About this role
Job summary
This exciting job opportunity is a collaborative role between the Queen Mary Maternity department at West Middlesex hospital and the Public Health Team at Hounslow Borough Council.
This is a role which will provide a seamless service promoting antenatal preparation in relation to feeding, understanding and caring for a baby in the postnatal period.
The post holder will work in the Infant Feeding Team in West Middlesex Maternity Service and the local community services, to promote close mother baby relationships for the families and support infant feeding /breastfeeding. This post will encourage families to access services close to home that will support the feeding and parenting journey. It offers the opportunity for the post holder to have continuity from antenatal engagement through the feeding journey, building supportive networks within the population.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in the Infant Feeding Team in maternity and community within the Hounslow borough. By promoting, supporting and protecting breastfeeding and close mother baby relationships for the families having their babies at West Middlesex Hospital and those who are postnatal in the Hounslow borough. This post will encourage families to access services close to home that will support the feeding and parenting journey. It offers the opportunity for the post holder to have continuity from antenatal engagement through the feeding journey, building supportive networks within the population.
About us
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
If you haven't heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities
Ensure teaching and parent information resources are stocked up, available and accessible for staff to use, in all clinical areas of maternity.Organise, promote and deliver 2 hour group antenatal workshops on breastfeeding and relationship building to pregnant women and their family/partners (group size up to 30 people) within the hospital and Childrens centres.Organise, promote and deliver 2 hour group antenatal workshops on Early days with your baby to pregnant women and their family/partners (group size up to 30 people) within the hospital and Childrens centres.Facilitate teaching Antenatal colostrum collection, particularly to families with known risk factors for Hypoglycaemia- clinic and ward setting.Support parents who mix or formula feed with the information they need to feed their babies safely and responsively.Promoting the feeding service, identifying opportunities, and proactively suggesting ways to connect and engage with the local community Help prepare for, as well as participate and support with local and national promotional events (as appropriate) e.g Celebratory breastfeeding weeks.Encourage parents to engage with local health promotion activities, signposting parents to the most up to date information about local activities with their communities.Organise and deliver 30 min group postnatal workshops on breastfeeding and relationship building on the ward.Promote and facilitate postnatal feeding support groups, within the community and hospital setting Have the skills to assess for a tongue tie if felt it may be impeding feeding and refer to the appropriate service if required.Infant feeding support on postnatal ward whilst working alongside new staff members to support the implementation and embedding of best practice, ensure relevant documentation is completed.Provide infant feeding support to families of newborn babies on paediatric wards or other wards in the hospital and ensure relevant documentation is completed.Provide telephone advice on infant feeding and document as required.Refer to Infant Feeding Clinical Advisor or Infant Feeding Co-ordinator as appropriate for complex infant feeding issues beyond own knowledge or experience.Supporting the learning and development of Students and Infant Feeding Volunteers.Be aware of sources of infant feeding support external to the Trust (e.g National Breastfeeding Helpline, First Steps Nutrition Trust).Communicate with /refer to community midwives, health visitors and Infant Feeding leads from other trusts to ensure families receive the support they need based on their geographical location.Assist with Baby Friendly audits, including face to face, by telephone and documentation audits, after appropriate training.Facilitate service user feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of the service on a regular basis.Assess feeding and identify any problems, develop an appropriate plan of care with mother and document and communicate with the multidisciplinary team.Work collaboratively within the Infant Feeding Team to support the development of resource and service development.Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Application form scoring and Essential and Desirable Essential
Educated to GCSE level or equivalent experience Holds recognised training/qualification in breastfeeding support Experience of 1:1 breastfeeding support face to face with mothers/birthing people of newborn babies Demonstrates a good understanding of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Experience of community outreach/public health work Sensitive to families' different needs
Desirable
participation in audit or research and/or UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative audit process Car driver with access to a car
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.
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Employer details Employer name Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queen Mary's Maternity Unit,
Twickenham Road
Iselworth
TW7 6AF
Employer's website https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)