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Infant Feeding Health Visitor | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2025 |
| Location: | Hyde, SK14 1NX |
| Company: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7042150/245-NAM6HV-03-25 |
Summary
Infant Feeding Health Visitor - 22.5 hours
The postholder will work as part of the Trust’s newly formed Integrated Infant Feeding
Team, to implement the UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards across both Hospitaland or
community.Theywillbe responsible forcontributing to and implementing the multi-
agency TamesideInfant Feeding Strategy.Thepost holder will be
requiredto provide specialist clinical infant feeding supportfor parents and staff.
The post holder willsupport the delivery ofinfant feeding services acrossmaternity/NICU/0-19yrscommunity service, to increase breastfeeding rates, promote responsive bottle feeding and relationship building and influence introducing solid food practices to encourage healthy eating.
The post holder will work closely with partners in the hospital, community, primary care and Family Hubs within Tameside and a broad range of voluntary servicestodevelop the infant feeding services across the borough.
Maintainingaccuraterecords of all care delivered and ensure compliance with infant feeding standards.
Todevelop their knowledge andact as an independent autonomous practitionerprovidingspecialist advice to parents and staff.
The post holder will also provide education and support to other multi-disciplinary staff and learners within this agenda.
Support thedeliveryaction plans to ensure the Trust and partner organisations can meet the required BFI standards to ensure successful BFI accreditation.
Developskills and knowledge todeliver specialised programmes of care including specialist advice clinics/home visitsfor babies and mothers.
Use multiple communication and marketing methods todisseminatehealth information about breastfeeding, introducing solid foods and infant feeding e.g. social media, press releases, development of health information, trainingetc.
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:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
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,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025