the delivery of high quality patient care. 
• will be responsible for prioritising and managing their own workload with minimal supervision. 
• demonstrate sensitivity, tact and diplomacy where appropriate, for example when acting as first point of contact to distressed or anxious citizens. 
• confirm the identity of the client and the agreement of undertaking vaccination, addressing and referring any concerns as appropriate.
•  will ensure that the vaccination is conducted in line with the client’s condition.
• will administer vaccines into the client’s upper arm in accordance with training and local and national protocol, procedures and standards.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.