Community Specialist Infant Feeding Lead

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Community Specialist Infant Feeding Lead in Bury. This role focuses on improving infant feeding initiatives by collaborating with health visiting teams and implementing effective feeding programs to support local families. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and relevant qualifications, aiming to enhance breastfeeding rates and develop community resources.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Registered Specialist Community Health Public Nurse or Midwife on Part 1 of the NMC register.
• UNICEF BFI training certificate.
• Experience in leadership and management.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and implementation of infant feeding policies.
• Support staff and volunteers in the community.
• Provide specialist infant feeding resources to support Health Visiting practice.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Infant Feeding Initiatives Experience

Community Development Approaches

Education

Registered Specialist Community Health Public Nurse (SCPHN)

UNICEF BFI Training Certificate

Teaching and Assessing Qualification

IBCLC or Equivalent Qualification

Job description

Community Specialist Infant Feeding Lead

Community Specialist Infant Feeding Lead

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Job Overview

Shape the future of infant feeding in Bury

We're seeking a passionate and skilled specialist infant feeding practitioner for an exciting opportunity to forge powerful partnerships. Work directly with our dedicated health visiting teams and innovative family hubs to champion and deliver a vital infant feeding program that will truly make a difference in the lives of families across Bury.

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Job Overview

Shape the future of infant feeding in Bury

We're seeking a passionate and skilled specialist infant feeding practitioner for an exciting opportunity to forge powerful partnerships. Work directly with our dedicated health visiting teams and innovative family hubs to champion and deliver a vital infant feeding program that will truly make a difference in the lives of families across Bury.

Main duties of the job

Using the advanced skills required, the HV Specialist for Infant Feeding will work in conjunction with the Health Visiting Manager to support further development and to maintain effective working relationships with Maternity and Local Authority Childrens Services staff in order to promote responsive infant feeding in accordance with the UNICEFS Baby Friendly Standards (BFI).

The Post Holder Will

• In collaboration with their HV Manager, assist in the development and implementation of infant feeding policies and guidelines that support and improve breast feeding rates
• Work across a range of settings and organisational boundaries to support staff and volunteers in the community
• Work closely with the service manager, infant feeding champions and the learning and development department to develop and facilitate infant feeding training
• Provide a specialist infant feeding resource to support Health Visiting practice
• Work with Commissioners and Midwifery colleagues to achieve the outcomes of the Infant Feeding contract
• Be the Health representation at the Infant Feeding Strategy Group Meetings
  
  

Working for our organisation

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 were always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , an appreciated to join ou inspirer 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.

Detailed Job Description And Main 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

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Specialist Community Health Public Nurse (SCPHN) or Midwife on Part 1 of the NMC register
• UNICEF BFI training certificate
• Teaching and assessing qualification/experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• IBCLC or equivalent qualification
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Training And Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of leadership skills
• Evidence of post-registration development relevant to the post
• Management experience
• Experience of being involved in infant feeding initiatives and practice developments
• Full understanding of UNICEF baby friendly initiative
• Substantial practical experience of supporting mothers with infant feeding issues and providing specialist advice and packages of care
• Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of community development approached to support breastfeeding including volunteer programmes
  
  

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively. Click here for further information.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

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For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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