Breast Feeding Advisor

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Post holder will**:

- actively promote breast feeding and participate in the training of both the parents and professionals on the neonatal unit.
- Be a specialist in breast feeding, acting as a resource for the multidisciplinary team.
- Maintain the milk banks including ensuring donors are recruited and that donor milk is handled in line with NICE guidelines and local policy.
- Support, supervise, and facilitate the training of multidisciplinary team staff including, student nurses, student midwives, and health care support workers.
- Actively support women with establishing and maintaining milk supply and breastfeeding
- Act as a role model in breast feeding in the clinical area.

King’s College Hospital is at the forefront of academic and nursing excellence and is offering an opportunity to work at one of its two sites that provide neonatal care in South East London and Kent. The Neonatal Units that cover both sites are renowned for their specialist services; and need to recruit an enthusiastic Breast Feeding Advisor/Milk Bank Coordinator to work alongside our hard working nursing teams.

The Neonatal Unit at Denmark Hill is a Level 3 care provider. As well as being a referral unit for premature babies, we accept specialist referrals for abdominal, neurological and eye surgery and for the world-wide celebrated liver service at King’s. We work hand in hand with the internationally renowned Harris Birthright Centre to deliver highly specialised care to vulnerable newborns and holistic care to the family.

We need an experienced breast feeding advisor to help provide baby care, participate in parent education and support breast feeding practices. Applicants must be fully trained in pasteurisation techniques/equipment and hold a food hygiene certificate. Pasteurisation and management of donor breastmilk is an essential requirement for this post.

We are working closely with our maternity department towards achieving BFI status

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

They will actively promote breast feeding and participate in the training of both the parents and professionals on the neonatal unit.
- This will entail being a specialist in breast feeding, acting as a resource for the multidisciplinary team.
- The post holder will maintain the milk banks including ensuring donors are recruited and that donor milk is handled in line with NICE guidelines and local policy.
- The post holder will support, supervise, and facilitate the training of multidisciplinary team staff including, student nurses, student midwives, and health care support workers.
- The post holder will actively support women with establishing and maintaining milk supply and breastfeeding.
- To act as a role model in breast feeding in the clinical area.
- The post holder will help to provide a quality family centred and supportive environment where parents/carers can learn to care for their babies.
- To maintain own personal development with support.
- To be a safe and effective practitioner able to provide high quality breastfeeding support to mothers.
- The post holder will participate in clerical duties and general administrative duties related to infant feeding.
- Accountable to breastfeeding team and Senior sister.
- Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.
- To provide a professional image at all times and be accountable for own clinical practise.
- To ensure documentation of care is in accordance with NMC guidelines.
- To ensure confidentiality at all times, o

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