Breastfeeding Support Service Assistant - Wishaw, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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Wishaw, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Please note this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
We are looking for a Breastfeeding Support Service Assistant to join the Infant Feeding Team at the University Hospital Wishaw

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support pregnant and breastfeeding women and their families throughout NHS Lanarkshire, to promote the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding, especially within the first six weeks following birth.

The post holder will deliver high-quality care in accordance with the guidance given and work delegated by their management team.

The post holder will mentor volunteers.

This mentoring/support will take place ante and postnatally, in the hospital, community and at home, to empower women to breastfeed, therefore giving infants the best possible start in life.

The post holder will work across several settings including the hospital, the family home, community and clinic settings, and work with other professionals and partner agencies e.g.

public health nurses and health improvement staff

'In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Careexperienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children's setting/secure unit.'

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interviews may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence

NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Website
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