Job summary
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for four members to join the Infant Feeding Team within the Enhanced Health Visiting service in City & Hackney. The post holder will support the infant feeding lead and play an integral part in establishing a centrally coordinated infant feeding support service across City and Hackney. In addition, with support from the wider infant feeding team, the post holder will be responsible for liaising with an external provider in recruiting volunteers and implementing a breastfeeding Peer Support Service within City and Hackney.
Main duties of the job
The Infant Feeding Support Workers will work across the Neighbourhoods of City and Hackney within the Enhanced Health Visiting Service. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate a commitment to best practice in breastfeeding/infant feeding in line with community infant feeding and UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative alongside relevant professional Codes of Conduct. This will be an opportunity to play an active role in the locality team acting as a resource and champion.
The post holder will have shared responsibility in ensuring the recording, collection and data quality of all patient data for the service. You will be instrumental in providing specialist support and guidance for mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding. Previous experience and training in supporting breastfeeding is essential.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- GCSE pass or equivalent in English and Maths
Desirable
- NNEB or NVQ in childcare
- UNICEF Breastfeeding and Relationship Building course
- Unicef Train the trainer course
Trust Values
Essential
- Understanding of the Trust Values
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Presentation and facilitation skills including the ability to enthuse and motivate others
- Knowledge of requirements for the implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative
- Willingness to work as part of a team and ability to maintain accurate written records.
Desirable
- Audit experience including Excel spreadsheet to present data
- Experience designing and delivering Power Point presentations
Experience
Essential
- Experience providing infant feeding support
- Working with diverse ethnic and social community groups
Desirable
- Experience of managing own workload
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of local and national strategies relevant to infant feeding
Desirable
- Knowledge of the demographics of City and Hackney
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- GCSE pass or equivalent in English and Maths
Desirable
- NNEB or NVQ in childcare
- UNICEF Breastfeeding and Relationship Building course
- Unicef Train the trainer course
Trust Values
Essential
- Understanding of the Trust Values
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Presentation and facilitation skills including the ability to enthuse and motivate others
- Knowledge of requirements for the implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative
- Willingness to work as part of a team and ability to maintain accurate written records.
Desirable
- Audit experience including Excel spreadsheet to present data
- Experience designing and delivering Power Point presentations
Experience
Essential
- Experience providing infant feeding support
- Working with diverse ethnic and social community groups
Desirable
- Experience of managing own workload
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of local and national strategies relevant to infant feeding
Desirable
- Knowledge of the demographics of City and Hackney
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
