Emma Edwards

Returned to St Helens School Immunisation Team on a term-time contract.

Continue to deliver vaccinations across varied settings and contributed to a primary school pilot programme that enhanced local immunisation coverage.

Worked as a School Administration Assistant learning new software and processes including the entry and recording of daily attendance figures, parent liaison, processing invoices, spreadsheet data entry, co-ordinating school lunch orders to give to school kitchen, managing school lunch finances and general office duties.

The role provided useful experience but reaffirmed that my career focus lies in patient facing work, supporting children's health and wellbeing where I find the most job satisfaction.

• Helped establish the standalone School Immunisation Team, building it from the ground up within a small team.
• Gained extensive knowledge of the immunisation process, including vaccinating children and young people in mainstream and Special Educational Needs settings.
• Delivered Covid-19 vaccinations during the pandemic, adapting to increased public hesitancy and rapidly changing working practices.
• Experienced in electronic consent systems, vaccination recording, documentation, and data entry.
• Managed school caseloads independently, delivered school assemblies, and completed targeted work to increase vaccine uptake.
• Worked effectively within the team and across localities while also being confident working autonomously.
• Upheld safeguarding policies and responded appropriately to safeguarding concerns.

Following a tender process that expanded the geographical significantly, I chose to take a term-time role closer to home to achieve a better work–life balance.

Predominantly working with Children Looked After, safeguarding and school based immunisations with caseload management.

Bank Health Care Assistant role completed around Nurse training.