Milk Kitchen Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are seeking to appoint a Milk Kitchen Assistant to join our Neonatal team at The Children's Hospital.


We are seeking to appoint a proactive, motivated individual who enjoys working in a busy environment within our friendly team in Oxford.

The post holder will provide an efficient and effective clinical administration service to the Human Milk Bank team, the department, consultants, nurses and wider clinical team.

They will also attend to patients, colleagues and referrers to the service, promptly and courteously at all times and be a worthy front-line representative of our high quality service.


As a member of the Human Milk Bank team provide a high level of support to the Human Milk Bank Manager and wider Neonatal Intensive care team.


Take responsibility for safely preparing milk feeds daily for all babies across the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit & to ensure the safe storage and use of breastmilk across the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country.

It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.


The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.


Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

Main duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
To be responsible for the cleanliness and tidiness of the milk

To safely calculate and prepare milk feeds

To ensure that breast milk is used and stored

To be able to use the e-delphyn system


To monitor and document the temperatures of all fridges and freezers that store milk across the Neonatal intensive care unit.

To maintain records of donor breastmilk usage

To liaise with the dieticians when specialized formulas and additives are

To liaise and support the feeding team regarding breast milk

To monitor supply levels of maternal and donated breast

To liaise with the nursing team regarding milk supplies

To monitor and rotate supplies of

Be responsible for ensuring adequate stock of milk related items

To clean and defrost all fridges and freezers used to store

To prepare milk for

To make up colostrum packs for

To ensure availability of expressing kits and replenishing stock. This would include kits, bottle brushes, leaflets, and sterilising bags.

To be responsible for the cleanliness and tidiness of the expressing and sterilising

To ensure that the expressing/sterilising rooms are fully stocked with washing up liquid, bottles, and cardboard trays.

To ensure the availability of top up guides in the care

To always maintain patient confidentiality and act professionally

To develop own skills and knowledge in order to work effectively as part of the Neonatal intensive care team
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