Band 4 - 24 hours
We are looking for an enthusiastic band 4 to join our Infant Feeding Team.
The Infant Feeding Support Worker is an integral role within the Antenatal & Postnatal care pathways. Working in a small team, you will work with the Infant Feeding Specialist Midwives to ensure a positive experience for those women requiring support in their feeding journey.
If you are organised & self-motivated, with excellent IT skills and enjoy the challenge of a busy fast paced ever changing environment then please apply to join our team and ensure safe and effective care for women in the infant feeding pathway.
Main duties of the job
The Rotational Maternity Support worker will primarily work alongside the Midwives and Breast feeding Specialists in supporting mothers with their chosen method of feeding, assisting women to establish breast feeding and provide advice to women who choose to bottle feed.
Rotating between community and the hospital base, the rotational Maternity support worker will be responsible for providing parent education on a daily basis, organising daily group demonstrations for mothers and their partners, as well as attending breast feeding drop in clinics within the community when required. The role is varied including undertaking venepuncture, observations, colostrum collection, parent education, use of our electronic patient record, undertaking baby screening tests such as blood sugars, jaundice levels, newborn bloodspot screening and liaising with other health professionals. The rotational Maternity support worker will assist in the provision of high quality care to women and their families under the direction and supervision of the Midwifery Team. Demonstrate a range of skills to meet the needs of patients whilst promoting dignity, privacy and respect. To comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers. To provide a range of healthcare and non-nursing duties, ensuring an efficient and effective service to the ward/department at all times
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide care under the guidance and supervision of a registered midwife. Supporting women in their care during the antenatal and postnatal period. To assist with administration and non-nursing duties at the discretion of the Ward Manager/Antenatal Clinic Manager/Team Leader.
Support women in feeding their babies using evidence-based information, in line with the Trust Infant Feeding Policy
Person specification
Qualifications
* Care Certificate to be completed
* Co-Mentor qualification to be undertaken
* Commitment to undertake functional skills if required
* FDSci Health and Social Care or demonstrable experience
* DipHE
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge of acute hospital setting
* Demonstrable experience or experience of working in a healthcare or Maternity setting
* Previous experience of supporting others in an infant feeding role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Tanya Ashton Job title Matron Telephone number 01483571122
Additional information
For more information, please contact Matron Tanya Ashton ext 4708 or Infant Feeding Specialist Lead Midwife Kate Rosati ext 3564
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