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Vaccinators, healthcare assistants and administrators are among the over 100 roles the Government needs to fill within the coming weeks ahead of the first batch of covid-19 vaccines arriving.
In total, the Government is recruiting 103 people for contracts of up to six months.
The majority of these roles are vaccinators for which the Government is seeking registered practitioners on a full-time basis with an advertised salary of £43,727 or for part-time contracts paid £22.35 per hour.
21 Healthcare Assistants are also needed to assist the vaccinators. The job description states they will undertake a variety of duties including reception and administrative duties, preparation of clinic and light portering duties.
Full time and part-time positions are being advertised with salaries of £27,858 per annum and £14.24 per hour respectively.
Pictured: The Government needs to fill 103 positions.
The Government is also hoping to recruit two Clinical Supervisors to “provide professional leadership by overseeing the vaccination centre”. The role will include clinical assessment, preparation, administration of the vaccine and the post vaccination observation activity inside the vaccination centre.
In addition, 21 Administrators and 17 Marshalls will also be recruited to support the vaccination programme.
Recruitment is currently underway for all roles and the Government expects the appointment process to conclude within the next two weeks. Successful applicants will then start on a staggered basis to allow for induction and training requirements.
A number of options to advertise these positions are currently being explored but the Government hasn’t contacted any Agency partners at this time.
It is expected the contracts will last up to six months and the Government assured that any delay in the delivery of the vaccine would be accommodated.
Pictured: Recently retired healthcare professionals have been asked to get in touch with the Vaccination Hub.
In addition, the Government has launched a call to anyone who has recently retired or practiced within the last three years within a series of roles and asked them to get in contact with the Vaccination Hub.
The roles include:
“We are urging current or retired healthcare professionals to come forward and help deliver the crucial COVID-19 vaccination programme," the Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Richard Renouf said.
“This programme will not divert resource from the General Hospital as we have widened our net to seek out those in health and care work who do not have other commitments elsewhere.
“Our medical professionals have worked tirelessly since the first COVID-19 case was found in Jersey and I understand that this vaccination programme will ask more of them. I hope that, like me, they will understand how vital this programme is to our COVID-19 response and come forward to be part of this historical moment in healthcare.”
Pictured: Fort Regent is set to become a mass vaccination centre.
The Government announced its covid-19 vaccine programme at the end of November, revealing that Queen’s Hall at Fort Regent would be used as a mass vaccination centre.
With the vaccine due to arrive in “successive small quantities”, a Tier system designating the order in which the vaccine will be distributed has been established.
Head of Policy for Covid Vaccine Delivery Becky Sherrington said the priority groups have been based on age, as it is the biggest risk factor for covid-19.
The approximately 1,000 residents of nursing and residential homes will be receiving it first with a mobile unit visiting all care homes to administer the vaccine.
No date has been announced yet for the first delivery of the vaccine but it is expected to be in the coming days as the MHRA – the British regulator – has deemed the Pfizer/BioNTech jab safe and ready to be used. Final trials found it to be 95% effective.
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