This 3-hour course builds on the knowledge you have gained as a pharmacist vaccinator or an authorised vaccinator with or without age restriction. It will update and increase your knowledge of the National Immunisation Schedule for those aged 5 years and under and develop your skills to vaccinate into the vastus lateralis for infants under 2 years of age. The course is designed for vaccinators with at least two year’s vaccinating experience.
Note: This course does not replace the 2 yearly vaccinator update course.
You must:
Note: Intern pharmacist vaccinators are NOT eligible to do this course.
The assessment quiz is a set of 10 multiple choice questions with 20 minutes to complete.
This course and associated authorisation pathway removes the need for prescriptions or standing orders. These are replaced with the requirement for direct supervision [1:1]from an experienced vaccinator while you develop practical skills guided by the Extending Skills Workbook before undertaking the clinical assessment.
After completing the course assessment, apply for whole-of-life authorisation, but you must be directly supervised when vaccinating children under 3 years.
If you choose to vaccinate only those aged 3 and over, you still need supervised experience and a completed workbook and will continue to require supervision if vaccinating those udder 3 years of age.
To vaccinate under 3s, you must continue supervised practice and complete your workbook. The final step is a clinical assessment on a child under 2, after which you can apply to remove the supervision condition.
If you are a pharmacist vaccinator planning to offer whole-of-life National Schedule vaccinations, you will need to make sure your pharmacy site meets the on boarding guidelines and site checklists. Discuss with your District Lead.
