Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Infant Feeding Support Worker

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Job summary

We are seeking to employ 2 Infant Feeding Support Workers. Are you eager to make a transformative impact on families and children? If so, we have an incredible opportunity just for you!

Join us at the Barnet 0-19 Service, now proudly a part of Whittington Health Trust. As a member of our dynamic team, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, working alongside a forward-thinking organisation committed to nurturing our staff and enhancing the lives of the families we serve.

Why Choose Us?

Be Part of a Diverse and Dynamic Community: Barnet is a bustling, richly diverse borough where you'll find endless opportunities to collaborate partners.

Integrated, Supportive Team: Our 0-19 Service team is friendly, supportive, and united by a common goal - to put children and their families at the heart of everything we do.

Innovative Training and Development: Benefit from our robust training programs designed to expand your skillset.

Flexible Working: We understand the importance of work-life balance. We can support you with flexible working arrangements where suitable.

Prioritising Your Wellbeing: At Whittington Health, your wellbeing is our priority. You can access a wide range of support and resources to ensure you're always at your best.

A Great Place to Work: Navigate easily through our central location, well-connected by various transport routes, making your commute hassle-free.

Ready to take the next step? Apply now and be a part of something truly special!

Main duties of the job

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Infant Feeding Team within Barnet

Health visiting service. The post holder will support the Infant Feeding Specialist and to deliver services to families in Barnet.

The post-holder will contribute to the provision of infant feeding services including delivery of infant feeding support, which may include home visiting; telephone support and group work at the children's centres/clinics, home visits, virtual and telephone contacts.

The post-holder will also be expected to support with the implementation of UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative and maintain baby friendly standards within the Health Visiting service. The post holder will have knowledge of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative to ensure that community standards are sustained and embedded across health visiting service.

The Infant Feeding Support Worker is pivotal in facilitating health promotion groups for families to support breast feeding and infant feeding and referring and signposting to appropriate services. The post holder will have knowledge, skills and experience in infant feeding and will work in close collaboration with the health visiting services to ensure the seamless delivery of care across the infant feeding service, providing continuity of care to the families.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Date posted

15 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year pro-rata Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

220-WHT-2873

Job locations

Barnet

Multiple Sites

London

N3 1HF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

oEvidence of health-related qualification or NVQ study to level 3 or equivalent qualifications.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to work collaboratively with health professionals to improve infant feeding outcome for women and their babies
IT skills (MS Word, excel, power point, Access and publisher, MS Outlook and internet)
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide and diverse range of people
Ability to complete documentation accurately and legibly
Ability to recognise own limitations and when to refer to others
Understanding the need for confidentiality
Understanding to need for Equal Opportunities
Good numeracy skills
Knowledge of Infant Nutrition and breastfeeding.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Awareness of the support needs of pregnant women and new mothers in relation to infant feeding choices
Commitment to working with communities to address health inequalities and improve health
Understanding of the evidence for breastfeeding peer support and the importance of breastfeeding on mothers and babies' health.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Able to self-motivate.
Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability and willingness to extend knowledge and learn new skills.
Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptions.
Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the day.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

oEvidence of health-related qualification or NVQ study to level 3 or equivalent qualifications.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to work collaboratively with health professionals to improve infant feeding outcome for women and their babies
IT skills (MS Word, excel, power point, Access and publisher, MS Outlook and internet)
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide and diverse range of people
Ability to complete documentation accurately and legibly
Ability to recognise own limitations and when to refer to others
Understanding the need for confidentiality
Understanding to need for Equal Opportunities
Good numeracy skills
Knowledge of Infant Nutrition and breastfeeding.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Awareness of the support needs of pregnant women and new mothers in relation to infant feeding choices
Commitment to working with communities to address health inequalities and improve health
Understanding of the evidence for breastfeeding peer support and the importance of breastfeeding on mothers and babies' health.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Able to self-motivate.
Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability and willingness to extend knowledge and learn new skills.
Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptions.
Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the day.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Barnet

Multiple Sites

London

N3 1HF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Barnet

Multiple Sites

London

N3 1HF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)