Job summary
This
is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking for career progression
and is passionate about improving outcomes for families. Are you looking for a change
into strategic management role?
We
are delighted to announce this exciting opportunity within the 0-19 service in
Waltham Forest for our Infant Feeding Lead.
The
post holder will work with universal 0-19 services and community partners to
lead the implementation and maintenance of the UNICEF Baby Friendly
Initiative
within the Health Visiting Service and the Community in Waltham Forest.
The
post holder will be responsible for ensuring that processes are developed to
improve both breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in the local
population and enable Waltham Forest 0-19 Service to achieve national,
regional, and local breastfeeding targets for its population. will take a
proactive lead in working with staff within the service to ensure all our
mothers, children and family have up to date knowledge and skills to improve
healthy choices.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we
receive sufficient applications for the role.
Main duties of the job
- To lead the
implementation of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) within Health Visiting and the Community,
including training, clinical audit and other governance programmes in relation to
activities.
-
Responsible
for day to day project management of BFI, meeting of agreed outcomes, in conjunction with the leads,
recruitment and delivery of required training and support.
Clinical
-
Demonstrate a
commitment to best practice in breastfeeding and infant feeding.
-
Lead and
coordinate the implementation and accreditation of Baby Friendly Initiative Standards
(BFI) across the Health Visiting service and the community ensuring support and advice are targeted and that
best practice and training opportunities are shared across agencies.
-
Act as a
source of expertise for breastfeeding knowledge and practice, for health professionals, individuals,
community groups and key stakeholders to enable them to support and sustain mothers to
breastfeed.
-
Lead the
process of embedding breastfeeding and the UNICEF BFI standards within Health Visiting and the community.
- Support partners in the planning, development and evaluation of infant feeding groups, such as complimentary feeding groups, Baby Cafés or groups within Child Health.
- Lead in the collection of information and outcome data as per contractual requirements.
About us
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.
Read up more about Tower Hamlets here: http://www.towerhamlets.is/
The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.
The key priorities for the Care Group are:
- Innovation and support for primary care
- Being a great place to work
- Integrating primary and community care
- Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people
- Influencing improvements in health outcomes
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training and education
- The post holder is responsible for training and assessment of the Baby Friendly Standards of all staff in the Health Visiting Service, Family Nurse Partnership, Tower Hamlets Infant Feeding Service, with support given to the new Tower Hamlets Family Hubs.
- To attend training and thereafter maintain skills, in order to be able to deliver UNICEF baby Friendly breastfeeding management courses.
- To identify, assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the UNICEF Infant Feeding and Relationship building training to all eligible staff working in 0-19 Integrated Services, Tower Hamlets Infant Feeding Service and the new Tower Hamlets Family Hubs, to enable compliance with UNICEF standards and enable delivery of evidence-based practice.
- To participate in induction, training, supervision and support of students, newly qualified professionals and new staff to Tower Hamlets GP Care Group.
- The post holder will act as a champion to develop the skills of the workforce through positive leadership on infant feeding and links to child healthy weight.
- To develop a plan of updates for all existing eligible staff to ensure that staff retain the skills necessary to maintain the BFI standards.
- Work with the Child Healthy Weight Service Lead to establish a cohort of skill-mixed infant feeding champions in the 0-19 service, to assist with activities including audits.
- Liaise with Tower Hamlets GP practices to assess their training needs and develop and deliver update training for them.
- Liaise with City University to deliver BFI training to the Health Visiting degree students.
- To maintain records of staff training.
- Ensure that a mechanism is in place for all new staff to receive orientation to the Infant feeding Policy immediately and full BFI training as soon as possible.
Strategic
- Participate in the formulation of procedures, policies and protocols in respect of UNICEF guidelines and, with support, implement research-based practice changes.
- To use highly developed negotiation, facilitation, delegation and communication skills to engage, develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders including commissioners, health and local authority children services leads and the community partners.
- Work with the Child Healthy Weight Service Lead to develop a strategic action plan which would lead towards the maintenance of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Stage 3 Award and achievement of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award.
- To represent THGPCG at local, regional and national breast or infant feeding management meetings and forums.
Professional
- To have knowledge and understanding of the issues impacting on a mothers ability to breastfeed.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current policy, both local and national, regarding infant feeding.
- Understand relevant issues influencing the care of children locally and nationally
- Have an overall understanding of data (including that relating to KPIs as per commissioned contract requirements) and how practice impacts on this.
- To work to own initiative; planning, prioritising and organising own workload
- To take an innovative approach to practice in response to a changing service
- Comply with NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- To comply Tower Hamlets GP Care Group policies and standard operating procedures.
- To take responsibility for own professional development in accordance with good practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training and education
- The post holder is responsible for training and assessment of the Baby Friendly Standards of all staff in the Health Visiting Service, Family Nurse Partnership, Tower Hamlets Infant Feeding Service, with support given to the new Tower Hamlets Family Hubs.
- To attend training and thereafter maintain skills, in order to be able to deliver UNICEF baby Friendly breastfeeding management courses.
- To identify, assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the UNICEF Infant Feeding and Relationship building training to all eligible staff working in 0-19 Integrated Services, Tower Hamlets Infant Feeding Service and the new Tower Hamlets Family Hubs, to enable compliance with UNICEF standards and enable delivery of evidence-based practice.
- To participate in induction, training, supervision and support of students, newly qualified professionals and new staff to Tower Hamlets GP Care Group.
- The post holder will act as a champion to develop the skills of the workforce through positive leadership on infant feeding and links to child healthy weight.
- To develop a plan of updates for all existing eligible staff to ensure that staff retain the skills necessary to maintain the BFI standards.
- Work with the Child Healthy Weight Service Lead to establish a cohort of skill-mixed infant feeding champions in the 0-19 service, to assist with activities including audits.
- Liaise with Tower Hamlets GP practices to assess their training needs and develop and deliver update training for them.
- Liaise with City University to deliver BFI training to the Health Visiting degree students.
- To maintain records of staff training.
- Ensure that a mechanism is in place for all new staff to receive orientation to the Infant feeding Policy immediately and full BFI training as soon as possible.
Strategic
- Participate in the formulation of procedures, policies and protocols in respect of UNICEF guidelines and, with support, implement research-based practice changes.
- To use highly developed negotiation, facilitation, delegation and communication skills to engage, develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders including commissioners, health and local authority children services leads and the community partners.
- Work with the Child Healthy Weight Service Lead to develop a strategic action plan which would lead towards the maintenance of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Stage 3 Award and achievement of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award.
- To represent THGPCG at local, regional and national breast or infant feeding management meetings and forums.
Professional
- To have knowledge and understanding of the issues impacting on a mothers ability to breastfeed.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current policy, both local and national, regarding infant feeding.
- Understand relevant issues influencing the care of children locally and nationally
- Have an overall understanding of data (including that relating to KPIs as per commissioned contract requirements) and how practice impacts on this.
- To work to own initiative; planning, prioritising and organising own workload
- To take an innovative approach to practice in response to a changing service
- Comply with NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- To comply Tower Hamlets GP Care Group policies and standard operating procedures.
- To take responsibility for own professional development in accordance with good practice.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good knowledge and understanding in audit process
Knowledge
Essential
- Strong knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative
Other Requirements
Essential
- Self-motivating and able to work to deadlines and use own initiative.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Level qualification. NMC Registered Child/Adult.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a qualified health visitor.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good knowledge and understanding in audit process
Knowledge
Essential
- Strong knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative
Other Requirements
Essential
- Self-motivating and able to work to deadlines and use own initiative.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree Level qualification. NMC Registered Child/Adult.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a qualified health visitor.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
