Camden Baby Feeding Team Practitioner

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Greater London

On-site

GBP 26,000 - 30,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Camden is seeking a Baby Feeding Team member to support families with infant feeding goals and breastfeeding information across hospital, home and community settings.

You will work with a team of practitioners and volunteers to uphold UNICEF Baby Friendly standards and contribute to the ongoing Baby Friendly Gold accreditation process. Travel across Camden may be required to support families in different environments.

Qualifications

GCSE grade C or equivalent in English & Maths.
Qualification in breastfeeding support from a recognised national body (eg Breastfeeding Network, NCT, ABM).
Experience or willingness to work with families across hospital, home and community settings.
Knowledge of breastfeeding benefits and practical support techniques.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical and practical infant feeding support to parents as part of the Camden Baby Feeding Team.
Deliver breastfeeding information antenatally to families and the wider Camden community.
Support parents to breastfeed for as long as they wish and align with UNICEF Baby Friendly standards.
Assist in maintaining UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold accreditation and supervise volunteers.

Skills

Breastfeeding support

Communication skills

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Breastfeeding support qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Overview

Do you want to work in one of the most vibrant, diverse and rewarding areas in London? Joining Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Camden can offer you the opportunities and experiences you are looking for. At Central and North West London Foundation Trust we are fully committed to improving the health of all families living in Camden and to help ensure that all children and families fulfil their potential.

Job Overview

Main duties of the job

The Baby Feeding Team helps families across Camden to meet their infant feeding goals. Families are supported by a team of baby feeding practitioners and a cohort of volunteers.

To provide clinical and practical infant feeding support to parents with infants and young children as part of the Camden Baby Feeding Team.

To provide breastfeeding information in the antenatal period to families and the wider community in Camden.

To provide information and support to enable parents to breastfeed their babies for as long as they wish.

To ensure information and support provided to parents is in line with UNICEF Baby Friendly standards.

To provide project support to maintain the UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold accreditation in Camden.

To supervise, develop and mentor volunteers as required.

Working for our organisation

Our Camden Baby Feeding Team is part of a well-developed partnership with the London Borough of Camden Early Year’s Service and we are presently implementing a new universal pathway for all families in the first 1001 days.

Camden is one of the early implementers of Family Hubs, which brings additional funding for services for families in the first 1001 days (conception to 2 yrs) and encourages services for families with children of all ages to be brought together as part of a Family Hub network.

Your experience as a new starter in CNWL is extremely important to us and you can find out how your journey from your first day to the end of your first year will be supported by clicking onto "New Starter Roadmap" which is attached with the job description. Across our organisation we have a thriving set of active staff networks to promote inclusion and communication with our diverse workforce (BAME, LGBTQ+, 50+, Disabled Employees, Women’s, Carers and Lived Experience of Mental Health) and staff will have access to a range of personal, financial and wellbeing benefits.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full list of duties and responsibilities

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

At least GCSE grade C or equivalent in English & Maths.

Qualification in breastfeeding support from a recognised national awarding body, eg Breastfeeding Network Supporter, NCT Counsellor, ABM Breastfeeding Counsellor or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

UNICEF Baby Friendly Breastfeeding and Early Relationship Building course

Experience

Essential criteria

Working or volunteering, paid or unpaid, supporting parents with feeding their babies in a hospital, home and/or community setting.

Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel and Word. Working or volunteering, paid or unpaid, supporting parents with feeding their babies in a hospital, home and/or community setting.

Desirable criteria

Working in an NHS setting.

Experience of breastfeeding/combination feeding/bottle feeding within the last 5 years.

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge and understanding of how breastfeeding works and the value of breastmilk.

Experience of supporting parents with the practical skills to breastfeed successfully including maximising milk supply and continued breastfeeding.

Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of professionals, including health visitors, midwives, Early Years teams.

Able to communicate effectively via face to face, telephone, online and email.

Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible electronic records which adhere to the CNWL policies.

Ability to work as part of a team and display interpersonal and good communication skills.

Ability to provide non judgmental, inclusive and culturally sensitive support to all families respecting their individual choices, beliefs, backgrounds and cultural practices including race and ethnicity whilst ensuring compassionate care.

Ability to use initiative, work independently when required and manage workload effectively.

Desirable criteria

Ability to empower parents to use evidence based information to make their own feeding decisions.

Analytical skills needed to assess and process information.

Able to provide and receive clinical and non clinical information in relation to sensitive or complex issues in a supportive manner – particularly where the client may have barriers to understanding.

Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics

Essential criteria

Be a role model and embody CNWL’s values by being:

Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff

Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated

Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves