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Band 4
Main area: Infant Feeding Midwife Grade Band 4
Contract: 12 months (This is a fixed term post, however, existing Trust employees are welcome to apply as a secondment providing they have agreement from their current line manager before applying)
Hours:
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
30 hours per week
Job ref: 426-514-24TAM-B
Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Trust
Town: Kings Lynn
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Infant Feeding Team to appoint a Band 4 Infant Feeding Volunteer Peer Support Co-ordinator to promote and support the implementation of the Trust infant feeding peer support strategy.
The post holder will have specific responsibility for the development and co-ordination of volunteer infant feeding peer supporters within the hospital and community settings.
You will support the development of a welcoming and compassionate volunteer infant feeding peer support programme with appropriate training and supervision for peer supporters, with support from the Infant Feeding team. Supporting the Trust to implement infant feeding policies and practice, in-line with UNICEF requirements and to meet national and local breastfeeding targets and help to address health inequalities.
You should be passionate and with a drive to make a difference. You will work as part of a team dedicated to improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates, supporting women, birthing people, families and Trust staff to develop their knowledge and ensuring that babies receive continuous good feeding support in both the Acute and community settings.
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate for this position, you will have an important role working within the Infant Feeding Team leading on:
* Volunteer recruitment
* Supporting the transition and training of volunteers
* Co-ordinating the team of volunteers
* Providing ongoing support and supervision
* Ensuring volunteers are working within the Baby Friendly Standards
* Support with workshops to raise awareness and interest from local mothers and pregnant women about the importance of breastfeeding and the support that mothers need to breastfeed successfully.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training and professional development
* Breastfeeding Counsellor qualification or equivalent qualification/experience
* UNICEF breastfeeding management course or equivalent
Experience
* Significant experience & knowledge of working in, or alongside the NHS, local authority or other statutory provider
* Significant experience of working with families or in a health promotional setting
* Significant experience of co-ordinating and supervising other staff
* Experience of delivering training or clinical supervision
* Significant experience of collecting, analysing and reporting of key data and information
Skills, abilities and knowledge
* Proficient IT skills including Microsoft Office
* Knowledge and understanding of national & local strategies relevant to breastfeeding
* Excellent organisation and time management skills with ability to prioritise own and other’s workloads
* Able to work within policies and procedures/ guidelines and explain these to others
* Knowledge and understanding of individualised woman-centred care
* Enthusiastic / Self-motivated and able to use initiative
* Approachable and flexible attitude to work
* Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).
Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.
We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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