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Medway NHS Foundation Trust

About

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is a public benefit corporation authorised under the National Health Service Act 2006. It is a single-site hospital based in Gillingham, Medway Maritime Hospital, which serves a population of more than 424,000 across Medway and Swale.

We provide clinical services to almost half a million patients a year, including more than 125,000 Emergency Department attendances, more than 88,000 admissions, more than 278,000 outpatients appointments and more than 5,000 babies born last year.

As an NHS Foundation Trust, we have a 24-strong Council of Governors and more than 10,000 public members. We employ around 4,400 staff, making us one of Medway’s largest employers. In addition, close to 400 volunteers provide invaluable support across the League of Friends, Hospital Radio and the Voluntary Services Department.

Contact

Address: Medway Maritime Hospital; Windmill Road; Gillingham; Kent; ME7 5NY
Contact Number: 01634 830000

Find out more

Jobs Website

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Ref: 275-2404IFSW Vacancy ID: 6253641

Infant Feeding Support Worker

Closed for applications on: 9-May-2024 09:13

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 9-May-2024 09:13

Location

Site: Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Windmill Road
Town: Gillingham
Postcode: ME75NY
Major / Minor Region: Kent

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Fixed term: 11 months

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Part time hours considered-minimum 24 hours/week)

Salary

Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 4)

Specialty

Main area: Nursing

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To ensure all women receive appropriate support and advice with their chosen method of feeding.

To support families to develop their relationship with their babies in the antenatal and postnatal period, to facilitate brain development and attachment

To work in collaboration with the Infant Feeding Lead and Support Midwife and assist them to give family centred support, and refer if appropriate

To help the Infant Feeding lead maintain the UNICEF standards throughout the trust

Offer specialist support and guidance to facilitate mothers to initiate and sustain breastfeeding - across a multitude of settings e.g. community, hospital, group settings and over the phone

Support mothers with complex breastfeeding needs e.g. multiple births, babies on NICU, pre-term babies.

Identify when feeding is not going well and refer to multidisciplinary services appropriately - e.g. specialist feeding clinic, health visiting, neonatal doctors

To support and/or facilitate breastfeeding support groups and provide antenatal and postnatal education

Working with antenatal women and their families to promote the service and the benefits of breastfeeding

Help collect data, statistics and feedback to use for audit and to improve the service

To provide face to face and telephone feeding support to families, up to 6 weeks post birth, both in the hospital setting and community setting.

Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.

This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.

Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.

We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors.

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If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.