Infant Feeding Support Worker

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Infant Feeding Support Worker - 36 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic team player to work within the Tameside Integrated Infant Feeding Team as a Breastfeeding Support Worker. This is a rewarding position, working across a range of hospital and community settings supporting families to make informed decisions about infant feeding in the antenatal and postnatal period.
You will work closely with health and local authority colleagues to provide a range of services to support and promote breastfeeding across Tameside. As an integral part of the Tameside Infant Feeding Team you will support the implementation of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly standards and contribute to the development of initiatives to embed the standards across the service.
You will work closely with health and local authority colleagues to provide a range of services to support and promote breastfeeding across Tameside. As an integral part of the Tameside Infant Feeding Team you will support the implementation of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly standards and contribute to the development of initiatives to embed the standards across the service.
To work as an integral member of the infant feeding team; implementing best practice standards in breastfeeding with health professionals, antenatal and postnatal women and their partners. To promote informed choice and safe/effective feeding practices for all women and babies, regardless of the chosen method of feeding. To take part in training, audit and data collection.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Please refer the Job description for details