Vaccinator

Role overview

This is an opportunity for a Registered Nurse or Midwife to take on a meaningful community-based role within the Berkshire East Immunisation Team. The post is full-time and focuses on supporting school vaccination programmes and community clinics across Slough, Bracknell Forest, and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, including Ascot.

You will work as part of a collaborative and progressive team that is dedicated to delivering excellent care, widening access to immunisation, and protecting local communities.

Work locations and travel

The role involves travelling throughout East Berkshire to schools, clinics, community venues, and agreed vaccine bases. During school holidays, you will support vaccination clinics, outreach activity, project work, community events, and targeted initiatives aimed at reducing health inequalities. Annual leave may be taken at any time during the year, depending on service requirements. You may also be asked to help in some West locality areas during school breaks, including Wokingham and Reading.

Main duties

• Provide safe, welcoming, and effective vaccination sessions for children, young people, and eligible adults in school, community, and outreach settings.
• Apply clinical judgement to review consent details, confirm eligibility, and administer vaccines safely in accordance with national guidance, Patient Group Directions, and Trust procedures.
• Develop strong working relationships with children, young people, families, schools, GPs, local authorities, and partner organisations through clear, sensitive, and compassionate communication.
• Support the organisation and delivery of smooth clinics, including vaccine collection, maintenance of the cold chain, stock management, session setup, and accurate record keeping.
• Identify and escalate clinical issues, risks, or incidents without delay, including the ability to respond appropriately in emergencies such as anaphylaxis.
• Promote vaccine uptake through health education, community engagement, follow-up clinics, and activities that help address health inequalities.
• Maintain high-quality documentation, contribute to data accuracy, audits, team learning, meetings, and continuous service improvement.

About the employer

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health and community health services. The Trust is rated outstanding by the CQC and focuses on delivering high-quality care to people across Berkshire. It aims to create an inclusive, supportive, and compassionate workplace where staff feel a strong sense of belonging and are encouraged to grow and succeed.

Trust values

• Putting care for you, and care about you, at the centre of everything.
• Delivering safe, high-quality services with commitment.
• Working in partnership to create innovative solutions.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements to help balance work and personal life.
• 27 days of annual leave, increasing with service, with the option to buy or sell leave.
• A generous NHS pension scheme.
• Strong opportunities for learning, development, and career progression.
• Cycle to Work and car leasing schemes, including electric vehicles.
• Access to wellbeing resources and support services.
• Discounts with a wide range of retailers and restaurants.
• Staff networks supporting race, diversity, disability, the environment, and the armed forces community.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and special leave provisions.
• Free parking at Trust sites.

Contact for informal enquiries

For more information or an informal discussion, contact Charlotte Church, Lead Nurse for Immunisations, at charlotte.church@berkshire.nhs.uk or 07900216873.