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Breast Feeding Advisor / Milk Bank Co-ordinator
| Posting date: | 30 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £30,279.00 to £33,116.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30279.00 - £33116.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-24-0487 |
Summary
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, only relating confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity. Promote clinical supervision and reflective practice for self Education/Personal Development/Training To attend and participate in the in-service multidisciplinary teaching programmes as well as Trust Mandatory training. To participate on the UNICEF breastfeeding workshops, team away days and paediatric mandatory training days. To attend relevant study days To identify own personal development needs through Individual Performance Review, and maintain personal records of professional development. To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students based within the clinical area General Duties The duties and responsibilities of the post will be in accordance with policies and practice of Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, which the Trust may amend from time to time. It is the post holders responsibility to remain up to date with these and other Trust policies and procedures. The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and well being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post. To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff. To undertake such duties that may be required that is consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service. Kings College Hospital NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer. Staff are expected to take into account equalities in all areas of work. To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues. To be aware of the Trusts Safeguarding policies and procedures and ability to effectively raise concerns and work with other agencies to protect children 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, only relating confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity. Promote clinical supervision and reflective practice for self