Infant Feeding Lead

Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC is recruiting an Infant Feeding Lead to provide strategic and operational leadership for infant feeding across services, with a focus on evidence-based practice and improving breastfeeding outcomes.

The role involves influencing practice, driving service improvement, and delivering high-quality care in partnership with multidisciplinary teams and local communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in infant feeding practice and public health leadership.
• Ability to influence practice and drive service improvement.
• Collaborative working with multidisciplinary teams and partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for infant feeding across services.
• Lead on achieving UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative standards.
• Drive service improvement to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Public health

Infant feeding

Job description

Nottingham CityCare are excited to announce that we are recruiting for a new Infant Feeding Lead Post. The Infant Feeding Lead will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based infant feeding support across Nottingham CityCare Partnership services.

We are seeking a passionate, experienced and values-driven professional who has strong knowledge and experience in infant feeding practice and public health. Someone who Is an effective leader with the ability to influence practice and drive service improvement. Nottingham CityCare Partnerships are committed to reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for families, we value those who share CityCares commitment to high-quality, compassionate and inclusive care.

Nottingham CityCare is a disability confident employer, we are committed to building strong working partnerships across the community and working hand in hand with our patients and our colleagues to improve health and wellbeing and deliver excellent quality care.

Nottingham CityCare Partnerships offers comprehensive employee benefits centered on NHS terms, including the NHS Pension Scheme, 27 to 33 days of annual leave, and flexible working arrangements. Staff also receive extensive health and wellbeing support, cycle-to-work options, and various local and national lifestyle discounts, We are seeking an experienced and passionate practitioner, with experience of/ or a commitment to becoming an experienced Infant Feeding Lead. This role will provide strategic leadership for infant feeding across our Childrens Public Health 019 Nursing Service. This is a key role focused on driving excellence in evidence-based practice, improving breastfeeding outcomes, and reducing health inequalities for families across Nottingham.

You will lead on achieving and sustaining UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative standards, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, partner organisations and local communities to deliver high-quality, compassionate care and continuous service improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to influence practice, shape service design and make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.