Health Visitor - Infant Feeding

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT is seeking a SCPHN Health Visitor to lead its specialist infant feeding team across Derbyshire, focusing on promoting breastfeeding and supporting families with complex feeding needs.

The role includes supervising infant feeding practitioners, delivering UNICEF training, and working with multi-disciplinary teams to improve child health outcomes. A driving licence and UK registration are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse or midwife registered in the UK with SCPHN (Health Visitor) status is essential.
• IBCLC qualification or actively working towards is required.
• Full UK driving licence is essential.
• Post-registration study and clinical supervision training completed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality specialist infant feeding services across Derbyshire, with emphasis on Amber Valley, Erewash and South Derbyshire areas.
• Provide expert advice to 0–5 service teams and manage a defined caseload of infants with complex feeding needs.
• Deliver UNICEF breastfeeding management training and support staff through refresher sessions.
• Offer clinical supervision to infant feeding practitioners and contribute to staff development.
• Participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of care programmes; prescribe within Nurse Prescribing Formulary.

Skills

Public health knowledge

Breastfeeding support

Partnership working

Safeguarding awareness

Team mentoring

Clinical supervision

Education delivery

Education

RN or RM

Full UK driving licence

Post registration study

IBCLC qualification

Clinical supervision training

Job description

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Health Visitor - Infant Feeding

The closing date is 22 November 2026

Are you a Health Visitor who is a dynamic individual looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to further develop your skills?

Are you passionate about making a difference and improving outcomes for children and their families?

DCHS Children's Services have an exciting opportunity to offer a SCPHN Health Visitor to join our specialist infant feeding team

SCPHN qualification and current registration is essential to this role

You will be invested in our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where family welfare is at the heart of all you do.

DCHS Children's Services provide Health Visitors opportunities to further develop their career and we offer newly qualified Health Visitors excellent preceptorship, mentorship and supervision. All Health Visitors receive regular clinical and safeguarding supervision.

DCHS is a forward-thinking, supportive Trust, who are a baby-friendly, accredited organisation and achieved Outstanding CQC status

Main duties of the job

You will support the Specialist Infant Feeding Lead to deliver a high-quality specialist infant feeding service across Derbyshire, although the main area for delivery of clinical work will be Amber Valley, Erewash and South Derbyshire/ South Sales localities. The role focuses on promoting breastfeeding, supporting families with complex infant feeding needs, and strengthening multidisciplinary working across organisations and communities.

Key responsibilities include providing expert advice to clinical teams within the 0-5 service, managing a defined caseload of infants with complex feeding issues, and undertaking face-to-face work with families when required. You will also provide clinical supervision to infant feeding practitioners and help deliver UNICEF breastfeeding management and relationship training, alongside tailored refresher sessions for staff.

In addition, the role involves ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programmes, as well as prescribing in line with the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Education, Qualifications and Training

• RN or RM


• Full UK driving licence


• Post registration study


• IBCLC qualification or actively working towards


• Clinical supervision traning

Experience and Knowledge

• Knowledge of national and local health priorities and related documents


• Able to demonstrate leading on evidence based public health activities


• Able to demonstrate partnership working with stakeholder services


• Actively working with families where there are safeguarding concerns


• Ability to demonstrate breastfeeding knowledge


• Experience and enthusiasm for breastfeeding


• Experience of mentoring students in practice


• Experience in leading a team


• Experience in delivering clinical supervision


• Experience of delivering programmes of education on a 1:1 and group basis

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

• Positive role model- supporting skill mix team, students and the wider service


• Participation in additional roles/ champion groups

Values, drivers and Motivators

• Evidence of applying a solution focused person centred approach


• Commitment to delivering a service in line with UNICEF accreditation


• Access to a vehicle and able to travel across a wide geographical area as required by the service


• Evidence of seeking learning and development opportunities

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.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT