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Infant Feeding Support Worker
| Posting date: | 27 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24071.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE13 6LH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9197-25-0292 |
Summary
Under the supervision of the Infant Feeding Lead Midwife, take a lead in the care of women / birthing people both antenatally and postnatally with respect to how they choose to feed their baby. To provide women / birthing people/family centred Specialist care and to document all care given. You will be an important part of the maternity unit working alongside midwives, doctors, and other health professionals in the hospital setting, understanding their different roles. Key responsibilities: To support women / birthing people with their choice on how they feed their baby. Record all clinical care given as appropriate. To provide, support and care for the woman / birthing person/baby with regards to how they have chosen to feed their baby respecting their need for privacy and dignity. Ensure informed consent is obtained when giving care to women / birthing people and their babies To facilitate breast feeding support and workshops on the postnatal ward To give breast feeding support in other clinical areas when asked i.e. Childrens Wards, Neonatal Unit, Childrens A&E To facilitate Antenatal Breastfeeding classes Show women / birthing people how to prepare and give formula milk if asked Provide diagnosis, support, referral, and follow up of babies with tongue tie To support women / birthing people in the care of their baby providing knowledge and up to date information on infant feeding practices and to refer on to Infant Feeding Lead Midwife when confronted with breast feeding issues outside of own competence To support and advise women / birthing people and other staff members who are using the breast pumps To support Infant Feeding Lead Midwife with data entry of infant feeding statistics and participate in audit To support the implementation of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Demonstrate duties to new starters/volunteers General and clinical supervision of less experienced staff.