Calls for vaccinators in Herefordshire to support vaccination programme

Health and care leaders in Herefordshire are calling on vaccinators to step up and support the acceleration of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

The NHS is now working to expand the booster programme to offer protection to as many people as quickly as possible. We are working to increase capacity, offer extended opening hours, stand up more vaccination centres and support more GPs and community pharmacies to be able to offer lifesaving jabs across our two counties.

Any registered (or recently retired) vaccinators looking for full-time or part-time roles on a permanent or ad-hoc basis are asked to get in touch the COVID-19 vaccination recruitment team at hw.recruitment@nhs.net.

Dr Ian Tait, GP and Clinical Chair for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire CCG said: “I would encourage any vaccinators in our two counties to reach out to our recruitment team. Any support for our local NHS this winter will always be greatly received.

“We thank our health and care staff who are already working incredibly hard to deliver COVID-19 vaccines as swiftly as possible, but the threat posed by Omicron is significant and we need more people to join the vaccination effort.

“Some NHS staff will also be redeployed to the vaccination programme so that they can focus on protecting the local population as quickly as possible and support with planning for the extra vaccinations.

“Please remember to be kind to NHS staff and volunteers, treating them with respect and patience, as everyone is working incredibly hard to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination programme alongside other essential NHS services.”

The NHS vaccination programme will offer every adult in Herefordshire and Worcestershire the chance to book a COVID-19 booster vaccine by the end of the year in a race to protect the local population against Covid-19.