Infant Feeding Volunteer Peer Support Co-Ordinator

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; North End; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in North End is looking for a Band 4 Infant Feeding Volunteer Peer Support Co-ordinator. This role involves overseeing volunteer recruitment and training, providing ongoing support to ensure effective breastfeeding support, and coordinating a team to enhance infant feeding strategies. The ideal candidate should be passionate about making a difference and working within a team to improve breastfeeding rates for families.

Qualifications

• Passionate about making a difference in infant feeding.
• Ability to work as part of a team dedicated to improving breastfeeding support.
• Experience in volunteer recruitment and training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the recruitment and training of volunteer infant feeding peer supporters.
• Coordinate the team of volunteers to ensure effective support.
• Provide ongoing support and supervision to volunteers.
• Ensure adherence to Baby Friendly Standards.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Infant Feeding Team to appoint a Band 4 Infant Feeding Volunteer Peer Support Co‑ordinator to promote and support the implementation of the Trust infant feeding peer support strategy.

You will have specific responsibility for the development and co‑ordination of volunteer infant feeding peer supporters within the hospital and community settings.

You will support the development of a welcoming and compassionate volunteer infant feeding peer support programme with appropriate training and supervision for peer supporters, with support from the Infant Feeding team. Supporting the Trust to implement infant feeding policies and practice, in‑line with UNICEF requirements and to meet national and local breastfeeding targets and help to address health inequalities.

You should be passionate and with a drive to make a difference. You will work as part of team dedicated to improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates, supporting women, birthing people, families and Trust staff to develop their knowledge and ensuring that babies receive continuous good feeding support in both the Acute and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Volunteer recruitment
• Supporting the transition and training of volunteers
• Co‑ordinating the team of volunteers
• Providing ongoing support and supervision
• Ensuring volunteers are working within the Baby Friendly Standards
• Support with workshops to raise awareness and interest from local mothers and pregnant women about the importance of breastfeeding and the support that mothers need to breastfeed successfully

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state‑of‑the‑art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper‑based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined‑up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community‑based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award‑winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.