Job overview

The Infant feeding public health support worker will be responsible for advice, support and delivery of public health interventions, health promotion and support for parents, carers, children and young people tailored to their needs. The post holder will work within the community infant feeding team offering feeding support to families, via the telephone home visit and through digital support. The post holder will ensure effective administration within the infant feeding service. The post holder will work within the infant feeding team and support the Infant feeding Specialist health visitor to gain and/or maintain baby friendly accreditation within 0-19/25 service. The infant feeding public health support worker will contribute to the promotion of a positive breast-feeding culture across Bolton.

Main duties of the job

Practice within baby friendly standards to ensure that all parents have the information required to make informed feeding choices and are aware of the specialist support services available to manage complex feeding difficulties and to promote the continuation of breastfeeding.

To work within the infant feeding team offering families evidence based information and support around infant feeding.

To work with families who are experiencing feeding difficulties in the early postnatal weeks and months

Make initial contact to parents who have just had a baby to offer early interventions and support. 

To be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to children, young people and families.

Ensure the escalation of issues relating to tasks occur in appropriate manner.

To undertake any other reasonable duty which is appropriate to the band when requested by senior staff.

To be able to travel across the borough to support service delivery.

Communicate with parents/carers and children in a way that is appropriate to them and the situation

Have the ability to manage challenging, distressing and emotional circumstances, accessing team support, leadership support and clinical supervision as required.

Form productive relationships with relatives/carers and patients and maintain sensitivity to their emotional needs when discussing plans of care.

Working for our organisation

We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton – the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people. 

The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women’s and children’s services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester.  We’re structured in four clinical divisions – Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we’re accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.   

Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.