CHE1292025: Grade V – Mobile Vaccination Service/ Grád V – Seirbhís Vacsaínithe Soghluaiste

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Location of the Post:

IHA Dublin South & Wicklow/ FSS Baile Átha Cliath Theas & Cill Mhantáin

There is currently three permanent, whole-time vacancy available in St. Broc’s Business Centre, Clonskeagh Hospital Campus, Dublin 6, D06 KP26/ Ionad Gnó N. Broc, Ospidéal Chluain Sceach, Cluain Sceach, Baile Átha Cliath 6

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Grade V – Mobile Vaccination Service IHA Dublin South & Wicklow from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Purpose of the Post:

To provide administrative support within the service and supervise assigned staff.

Details of the Service:

The HSE, protects our population from threats to health and well-being through the provision of national immunisation and vaccination programmes, the prevention and control of infectious diseases, and response to environmental hazards and emergencies. It seeks to deliver measurable health improvement and provides public health assessment and advice to health and social care service planning, all of which is underpinned by health intelligence.

Regional Vaccination Programme

The key function of the regional vaccination programme is to offer timely vaccines to the whole of the population for whom it is indicated. The Vaccination Programme is designed to ensure the safe, effective and efficient administration of a vaccine to all residents in Ireland who are eligible and wish to receive it. The vaccination programme makes efforts to target hard to reach groups by providing targeted information and communications to these groups through appropriate avenues.

The vaccination programme has expanded to include the current workstreams:

COVID and Flu Vaccination Programme

· Health Care Workers in community and acute settings

· Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) Older Persons both private and CNUs

· Housebound

· Mental Health RCFs

· Disability RCFs

· Prison

· Congregated Settings

· Social Inclusion

· Vulnerable Groups

· Areas underserved by GPs and Pharmacies

· Children 4 months to 4 years

· Children 5 years to 11 years

LAIV for children

· Vaccinate all children in schools across the region as per national guidelines

RSV Catch up immunisations

· Support the delivery of catch-up immunisations for children under 6 months

BOTP/IPA catch up vaccination Programme:

· 0- to 23-year-olds across the BOTP and IPA sites catch up vaccin ation programme

· Offer the full range of primary vaccinations as required

Monkey Pox:

· Deliver vaccinations in collaboration with sexual health clinics and in the acute hospitals as required

Outbreak response:

· Work closely with Public Health to supply timely vaccinations in Outbreak situations e.g. Diptheria, Varicella etc.

Testing:

· Set up Testing centres as part of an Emergency Response

· Liaise with Access & Integration, NAS, Public Health and others on the roll out

· Ensure the staff list is updated and SOPs are up to date

Informal Enquires:

We welcome enquiries about the role.

For further information about the role, please contact:

Katie Hurley, Flu and Operational Lead

Email: katie.hurley@hse.ie

For enquiries relating to the recruitment process, please contact:

Tiegan Barnaville, Recruitment Lead

Email: tiegan.barnaville@hse.ie