Community Specialist Infant Feeding Lead
Rochdale, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 week ago
This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled and passionate Specialist Infant Feeding Practitioner to make a real difference within Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR). Working in close partnership with Health Visiting teams and Family Hubs, you will lead and inspire a dedicated team to deliver the infant feeding ambitions of HMR’s Start for Life programme, supporting families to give every child the best possible start.
The post holder will deliver the infant feeding programme in line with the expectations of the Family Hubs and the Start for Life programme. They will lead an infant feeding team to support multi-agency partners and settings in becoming “Baby Friendly” spaces, in line with UNICEF guidance, including undertaking regular audits. The role will work towards achieving Baby Friendly Level 3 accreditation across all Family Hubs within the borough. They will also develop a co-produced infant feeding peer support network to complement and enhance the dedicated team, and establish an equipment loan scheme across all neighbourhoods, ensuring access to high-quality, relevant resources supported by effective communications.
In addition, the post holder will deliver specialist clinics and drop-in sessions for mothers experiencing a range of complex feeding issues, including those with diabetes, breast implants, or babies with tongue tie. They will align infant feeding online resources with the Our Rochdale website and Essential Parenting platform to ensure families can easily access consistent support and information in one place. The post holder will also undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role, as requested by senior staff.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Chew Job title: Service Manager- Health Visiting Email address: rachael.chew@ncs.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07766947606
Alex Gibson- Health visiting team lead. alexandra.gibson@nca.nhs.uk
The post holder will deliver the infant feeding programme in line with the expectations of the Family Hubs and the Start for Life programme. They will lead an infant feeding team to support multi-agency partners and settings in becoming “Baby Friendly” spaces, in line with UNICEF guidance, including undertaking regular audits. The role will work towards achieving Baby Friendly Level 3 accreditation across all Family Hubs within the borough. They will also develop a co-produced infant feeding peer support network to complement and enhance the dedicated team, and establish an equipment loan scheme across all neighbourhoods, ensuring access to high-quality, relevant resources supported by effective communications.
In addition, the post holder will deliver specialist clinics and drop-in sessions for mothers experiencing a range of complex feeding issues, including those with diabetes, breast implants, or babies with tongue tie. They will align infant feeding online resources with the Our Rochdale website and Essential Parenting platform to ensure families can easily access consistent support and information in one place. The post holder will also undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role, as requested by senior staff.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Chew Job title: Service Manager- Health Visiting Email address: rachael.chew@ncs.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07766947606
Alex Gibson- Health visiting team lead. alexandra.gibson@nca.nhs.uk
