Specialist Health Visitor Infant Feeding Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Hydref 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Brighton, BN2 9QE |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9150-25-0748 |
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a) They will be responsible to the Nursing and Operational Heads of the Healthy Child Programme and accountable to the Community division for driving the infant feeding breastfeeding agenda throughout Sussex Community Foundation Trust. b) They will provide professional leadership as a specialist practitioner to manage, develop and lead on Infant feeding, demonstrating innovation to achieve excellent outcomes for mothers babies and their families. This will supplement the care given by the universal health visiting service throughout the Trust c) They will provide expert clinical leadership with a visible, accessible and professional presence within agreed settings, working clinically alongside staff and be available to patients, their families and key partners offering information, advice and support on infant feeding as required. d) As agreed with line manager, lead the infant feeding team in Brighton and Hove, stakeholders and the breast-feeding partnership for implementing the steps toward accreditation of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative in the community. This will be achieved through the educational guidelines and clinical audit framework, working to the policy and influencing strategy. There will be close working with West Sussex Team to support continuous improvement across SCFT. e) They will actively engage with and involve service users in both care delivery and service co-design ensuring feedback is used to improve breastfeeding practice. f) Coordinate the collation of data to inform service evaluation, delegating work appropriately to other staff with skills in data collection and analysis. g) Produce reports on Infant feeding h) Maintain clinical expertise on breast feeding issues including developing and maintain up-to-date research-based specialist professional knowledge. Develop and maintain a good working knowledge of infant feeding legislation, policy and guidance. Have good up to date knowledge of local services available to pregnant and post-natal women and their families in relation to their needs. i) They will ensure all family members receive appropriate and evidence based infant feeding information /support in a sensitive way using a variety of media including social media as appropriate. j) Receive clinical supervision on a regular basis in line with the clinical supervision policy. They will maintain professional registration / CPD through clinical competency and NMC revalidation programme. k) Working with the Deputy Heads of Service, the Heads of Service and Data Analyst team, they will ensure accurate quality data is used to provide assurance to Commissioners Childrens Quality and Safety Board and Business Meeting in relation to key performance indicators around quality & safety of patient care in the field infant feeding. l) To identify areas and undertake for audit and development relevant breast feeding are undertaken to improve outcomes for patients and ensure that recommendations are used to change practice. To participate in research as required. m) Support and assure clinical effectiveness through the implementation of NICE guidance and guidelines by statutory and professional bodies. Ensure that all policies and guidance relating to infant feeding are evidence based and appropriate. They will embed the principles of prevention, health and wellbeing within policy and support operational management of policy into practice. n) Provide specialist advice to strategic groups and guidance on the policies and practices that impact Breast feeding. o) They will ensure that risks in the field of infant feeding are assessed and identified and will support the Deputy Heads of Service, and the Heads of Service to manage risks proactively, escalating where appropriate as per policy. p) They will work with head of the Healthy Child Programme to create a culture of learning that is based on a need for continuous improvement. q) Ensure staff are competent and confident to deliver services to infants and parents with a range Breastfeeding needs, referring to and working collaboratively with partner agencies as required. The post holder will lead the provision of evidence-based training, support and advice to the wider workforce. r) To support Breastfeeding Champions / infant feeding Allies within the health visiting team to fully maximise their role s) Participate in local and regional strategic and other identified meetings as directed and feedback information as appropriate to senior managers t) Holds responsibility for reporting on the Baby Friendly Initiative progress and progressions Infant feeding Steering Group. u) They will establish networks and effective partnerships between health visitors, midwives, GPs, Specialist teams, and voluntary and third sector organisations to promote collaborative working that are focused on improving clinical quality standards to promote excellent outcomes for families in breastfeeding. v) Line manage and supervise the Breast-feeding Peer Support Coordinators and other infant feeding skill mix posts across the Trust as required