Breastfeeding Peer Support Worker

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

30 hours per week FTC

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic team player to work within the Rotherham 0-19 service as Breastfeeding Support Worker. This is a rewarding position, working across a range of community settings supporting families to make informed decisions about infant feeding in the antenatal and postnatal period.

You will work closely with health and local authority colleagues to provide a range of services to support and promote breastfeeding across the Rotherham Borough. As an integral part of the Rotherham Infant Feeding Team you will support the implementation of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly standards and contribute to the development of initiatives to embed the standards across the service.

You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to provide telephone, face to face and group support to pregnant and breast feeding women and their families coupled with good IT skills to record all of your client interactions using our electronic health record system.

You will be highly organised, efficient and flexible with the ability to prioritise your workload to meet individual and team objectives. Clinical support of breastfeeding is fundamental to the role, therefore you must have undertaken an accredited Peer Support Course and have experience in advising pregnant women and supporting new mothers to breastfeed and maintain lactation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a role model for high standards in infant feeding support in line with the Baby Friendly standards, ensuring that infant feeding advice and care is based on current evidence, guidelines, and policies.
Competent to support families in their chosen method of feeding giving clear and consistent information on infant feeding
Manage the Infant Feeding System One referral inbox, ensuring tasks are prioritised and seen in a timely manner.
Able to recognise feeding difficulties and be capable to provide support and know when to escalate feeding difficulties.
They will be a competent, self-motivated individual, working as a member of the team, supporting colleagues within Public Health Nursing and across the early help system, including Family Hubs.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community Trust serving a population of over 260,000 with over 4,500 staff. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham. We are working successfully with partners across South Yorkshire as part of the Integrated Care Board where we are leading and collaborating in several key work streams and service areas, including workforce development. We combine our patient first approach with innovation and care against a backdrop of system working, as encapsulated in our Trust values

AMBITIOUS - We set high standards for the services we deliver. We aim to be an outstanding Trust and we are enthusiastic about delivering excellent health care for our patients.

CARING - We embrace the importance of giving the highest possible quality of care for our patients. We also care for each other as colleagues and for the community, our resources, our environment and our future.

TOGETHER - We value the importance of working together with patients, carers and families to ensure that we provide high quality patient centred care. We are committed to working with partners and stakeholders across Rotherham, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to develop sustainable services for the population we serve. Getting the right leaders in the Trust is critical to achieving.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, for both our patients and our workforce.

Date posted

11 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Pro rata/per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-23-07-114a

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Grades A-C, NVQ level 2 or evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience
Recognised/accredited Breastfeeding Peer Support Training programme
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the county and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Experience

Essential

Experience of peer support in the community and volunteering

Desirable

Experience of coordinating groups and volunteers
Experience of planning and delivering targeted activities/groupwork
Experience of working in partnership with outside organisations.

Knowledge

Essential

IT skills (Microsoft Office, email, internet)
Understanding of normal child development and the needs of young babies.
Understanding of public health initiatives and what is meant by healthy lifestyle

Desirable

UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Standards

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Grades A-C, NVQ level 2 or evidence of the equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience
Recognised/accredited Breastfeeding Peer Support Training programme
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the county and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Experience

Essential

Experience of peer support in the community and volunteering

Desirable

Experience of coordinating groups and volunteers
Experience of planning and delivering targeted activities/groupwork
Experience of working in partnership with outside organisations.

Knowledge

Essential

IT skills (Microsoft Office, email, internet)
Understanding of normal child development and the needs of young babies.
Understanding of public health initiatives and what is meant by healthy lifestyle

Desirable

UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Standards

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.