Job summary
A rare opportunity has become available to join the 0-19 Integrated Public Health specialist Nursing (ISPHN) team within East Yorkshire in the role of a band 7 infant feeding lead.
This is a 18.75 hr per week (0.5 WTE) substantive post to be based within the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the service with regards to infant feeding, they will have extensive knowledge with regards to infant feeding and will hold the Lactation consultant (GB) or equivalent qualification. They will provide effective leadership and specialist advice in the promotion, professional development and service delivery of infant feeding in particular breastfeeding across the East Riding of Yorkshire, ISPHN, FNP and other Trust services.
The trust is currently Baby Friendly Initiative(BFI) Gold accredited and was the first service to be awarded Gold status jointly with our childrens centre colleagues. The successful candidate will be expected to lead on project management, implementation and maintenance of this accreditation.
Main duties of the job
- To engage with clients, face to face, telephone and online and offer evidence bases and specialist information and advice.
- To organise and manage a range a number of meetings. Infant Feeding, IBCLC, etc
- To engage with CCG and Public health commissioners and represent the Trust at strategic meetings.
- To project manage the Baby Friendly Initiative approach
- To engage and empower the ISPHNS and FNP team to provide excellent, outcome driven, evidence-based practice in partnership with families, the local community, and stakeholders to support and improve infant feeding practices across communities within the East Riding
- To lead on the strategic and operational requirements to maintain UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) Gold Accreditation across the Trust and East Riding Children Centres.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users.
To find out about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You'll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialities to change lives daily. We're extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We are committed to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them, ensuring they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Lactation Consultant GB qualification or equivalent experience
- Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife or HV Certificate/diploma/degree/SCP/Family nurse with Current NMC Registration
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Qualification in teaching/assessing clinical practise.
- Nurse prescriber
- Project management-qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate evidence of professional development to actively promote and improve infant feeding/breastfeeding service delivery
Desirable
- Qualification in mentoring or leadership
- Evidence of attendance at the UNICEF Infant Feeding Leads Course Train the Trainer (2 days).
- Further training in breast feeding management
Skill and competence
Essential
- Previous experience working in an area specialising in infant feeding
- Demonstrate the application of research based practise
- Understanding of the national and local direction in Children's Services
- Experience of multi-agency working. Leadership/specialism in infant feeding
- Understanding of safeguarding procedures.
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience of the parent infant relationship, identification of positive interactions and deviations
- Demonstrates knowledge of the Baby Friendly Initiative and implementation in practise
- Demonstrates a sound knowledge base of breastfeeding.
- Demonstrates knowledge of audit and use in practise
Desirable
- Previous experience of working as a Health Visitor/ Family Nurse /Midwife
- Research within breastfeeding practise
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Lactation Consultant GB qualification or equivalent experience
- Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife or HV Certificate/diploma/degree/SCP/Family nurse with Current NMC Registration
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience and knowledge
Desirable
- Qualification in teaching/assessing clinical practise.
- Nurse prescriber
- Project management-qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate evidence of professional development to actively promote and improve infant feeding/breastfeeding service delivery
Desirable
- Qualification in mentoring or leadership
- Evidence of attendance at the UNICEF Infant Feeding Leads Course Train the Trainer (2 days).
- Further training in breast feeding management
Skill and competence
Essential
- Previous experience working in an area specialising in infant feeding
- Demonstrate the application of research based practise
- Understanding of the national and local direction in Children's Services
- Experience of multi-agency working. Leadership/specialism in infant feeding
- Understanding of safeguarding procedures.
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience of the parent infant relationship, identification of positive interactions and deviations
- Demonstrates knowledge of the Baby Friendly Initiative and implementation in practise
- Demonstrates a sound knowledge base of breastfeeding.
- Demonstrates knowledge of audit and use in practise
Desirable
- Previous experience of working as a Health Visitor/ Family Nurse /Midwife
- Research within breastfeeding practise
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
