Regional Lead, Infant Feeding Peer Support - East Lancashire

NCT; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pension matched up to 5%

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Free eye test

Job summary

NCT in Lancashire is hiring a Regional Lead (East) to ensure the smooth delivery of the Infant Feeding Peer Support service across Lancashire. You will build strong relationships with staff, volunteers and local stakeholders to embed peer support within the Infant Feeding referral pathway.

The role involves line management of staff and volunteers, rota management for place-based support, triaging new parents and providing evidenced-based infant feeding information.

Qualifications

• Have a passion for breastfeeding and infant feeding and ensuring every family in Lancashire has accessible support.
• Experience in motivating teams and managing volunteers.
• Experience of working alongside health professions.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build consensus.
• Knowledge of local perinatal services and communities in Lancashire.

Responsibilities

• Providing line management and support to the NCT Infant Feeding Peer Support staff and volunteer team within your region.
• Managing peer support rotas for place-based community support within your region.
• Telephoning new parents, triaging their infant feeding needs and offering evidenced based infant feeding support and information.
• Engage with underrepresented communities through networking with other local organisations.
• Responding to referrals and signposting to health professionals as and where required.

Skills

passion for breastfeeding

motivating teams

managing volunteers

interpersonal skills

influencing skills

local perinatal knowledge

Job description

NCT in Lancashire is hiring a Regional Lead (East) to ensure the smooth delivery of the Infant Feeding Peer Support service across Lancashire. You will build strong relationships with staff, volunteers and local stakeholders to embed peer support within the Infant Feeding referral pathway.

The role involves line management of staff and volunteers, rota management for place-based support, triaging new parents and providing evidenced-based infant feeding information.