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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
About
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex and Kent.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Infant Feeding Lactation Specialist
Accepting applications until: 26-Feb-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 26-Feb-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Thames View Clinic
- Cyfeiriad
- Bastable Avenue
- Tref
- Barking
- Cod post
- IG11 0LG
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Salary
- Cyflog
- £46,148 - £52,809 plus HCAS per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Nursing
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner in Infant feeding with lactation experience, is being offered in Barking and Dagenham to support Breast Feeding.
The Specialist Infant Feeding Practitioner (SIFP) will be providing leadership in infant feeding and specialist evidence-based support to families with more complex needs. They will lead delivery of the infant feeding remit and will be responsible for a service providing high quality infant feeding support to parents and carers, and regular training and advice to professionals.
In line with the Barking and Dagenham “Best Chance” Strategy, and the Start for Life and Family Hubs’ model, this post is crucial to establishing a supportive culture towards infant feeding; this support enables parents/carers in Barking and Dagenham to make an informed choice about feeding their baby in a way that optimises nutrition and develops a close, and loving parent-child relationship. The SIFP post holder must provide safe, competent and evidence-based care whilst demonstrating specialised knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding and human lactation. Ideally, the post-holder is a qualified and registered Health Visitor and Lactation Consultant with clinical credibility and influence to speak as an advocate for Baby Friendly
It is expected that the successful applicant does not hold a certificate from the IBLC , they will undertake the training within the 6 months of starting the role
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- Be responsible for developing and delivering family-centred patient care by providing coordination and management of care for parents; this would involve assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding parent.
- Provide specialist one to one support to families who have complex breastfeeding or post-partum issues
- Work with the Breastfeeding Peer Support service to provide clinical supervision to volunteers and staff,
- Develop and deliver breastfeeding training for the wider workforce, in accordance with UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI)
- Work with the Local Authority Public Health team, Infant Feeding operational leads and other infant feeding partners to contribute to an Infant Feeding Strategy for the borough.
- Perform consultations, oversee rental of lactation equipment and supplies, support telephone triage, and deliver prenatal education as appropriate Educate parents and carers on the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and infant;
- Line management responsibility for the Infant Feeding & Beyond Health Practitioner role, providing clinical oversight and development to the post-holders
- Attend and co-chair the Infant Feeding Operational Leads’ group and Infant Feeding Strategy group meetings.
- Lead by example and display a leadership style that empowers staff through development.
- Lead on designated infant feeding projects to ensure effective communication and standardisation of practice
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Taking the leadership with infant feeding and supporting infants, children and their families on early nutrition
Direct line management of Infant feeding health practitioner
Providing evidenced based practice and training to health team who are working with family
Work in partnership with other agencies, including statutory and voluntary groups, making referrals and consulting (as necessary) with the consent of clients and within the policies of the Trust.
· Contribute to any ongoing BFI standards’ audits, clinical audits and other governance programmes in relation to the post holder’s own activity
Develop and monitor the use of patient experience within the service and use these to inform service transformation.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Midwife or Health visitor Degree
- Regsitered with IBLC or comitment to register within forst 6 months of appointment
- Minimum of 5 years working as Health Visitor/ Midwife
- Demonstrates skills to assist the lactating mother with feeding position, correct latch, supplementation, use of handheld and electric breast pump, hand expression, and cup, spoon and syringe feeding. Experience
- Experience of providing breastfeeding support to families with complex needs
- Experience of providing training and/or supervision in area of practice
- Knowledge of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation, including its aims, approach and the requirements of accreditation
- Knowledge of current evidence-based approach and research related to breastfeeding
- Experience developing and delivering training of infant feeding to multi disciplinary services from health , family hubs, third sector and voluntary services
- Project management skills including the development of project plans
Meini prawf dymunol
- Unicef BFI or La Leche League Train the trainer, Nursing or Midwifery qualification, Holistic Sleep qualification, Nutrition qualification
- Masters in Infant feeding / Nutrition
- Minimum of 3 years' experience of providing specialist infant feeding and lactation support
- Ability to prioritise specialist breastfeeding delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust and Council policies and procedures
essential;
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Degree in Nursing/ Specialist
Meini prawf dymunol
- Masters qualification in public health or nutrition
Essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of leading/ delivering breast feeding
Meini prawf dymunol
- leading services with experience of co delivery with non nhs providers
essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Providing hands on support to diverse families and providing personalised care
Meini prawf dymunol
- experience of QI and coproduction
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Joy Coutts
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Children's services
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07772020351
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