Infant Feeding Support Worker

Job description

Job summary

Do you have a keen interest in Infant Feeding ?

We are seeking an experienced, proactive applicant with a good knowledge base in infant feeding to be part of a small team, serving both Rochdale and Oldham Care Organisations. As the Infant Feeding Support Worker you will assist in providing feeding support across the childbirth continuum and will contribute to the public health agenda.

No two days are the same in the Infant Feeding service. You will need to be naturally responsive to the changing demands on your priorities and workloads. The post holder will need to be confident enough to assist in driving local change to meet the expectations and standards set by the national programmes.

The role will be cross-site to cover both The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary. You will need to be willing to travel flexibly to both sites and to outside events/meetings/visits as and when necessary.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate clinical expertise and knowledge with a positive approach to infant feeding across maternity and neonatal units.
• Offer infant feeding support to women and their families.
• Support colleagues to manage complex feeding issues.
• Ensure infant feeding practice/plans are evidence based and is appropriate for each family.
• Participate in implementing the UNICEF BFI UK programme across maternity and neonatal units (policies, guidelines, audit and training).
• To learn clinical skills to support ward areas as needed

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

Essential

• National Care Certificate
• NVQ L3 in Healthcare related subject or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge of experience

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Awareness of the UNICEF BFI UK Programme
• Working in a healthcare environment

Desirable

• Infant feeding experience with working with parents
• Ability to identify and provide solutions to infant feeding problems

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work flexible to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Ability to undertake clinical skills following appropriate training and assessment
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to work well within a team

Person Specification
Essential Qualifications

Essential

• National Care Certificate
• NVQ L3 in Healthcare related subject or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge of experience

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

• Awareness of the UNICEF BFI UK Programme
• Working in a healthcare environment

Desirable

• Infant feeding experience with working with parents
• Ability to identify and provide solutions to infant feeding problems

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work flexible to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Ability to undertake clinical skills following appropriate training and assessment
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to work well within a team

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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 .

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. .

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Maternity Services, Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

United Kingdom

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