Health Care Support Worker - Lime Green Infant Feeding Team
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who is passionate about offering evidence-based individualised breast/chestfeeding support to women and birthing parents as part of the Lime Green Infant Feeding Team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust.
The team, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2023, has an opening for a new team member working mainly in the Mansfield area providing individualised and culturally safe breast/chestfeeding support, antenatally and postnatally, for local families in their home, and in the hospital.
The successful candidate will need to have organisational skills and be able to work both on their own and within a team to manage daily workload and also be flexible to support colleagues in other teams outside own assigned geographical area if necessary.
This exciting role also includes providing infant feeding education both face to face and in a class situation, supporting with staff training, audits and administration tasks.
The successful candidate will need to be a able to drive and have access to their own vehicle daily.
If you are ready to take on a rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of mothers and their families.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria- Ability to speak and write English fluently
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Able to communicate with and disseminate information from the multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
- Ability to articulate reasons for wishing to work in this clinical specialty area at this grade
- Demonstrates awareness of audit and quality issues
- Previous experience of working with members of the public
- Understanding of Safeguarding issues
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially
Qualifications
Essential criteria- GCSE Maths & English Grades AC, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Health care or equivalent experience
- Care certificate
- Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
Experience
Essential criteria- Approachable manner with good interpersonal skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
- Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns
- Ability to work as part of team and to liaise with colleagues in other disciplines
- Demonstrate attention to detail IT / computer skills
- Formal maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre/community team
- Experience of using hospital patient record system
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of providing high quality care
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Further Training
Essential criteria- Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
- Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others
- Commit to undertake in-house training
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Positive attitude to training and development
- Ability to work shift pattern, including weekends.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.
Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests).This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment.The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application.
The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email [email protected]