Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Infant Feeding Advisor

The closing date is 20 April 2026

Job summary

Are you interested in supporting women in their feeding choices ?Do you have a special interest in infant feeding ?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our outstanding and supportive infant feeding team, to work across all areas of Maternity, helping to further the outstanding 5 star patient care provided by all. In house training and support provided.

We are expanding unit an increase of expectant mothers choosing to have their care from our Maternity Services. The Maternity Unit is furnished with state of the art, modern facilities for mothers and their babies.

Please note the job description and person specification are under AfC review and are subject to change

Main duties of the job

Duties & Responsibilities

To work within the Infant Feeding Team to increase the breastfeeding initiation rates at Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, by promoting breast feeding at local community infant feeding events, running Breast Feeding Antenatal Workshops and discussing the benefits of breast feeding at clinics with Medical/Midwifery Students, Obstetricians, Paediatricians, Midwives/Nurses, Maternity Support Workers and Health Care Assistants.
Provide one-to-one client care, implementing and evaluating the care planned in relation to infant feeding in conjunction with the midwife.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

409-7868231

Job locations

Mersey West Lancashire NHS

Warrington Road

Prescott

L35 5DR

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 13th April 2026

Closing date: 20th April 2026

Shortlisting date: 21st April 2026

Proposed Interview date: 29th April 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 13th April 2026

Closing date: 20th April 2026

Shortlisting date: 21st April 2026

Proposed Interview date: 29th April 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English
NVQ level 3 (Health and Social Care)

Desirable

Specific Lactation education

Knowledge

Essential

Basic computer skills, Including Microsoft Office
Experience of working independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

Previous/ current experience of working in a busy Health care setting.
Experience supporting Mothers with informed feeding choices
Experience of providing Antenatal Education

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Enthusiastic and motivated
Good team worker supporting colleagues
Show initiative work well under pressure and remain calm in difficult situations

Other

Essential

Reliable work record

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English
NVQ level 3 (Health and Social Care)

Desirable

Specific Lactation education

Knowledge

Essential

Basic computer skills, Including Microsoft Office
Experience of working independently and as part of a team.

Desirable

Previous/ current experience of working in a busy Health care setting.
Experience supporting Mothers with informed feeding choices
Experience of providing Antenatal Education

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Enthusiastic and motivated
Good team worker supporting colleagues
Show initiative work well under pressure and remain calm in difficult situations

Other

Essential

Reliable work record

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Mersey West Lancashire NHS

Warrington Road

Prescott

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Mersey West Lancashire NHS

Warrington Road

Prescott

L35 5DR

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)