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

NHS Scotland

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Wishaw, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Role:

To 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 postnatal, 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

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NHS Lanarkshire:

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire.

NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provides hospital-based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring:

SVQ III in Healthcare or working towards or equivalent experience working in the role.
Breastfeeding training or willingness to undertake
Experience of working with volunteers or experience of volunteering.
Experience working with breastfeeding women
Experience working alone with support at a distance
Ability to work with people and as part of a team
Ability to work flexible hours

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Car driver and access to car is essential.

It would be great if you also have:
Breastfeeding Training

Previous experience of visiting people in their own homes/providing care of individuals in the community

Previous experience of working/volunteering in a care environment

Computer literate

Contract type:

Fixed Term or Secondment until 31/03/2024

Part-Time

22.5hours

Please note this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern:

This role will be based in Maternity within University Hospital Wishaw

The working pattern for this role is mainly days 3 out of 7 days, with regular weekends and occasional evening work

Looking to find out more?:

If you're looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

Why NHS Lanarkshire?:

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with the length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increases with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Worklife Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling.

This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information:

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description.

If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack or our recruitment webpage.

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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.

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