Infant feeding Community Nursery Nurse inWest Bromwich inWest Bromwich PUBLISHED
MON 11 NOV 2024
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking a Band 4 Infant Feeding Community Nursery Nurse for a 2-year fixed-term position in West Bromwich. The ideal candidate should have a background as a Community Nursery Nurse, a passion for infant feeding, and a commitment to supporting families in their feeding choices, while also aiming for the service's Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support parents in making informed infant feeding choices.
- Collaborate with the Infant Feeding Team to deliver care to babies and families, prioritizing health and developmental needs.
- Provide advice on low-level infant feeding issues.
- Foster a positive breastfeeding culture and respond to requests for breastfeeding support.
- Promote secure attachments between parents and infants through sensitive parenting practices.
Candidates with strong child development assessment skills are encouraged to apply. Further details are available in the job description and personal specification.
Band 4 Infant Feeding Community Nursery Nurse ( 2 year Fixed Term)
Are you an experienced Community Nursery Nurse with looking for the new opportunities within a community setting?
Are you passionate about infant feeding and providing excellent services for children and young people?
Do you want to be part of the team supporting women with their feeding choices and helping the service work towards achieving its BFI accreditation?
Do you have a proven record of excellent child development assessment skills?
If so, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust are looking to recruit you in the role as a Infant Feeding Community Nursery Nurse.
This is a new role for SWB Health Visiting service where you will work as part of the Infant Feeding Team, undertaking a range of activities including supporting breastfeeding and infant feeding choices and delivering key public health messages.
As an Infant Feeding Community Nursery Nurse
You will:
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Make contact with and support all parents to make informed choices regarding feeding and implement plans to enable parents to initiate and establish feeding their baby regardless of their chosen feeding method.
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Work as part of a team delivering care to babies, children their families, ensuring that their health and developmental needs are prioritised.
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Provide advice and support to mothers, children/young people and their families with low level issues around infant feeding.
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Help build a positive breastfeeding culture in communities, provide low level Breastfeeding support in response to requests from families
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Support parent/infant relationships and promote sensitive and attuned parenting to develop secure attachments.
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Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further details about the responsibilities assigned to this post.
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