Immunisation facilitator

Any immunisation provider based within the Waikato locality has access to the immunisation facilitators. 

The role is defined as and required to provide the following activities and support.

Provision of immunisation support and facilitation to all immunisation stakeholders in the Waikato

• Seek and implement strategies to improve the delivery of Waikato wide immunisation services.
• Assist providers to evaluate and improve the immunisation services provided.  
• Where and as appropriate provide coordinated action during epidemics or other significant events.
• Participate in developments and initiatives relevant to the immunisation programme and vaccinators.   
• Maintain an overview of the professional issues and trends affecting the immunisation programme.    
• Monitor and assist providers with information management of NIR and PMS.  

Provision of expert advice

• Provide timely, current, evidence-based information and clinical advice to all immunisation stakeholders and providers.
• Review, analyse and apply existing regulations/standards and or guidelines relevant to vaccinators to maintain a quality immunisation programme.  

Support for vaccinator education

• Provide support and information to vaccinators regarding education.
• Assist with and support IMAC delivered vaccinator education programmes.   
• Conduct clinical assessments to ensure competency of vaccinators meet requirements for authorisation with the Medical Officer of Health.  
• Act as a role model for colleagues and immunisation providers in professional development. 

Cold chain accreditation management  

• Assist new providers to become cold chain accredited.
• Undertake Ministry of Health’s cold chain accreditation process to monitor safety and storage of vaccines across immunisation provider sites.  

Relationship management

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all relevant providers and stakeholders.  
• Establish and maintain effective local and, where delegated, regional and national networks.  
• Collaborate with other health professionals to ensure excellence and a quality service is maintained.   
• Promote and participate in a team environment which enhances partnership and cooperation.  

Continuous improvement/quality focus  

• Contribute to the wider internal team’s continuous quality improvement activities by: 
  • identifying improvement opportunities 
  • participation in the team’s quality improvement activities 
  • complying with standards 
  • working to improve quality of service and customer satisfaction. 
• Proactively seek to improve the delivery of district immunisation services using a continuous quality improvement framework.
• Support providers to evaluate excellence/quality of the immunisation services provided.  

• All immunisation providers within the Te Whatu Ora Waikato region including: 
  • general practices 
  • birthing centres 
  • corrections facilities 
  • occupational health providers 
  • pharmacies 
  • independent immunisation providers
  • independent midwifery services. 
• Others may access the service for advice and support, for example:
  • non-vaccinators. 
  • general public. 

No one. 

This service is funded by Te Whatu Ora.