Health Care Support Worker - Lime Green Infant Feeding Team

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare team dedicated to providing exceptional support to mothers and families. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact by delivering evidence-based breastfeeding education and support. You will work in a nurturing environment that values professional development and teamwork. If you are passionate about maternal health and eager to contribute to a supportive community, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to grow in a reputable organization known for its outstanding care and commitment to staff wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in providing high-quality care in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized breast/chestfeeding support to mothers.
• Assist with staff training, audits, and administrative tasks.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Ability to Work Independently

Education

GCSE Maths & English Grades AC, Levels 4-9

NVQ Level 3 in Health Care

Care Certificate

Tools

Hospital Patient Record System

Job description

Health Care Support Worker - Lime Green Infant Feeding Team

NHS

Sutton-in-Ashfield

GBP 24,000 - 26,000

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5 days ago

Health Care Support Worker - Lime Green Infant Feeding Team

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who is passionate about offering evidence-based individualised breast/chestfeeding support to women and birthing parents as part of the Lime Green Infant Feeding Team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust.

The team, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2023, has an opening for a new team member working mainly in the Mansfield areaproviding individualised and culturally safe breast/chestfeeding support, antenatally and postnatally, for local families in their home, and in the hospital.

The successful candidate will need to have organisational skills and be able to work both on their own and within a team to manage daily workload.

This exciting role also includes providing infant feeding education both face to face and in a class situation, supporting with staff training, audits and administration tasks.

If you are ready to take on a rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of mothers and their families.

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Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

• Ability to speak and write English fluently
• Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
• Able to communicate with and disseminate information from the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team
• Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
• Ability to articulate reasons for wishing to work in this clinical specialty area at this grade
• Demonstrates awareness of audit and quality issues
• Previous experience of working with members of the public
• Understanding of Safeguarding issues
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues
• Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths & English Grades AC, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 in Health care or equivalent experience
• Care certificate
• Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway

Experience

• Approachable manner with good interpersonal skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
• Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns
• Ability to work as part of team and to liaise with colleagues in other disciplines
• Formal maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre/community team
• Experience of using hospital patient record system
• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
• Experience of providing high quality care
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Further Training

• Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
• Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others
• Commit to undertake in-house training

Contractual Requirements

• Adaptable and flexible approach to work
• Positive attitude to training and development

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.

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum pro rata