Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Infant Feeding Advisor

The closing date is 26 September 2025

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Job summary

Infant Feeding Advisor to work in West Northamptonshire as part of the Infant Feeding Team.

Provide infant feeding support to families under the care of the Health Visiting service.

Main duties of the job

Provide telephone support to families

Provide 1:1 clinic support for families

Work as part of a team

Lone working

Travel during work time

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG357-ACS

Job locations

West Northamptonshire- Daventry, Brackley, Towcester

Community West Northamptonshire

NN11 4DY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential

Car Owner and Driving Liscense
L3 or L4 qualification or equivalent experience
Passionate about Breastfeeding

Desirable

Previous work related experience in supporting families with infant feeding
Demonstrates previous team working experience

Essential

Demonstrates passion for promoting and protecting breastfeeding
Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

Experience working with families to support infant feeding

Person Specification

Essential

Car Owner and Driving Liscense
L3 or L4 qualification or equivalent experience
Passionate about Breastfeeding

Desirable

Previous work related experience in supporting families with infant feeding
Demonstrates previous team working experience

Essential

Demonstrates passion for promoting and protecting breastfeeding
Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

Experience working with families to support infant feeding

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.