Infant Feeding Maternity Support Worker | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6187747/358-6187747-WOM |
Summary
Band 3 Infant Feeding Maternity Support Worker (MSW) is to provide direct delivery of clinical care to all women and babies accessing maternity services, and will be based within specialist Infant Feeding team. Band 3 MSWs may serve as a point of contact/support for women and their families during the antenatal and postnatal period within the hospital setting. They will provide clinical, physical, psychological and emotional care and support within the context of infant feeding; they provide appropriate information and, where necessary, discuss with a registered professional and also signpost to wider support organisations.
To support Breast feeding in line with Baby Friendly principles and local policy and guidelines, including:
• Assist and promote women to bond with their baby ,
• Assist women to undertake skin to skin,
• Assist women to expressing milk
• Assist women to use breast pump
• Assist women to cup feed healthy term neonate
• Support families experiencing feeding issues in ward or clinic settings
• Support specialist midwives within the infant feeding.
• Participate in staff and patient audit.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Provide clinical and non-clinical support to the Multiprofessional team under the direction of an appropriate
Registered Health Care Professional.
Deliver direct and indirect care under the direction of an
appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.
Deliver effective healthcare to patients/ service users.
Undertake unsupervised aspects of care and therapeutic
intervention as delegated by the Registered Health Care
Professional within an agreed protocol, sphere of
responsibility and after completing appropriate
competency based training agreed by the Trust.
Implement maternity care programmes within Antenatal
Services
Communicate appropriate information to women and their
families
Please see attached for more detailed Jobs description and person specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024