Healthy Child Programme Nurse Infant Feeding Team

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you passionate about infant feeding?

Have you got what it takes to support families and babies on their infant feeding journey?

Do you understand that offering support with warmth and compassion can make a real difference for families?

If so, you may be the very person we're looking for!

* please note this post is Band 5 subject to banding *

We have a vacancy for a Healthy Child Programme Nurse with the Infant Feeding Team across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The post holder will have nursing registration RGN, RN (child/adult).

You will need to be a driver and have access to your own transport.

Public transport will not be suitable in order to fulfil this role.

For further information please contact Claire Hubbard (Infant feeding clinical lead) on 07776 244391 or by e-mail Claire.hubbard3@nhs.net.

Please be aware that these roles are always popular so we may close the advert early when we have enough applications.

Interview dates 12th December 2022

Main duties of the job

You will support the Infant Feeding team in maintaining the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Accreditation, working alongside the team to deliver a high-quality service.

You will work as an integral member of the Infant Feeding Team, developing required clinical skills to support the implementation of the Infant Feeding Policy. This will involve staff training, audit and supporting the Specialist Infant Feeding Service.

You will be supporting families to achieve their feeding goals.

Assist in the delivery of the Specialist Infant Feeding Service in the community by facilitating clinics, home visits, telephone and virtual support. Assessing infant feeding, developing feeding plans, assessing tongue function and supporting with complex feeding issues, enhancing client experience by using research and evidence-based care.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

28 November 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9313-22-1586-AcM

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Nursing Registration RN (Child/Adult) RGN
5 GCSE or equivalent pass at grades A-C to include English and Maths.

Desirable

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Infant Feeding.
Experience of working with children/ young people in different settings.
Able to work corporately within a large, multi-professional team.
Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work.
Experience of working within multicultural communities and delivering health promotion and educational activities.
Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding procedures - teaching / facilitating skills.

Mobility

Essential

You will need a full UK driving license and use of a car for this role
LPT operate 2 car schemes: Car leasing and Salary Sacrifice Scheme subject to meeting the acceptance criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Nursing Registration RN (Child/Adult) RGN
5 GCSE or equivalent pass at grades A-C to include English and Maths.

Desirable

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Infant Feeding.
Experience of working with children/ young people in different settings.
Able to work corporately within a large, multi-professional team.
Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently, able to problem solve and prioritise own and others work.
Experience of working within multicultural communities and delivering health promotion and educational activities.
Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding procedures - teaching / facilitating skills.

Mobility

Essential

You will need a full UK driving license and use of a car for this role
LPT operate 2 car schemes: Car leasing and Salary Sacrifice Scheme subject to meeting the acceptance criteria.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.