Infant feeding specialist

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 November 2024

Job summary

The candidate will be working alongside the infant feeding team and willassist with the planning, implementation, maintenance, and reaccreditation of UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards across Alder Hey Children's Hospital. This role includes combining the education and training of clinical and support staff with expert direct clinical care. The post holder will provide professional support, expert knowledge, and advice on infant feeding. Additionally, they will conduct audits and action planning to monitor and measure the implementation of best practice standards.

Main duties of the job

Provide expert advice and contribute to the development of all who come into contact with mothers with regard to the skills and knowledge needed to promote, support and protect breastfeeding and breast milk feeding or other chosen feeding methods.

To work in partnership with women and their families, medical/surgical team, and other agencies to ensure optimum care. Contribute to infant feeding network meetings when appropriate.

Respond to referral system for specialist information/support required in all inpatient areas and ED

Utilise highly developed communication skills which include receiving and delivering complex and emotive information which may challenge practice.

Fully adopt the work of the BFI across the hospital setting with an aim to achieve and maintain the BFI award, preparing staff fully for any assessments.

Support the infant feeding team in delivering any educational sessions on infant feeding

Have an active involvement in the auditing process and implementing measures to make improvements

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of mothers and babies in accordance with the Trust's policies and guidelines.

About us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Date posted

15 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience dependant on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

36 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

411-SUR-24-6577617

Job locations

Alder Hey Childrens Hospital

Prescott Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Have the ability to coordinate care for women experiencing difficulties with breastfeeding. Respond to referrals and refer on as appropriate.

Abide by legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice and be familiar with NMC publications that may affect role,responsibility and accountability

To attend Trust statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Have the ability to coordinate care for women experiencing difficulties with breastfeeding. Respond to referrals and refer on as appropriate.

Abide by legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice and be familiar with NMC publications that may affect role,responsibility and accountability

To attend Trust statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the role.

Person Specification

qualifications, skills, knowledge and attributes, experience and personal attributes

Essential

achieved grade/years experience

Desirable

achieved grade/years experience

Person Specification

qualifications, skills, knowledge and attributes, experience and personal attributes

Essential

achieved grade/years experience

Desirable

achieved grade/years experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).