Infant Feeding Support Worker - Part-Time, Flexible

Medway Nhs Foundation Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Kent is seeking an Infant Feeding Support Worker to join the Women, Children and Young People division. The role focuses on delivering family-centred breastfeeding support from pregnancy through six weeks postnatally, aligned with UNICEF BFI standards.

This fixed-term, part-time position (7 months) involves collaboration with the Infant Feeding team to provide antenatal education, clinic support, and community visits, with the aim of improving feeding outcomes for

Qualifications

• UNICEF BFI Management Course or Peer Counsellor training required.
• Experience with family-centred support in infant feeding welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Provide feeding support to families in antenatal and postnatal periods.
• Deliver high-quality, family-centred support across Medway and Swale.
• Work with the Infant Feeding team to uphold UNICEF BFI standards.
• Offer breastfeeding guidance across hospital, community, and groups.
• Assist with data collection for audit and service improvement.
• Provide face-to-face and telephone feeding support up to 6 weeks post birth.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Prioritization

MDT collaboration

Advocacy for families

Education

UNICEF BFI Management Course/Peer Counsellor

Job description

Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Kent is seeking an Infant Feeding Support Worker to join the Women, Children and Young People division. The role focuses on delivering family-centred breastfeeding support from pregnancy through six weeks postnatally, aligned with UNICEF BFI standards.

This fixed-term, part-time position (7 months) involves collaboration with the Infant Feeding team to provide antenatal education, clinic support, and community visits, with the aim of improving feeding outcomes for