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29.6hrs Fixed Term for 9 months
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
Infant Feeding Advisor
29.6hrs Fixed Term for 9 months
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
The Department of Public Health and Health Policy aims to improve and protect the health of people in Lothian as part of a whole system approach to public health in Scotland.
The post-holders will work within the Maternal and Infant Nutrition (MIN) service which is hosted within Public Health and Health Policy. The Maternal and Infant Nutrition team works with frontline staff across Neonatal, Maternity, Family Nursing and Health Visiting services to enhance their skills and knowledge around infant feeding.
The post holder will be responsible for working with key stakeholders across Lothian to implement and evaluate a maternal and infant nutrition focused public health work plan.
The Maternal and Infant Nutrition Service is looking for an Infant Feeding Advisor to support community midwifery teams. The post holder will work with the existing Infant Feeding Advisors within community services to lead the work around Unicef accreditation and reducing the drop off in breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks. The successful post holder will work across NHS Lothian supporting community midwifery teams and third sector partners as well as providing direct care for mothers and infants within the breastfeeding support clinic. This post is based at Musselburgh Primary Care Centre but will require attendance at other sites to deliver training and lead the breastfeeding support clinic at the Royal Infirmary or St John’s hospital. The successful post holder will be required to work on a Monday.
Job Description
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact:
Yvonne.Fairholm@nhs.scot
Sharon.Gilchrist@nhs.scot
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
* Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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