Protect King’s as a peer vaccinator!
King’s is recruiting peer vaccinators to deliver flu jabs across the Trust over the autumn and winter months so please register your interest now! Voucher giveaways will be held again this year to reward peer vaccinators for their work.
While many staff are keen to be vaccinated, they can’t always get away from their busy departments or the schedules of static flu vaccination clinics don’t match their shifts. This is where peer vaccinators come in. They are mobile and can give the vaccine to staff in wards and departments near where they are based.
When staff are vaccinated against flu it reduces staff absences, helps protect our patients and prevents further pressure being put on our colleagues and services. Last year peer vaccinators delivered around 900 vaccinations to staff across the Trust and this year we are hoping to achieve a better result, with your help.
Could you be a peer vaccinator this year?
- Peer vaccinator applications can only be accepted from people in the following roles:
- Registered nurses
- Midwives and nursing associates registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Operating department practitioners
- Paramedics and Physiotherapists registered in Part 13, 8 or 9 of the Health and Care Professions Council register
- Pharmacists registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
If you’re interested in becoming a peer vaccinator you need to first check your manager is happy for you to apply. The next step is to email the Occupational Health team, with your manager in copy, at: [email protected] for more information.
Unless released to vaccinate elsewhere, you will only need to vaccinate in your area or department. All candidates will have to do up to an hour and a half of online learning and will receive ongoing support ready to start vaccinating their colleagues at King’s from September.