Bank Infant Nutrition Support Worker - London, United Kingdom - Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Description
The post holder will provide a high standard of information and support to breastfeeding mothers, partners and their babies before and after the birth in a range of settings (home, Family Wellbeing centres and clinics etc.
The post holder, following appropriate training will work with mínimal supervision and use their initiative to undertake a range of tasks involving promoting and supporting breastfeeding.
Ensure breastfeeding mothers are provided with contact details of local breastfeeding support
To actively support the planning of breastfeeding support sessions and groups
Work within recognised best practice standards for breastfeeding as recommended by UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative and NICE Guidance
Ensure appropriate referral for clinical support to a midwife, breastfeeding coordinator, health visitor or GP.
Meet with the Infant Nutrition Coordinator on a regular basis for supervision, every 6 weeks, and to report progress.
Deal in a courteous and sensitive manner with women, relatives and others with who they come into contact with
Communicate effectively with women and others taking into account clinical conditions and differing levels of ability.
Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Establish working relationships with all groups of staff ensuring maintenance of good communication.
Ensure accurate completion of records and entering of data onto required systems.
To support the Infant Nutrition Team in other activities that may benefit our clients (e.g., community events and public meetings)
Place orders for team supplies and receipt deliveries as required.
To participate in personal development plans and supervision process with the Infant Nutrition Coordinator
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
stay well
manage their own health with the right support
avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision:
deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission:
working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence.
To work within the policies, procedures and guidelines of Central London Community Healthcare
To actively participate in the Central London Community Healthcare individual development review by identifying key performance objectives and continuing education needs
To follow and implement Trust, departmental and professional policies, procedures, guidelines and standards within own work area.
To be responsible for maintaining detailed and accurate records and appropriate safe keeping, ensuring confidentiality in line with department standards, Trust policies and legal standards
To be responsible for documenting client activity data, health promotion, training and education data in accordance with departmental and trust standards
To be responsible for effective time management, meeting deadlines and responding to fluctuating workloads and organising, planning and prioritising clinical and non-clinical workload
To participate in meetings as requested by line manager.
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