Job summary Are you passionate about breastfeeding and supporting close families and their babies? Are you enthusiastic about working with others to provide feeding support over the first few weeks of life? An exciting opportunity has arisen at Colchester hospital, ESNEFT to join the Maternity Infant Feeding Team to deliver Infant Feeding support across Maternity services. The role will mainly be supporting families but will also include assisting the Infant Feeding Team with audit, training and parent education. The applicant must be passionate about breastfeeding and supporting new parent/s to achieve their feeding goals. They must have experience in supporting infant feeding and a recognised qualification in breastfeeding support such as BfN, NCT, peer support, BFI training (in trust or directly with BFI) or extensive experience with supporting infant feeding. The role will also involve co-ordinating and assisting with our Tongue tie service. Main duties of the job The post holder will support the Infant Feeding Lead in planning, implementation and maintenance of UNICEF baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards. The post holder will have expert working knowledge of clinical and public health guidelines relevant to local and national breastfeeding agendas. To meet the needs of the Trust with regard to Induction, mandatory and statutory training To meet the direct and indirect care needs of patients under the delegation and supervision of a Registered Midwife. To ensure high standards of patient care at all times, in line with Trust policies and guidelines To work as an effective member of the midwifery and wider multi-professional healthcare team. To work within the boundaries of the role of the MSW supporting more junior colleagues as required and refer to the Registered Midwife as appropriate. About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?vGkPu7HphU8A Date posted 14 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 432-HR2206-24 Job locations Colchester Turner Road Colchester CO4 5JL Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualification Essential NVQ Level 3 (Health & Social Care) or equivalent Recognised lactation consultant (IBCLC) Desirable Willingness to undertake further study Experience Essential Proven previous experience in supporting breastfeeding within a health or community setting. Tongue-tie recognition and management. Lone working in the community setting. Confident and competent in producing, evaluating and completing a feeding plan. Experience discussing and demonstrating responsive bottle feeding. Desirable Experience within an acute setting Experience running groups. Experience in mentoring / supervising staff. Knowledge Essential Can demonstrate an awareness of benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and baby in line with UNICEF BFI standards. Desirable Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling. Person Specification Qualification Essential NVQ Level 3 (Health & Social Care) or equivalent Recognised lactation consultant (IBCLC) Desirable Willingness to undertake further study Experience Essential Proven previous experience in supporting breastfeeding within a health or community setting. Tongue-tie recognition and management. Lone working in the community setting. Confident and competent in producing, evaluating and completing a feeding plan. Experience discussing and demonstrating responsive bottle feeding. Desirable Experience within an acute setting Experience running groups. Experience in mentoring / supervising staff. Knowledge Essential Can demonstrate an awareness of benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and baby in line with UNICEF BFI standards. Desirable Understanding of risk management, health and safety issues, including safe manual handling. 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. Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Colchester Turner Road Colchester CO4 5JL Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)