Central London Community Health Trust

Infant Feeding Lead

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Job summary

Specialist Health Visitor for Infant Feeding and Weight Management - Band 7 - The Causeway Richmond

Are you passionate about infant and child nutrition? Do you share UNICEF's goal to increase breastfeeding rates along with supporting families who may need specialist feeding support? Do you have the experience to deliver specialist breast feeding clinics, supporting our health visitors with feeding concerns that fall outside of their expertise? Do you want to share your knowledge and support the training of our staff to be confident in supporting our families?

If yes to all of the above; CLCH have an exciting opportunity for you, we are seeking a part-time Infant Feeding Team Lead for the borough of Richmond Upon Thames?

This 0.6 WTE post will cover the Richmond borough but will work closely with the current 1 WTE infant feeding lead in Wandsworth. Together you will ensure the baby friendly initiative is maintained and progresses for both boroughs.

You will be joining a forward thinking and innovative integrated Universal Children's Service providing Health Visiting, School Nursing, Infant Nutrition and Healthy Weight services in Wandsworth & Richmond (W&R). We have excellent relationships and work in partnership with our Local Authority, Maternity colleagues, Early Years Teams, and the wider infant feeding network across CLCH.

Interviews planned for week commencing 28th August 2023

Main duties of the job

As the Infant Feeding, Nutrition and Healthy Weight Lead you will drive the Baby Friendly initiative. W&R are currently progressing through stage 3 and will be working towards sustainability. You will seek to maintain the services UNICEF Baby Friendly status and continue to improve it. You will work closely with the Health Visiting service but also W&R Early Years and Children's Centre's. You with have strong organisational skills and sound knowledge to infant nutrition and obesity frameworks. The ability to inspire and lead change and improvement as part of your leadership skills. You will have ability to use data to support your role.

You will have an interest in leadership and the delivery of quality family centered care where children are at the heart of the work you lead. You will seek and develop innovative ways of working with families to enable babies/children to have their best start in life. You will provide leadership, management, advice, and support for your team members. You will be supported by a Clinical Lead, Health Visitor Team Leaders and the wider resources of the Clinical Service Unit, Division, CLCH and the CLCH Academy.

About us

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.

Date posted

26 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,178 to £55,492 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS pro rata (part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

824-SOUTH-9198

Job locations

The Causeway - Richmond

London

TW11 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

To lead and coordinate the implementation and accreditation of Baby Friendly Initiative Standards (BFI) across the Health Visiting service ensuring support and advice are universal and that best practice and training opportunities are shared across agencies.

Act as a specialist resource and provide key health care workers with highly specialist and expert advice and information with regard to breastfeeding support and infant feeding and weight management.

To work autonomously to lead the process of embedding breastfeeding and relationship building as per all the UNICEF BFI standards and Quality Strategy Objectives within Health Visiting and linked partner agencies

Participate in National and Regional health promotion campaigns related to breastfeeding and weight management and other Public Health initiatives.

To represent CLCH at local, regional and national breast/infant feeding management meetings and forums.

Will be responsible for developing and delivering infant feeding and weight management interventions which respond to local need, Trust strategic objectives, national policies such as NICE Guidelines and Department of Health Guidelines.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in National and Regional health promotion campaigns related to breastfeeding and weight management and other Public Health initiatives.

To represent CLCH at local, regional and national breast/infant feeding management meetings and forums.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Eduation/Qualification

Essential

Registered Healthcare Professional
Degree level qualification
Educated to masters level in breastfeeding or children's nutrition or equivalent combination of postgraduate diploma, training and experience

Desirable

UNICEF Breastfeeding and Early relationships building certificate or UNICEF or voluntary organisation training certificate
Group facilitation or teaching qualification
Fully qualified UNICEF accredited Breastfeeding trainer

Person Specification

Eduation/Qualification

Essential

Registered Healthcare Professional
Degree level qualification
Educated to masters level in breastfeeding or children's nutrition or equivalent combination of postgraduate diploma, training and experience

Desirable

UNICEF Breastfeeding and Early relationships building certificate or UNICEF or voluntary organisation training certificate
Group facilitation or teaching qualification
Fully qualified UNICEF accredited Breastfeeding trainer

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

The Causeway - Richmond

London

TW11 0JR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

The Causeway - Richmond

London

TW11 0JR

Employer's website

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