Infant Nutrition Support Worker

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

The London Borough of Brent is situated in North-West London, with the famous Wembley Stadium at its centre. We have a vacancy based across the borough to cover both Sudbury Primary Care Centre and Willesden Centre for Health and Care. The post is Full time (37.5 hours) fixed term for one year.

We have a diverse and inclusive team of Community Nursery Nurses, Community Staff Nurses and Health Visitors who work collaboratively with the Trust Safeguarding team and all our families to support the Healthy Child Programme mandated checks. The aim of our Health Visiting multidisciplinary team is to keep our children and their families safe.

The Brent 0-19 service has an exciting opportunity for a Infant Nutrition Support Worker to join our Brent Infant feeding team who will work as part of the Health Visiting team to support the increase of breastfeeding within Brent, this role will involve working closely with mothers, parents, babies in supporting breastfeeding.

This is your chance to be part of something exciting and join our forward thinking and innovative integrated team. We are passionate about the delivery of good quality care and a progressive service. We continue to seek and develop innovative ways of working with families to enable children to have their best start in life.

Ensure timely contact with breastfeeding mothers to offer breastfeeding information and support.
Ensure mothers are provided with contact details of local breastfeeding support
To actively support the planning of breastfeeding support sessions and groups
Work within recognised best practice standards for breastfeeding as recommended by UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and NICE Guidance
Ensure appropriate referral for clinical support to a midwife, breastfeeding coordinator, health visitor or GP.
Meet with the Infant Nutrition Team lead on a regular basis for supervision, and to report progress.
Deal in a courteous and sensitive manner with women, relatives and others with who they come into contact with
Communicate effectively with women and others taking into account clinical conditions and differing levels of ability.
Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Establish working relationships with all groups of staff ensuring maintenance of good communication.
Ensure accurate completion of records and entering of data onto required systems.
To support the Infant Nutrition Team in other activities that may benefit our clients (e.g., community events and public meetings)

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours

**We can offer you**:
A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role

Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training, support and development in your career

The post holder will provide a high standard of information and support to breastfeeding mothers, partners and their babies before and after the birth in a range of settings (home, Family Wellbeing centres and clinics etc.)

The post holder, following appropriate training will work with mínimal supervision and use their initiative to undertake a range of tasks involving promoting and supporting breastfeeding.

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

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