Breastfeeding Support Worker (Band 3) - Infant Feeding - Wirral Community Health and Care NHS F[...]

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Infant Feeding Coordinator to promote breastfeeding among new parents. This part-time position involves direct support and facilitation of group learning experiences, aiming to enhance the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in the community while being part of a dedicated healthcare team.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Qualified to facilitate breastfeeding support with relevant training.
• Experience dealing with parents and health professionals.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-agency team.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one breastfeeding support across various settings.
• Facilitate breastfeeding support groups and health promotions.
• Contribute to a positive breastfeeding culture through local partnerships.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Health promotion

Education

Evidence of appropriate infant feeding training

GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a health related subject

Teaching qualification

Job description

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Main area Infant Feeding Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Mon and Fri 9 -5pm) Job ref 844-7207436

Site Waters Green Town Macclesfield Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/06/2025 23:59

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

Working under the direction of the Infant Feeding Coordinator the post holder will be responsible for the provision of breastfeeding promotion to prospective and new parents to increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding for those mothers for whom breastfeeding is their preferred method.

To assist the Health Visitor in providing on to one support to both in a home setting and within Children’s Centres for parents who choose to breastfeed to encourage mothers to breastfeed for longer.

To facilitate antenatal and postnatal Cherubs support groups to provide ongoing peer support and an opportunity for health promotion.

Main duties of the job

Provide one to one support both in a home setting, over the phone and within Children’s Centres for parents who choose to breastfeed to encourage mothers to breastfeed for longer.

To facilitate antenatal, postnatal and ongoing support and an opportunity for health promotion.

Contribute to the promotion of a positive breastfeeding culture, working with partner agencies to increase awareness with local groups.

Carry out audits with parents around their chosen feeding method.

Working for our organisation

Working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based healthcare services throughout Wirral and surrounding areas.

Our services support people of all ages, from birth through to end of life – providing care in the community to help prevent ill health and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

We have a wide range of roles in our organisation including Nurses, GPs, Allied Health Professionals, Dental, Management, Health Informatics as well as the wider healthcare team supporting effective delivery of patient facing services.

Whatever your role, you will play a valuable part in our services.

The Integrated Children’s Division is a large dynamic frontline service within Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. It comprises of the 0-19 and 0-25 service on Wirral, Cheshire East, and St Helens, Knowsley and Integrated Children’s Therapy teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

• Evidence of appropriate infant feeding training
• GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
• NVQ Level3 or equivalent in a health related subject
• Teaching qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Evidence of support breastfeeding mothers over a 12 month period
• Experience of working in partnership with parents/families and other health and social care services
• Experience of team/multi-agency work
• Evidence of support breastfeeding mothers over a 12 month period
• Experience of working with children
• Experience in audit in relation to project management
• Experience in facilitating learning of others

Skills and Attributes

• Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates awareness and understanding of confidentiality issues
• Ability to work independently using initiative and to organise own workload
• Ability to work flexibly in response to changing priorities
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Interest in health promotion and group work activities
• Awareness of safeguarding

Personal Qualities

• A high interest and passion in breastfeeding
• Ability to travel over a large geographical area
• Use of car for work purposes
• Flexible to needs of service

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language: In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.” If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.