Job summary
- Main area
- Support Worker
- Grade
- 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - Various
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-09827222
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sudbury & Willesden
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £22.92 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 04/05/2024 11:00
Employer heading
Lactation Consultant
6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
The Lactation Consultant will work in partnership with the Infant Feeding Lead and a multi professional Health Visiting team in the provision of a specialist breastfeeding clinic for breastfeeding dyads living in Brent. The role is integral to the 0-19 healthcare team in maintaining UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards and complying with the WHO code.
The post holder will be responsible for:
- To act as a resource of clinical lactation expertise and skill, providing support to women and babies with complex breastfeeding needs in clinics and at home
- To Collaborate with other healthcare professionals e.g., midwives and colleagues to support breastfeeding dyads.
Main duties of the job
- Counsel mothers and families on initiation, exclusivity, and duration of breastfeeding, and to support mothers in high-risk situations.
- Provide in depth breastfeeding assessment, advice, and care plans.
- Provide support that is sensitive to the needs of the mother and family in working towards their individual breastfeeding goals.
- Being a resource for health visiting skill mix and other professionals to learn about specialist breastfeeding.
- Empower mothers and families to manage challenges as they arise.
- Advocate for breastfeeding women, infants, children, families, and communities.
- Provide guidance to colleagues relating to breastfeeding challenges.
Working for our organisation
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
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stay well
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manage their own health with the right support
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avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Practice within CLCH policies and guidelines; and the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Code of Professional Conduct (IBLCE) for IBCLCs
- Provide services that protect, promote and support breastfeeding.
- Act with due diligence
- Preserve the confidentiality of clients.
- Report accurately and completely to other members of the healthcare team
- Exercise independent judgment and avoid conflicts of interest.
- Maintain personal integrity.
- Uphold the professional standards expected of an IBCLC.
- Comply with the IBLCE Disciplinary Procedures
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- • Undergraduate degree (any discipline) • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) Lactation Consultant
- • Working with complex cases e.g. cleft palate, glandular hypoplasia, breast augmentation or reduction, supporting families with tongue tie • Assisting the breastfeeding mother to attain her individual breastfeeding goals. • Assessment and patient care regarding breastfeeding for newborns, infants and mothers • Collaboration with other healthcare professionals in supporting breastfeeding dyads. • Experience working in a team with other colleagues
- • Strong clinical judgement skills • A broad range and depth of current, evidence-based lactation knowledge • Evidence of continued professional development (e.g., attendance at International Lactation Consultant Association, Lactation Consultants of Great Britain and UNICEF Baby Friendly International conferences)
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of delivering lactation education • Minimum of 3 years’ experience (post IBCLE certification) of supporting breastfeeding dyads
- • Evidence of having worked within the NHS as a lactation consultant
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- • Undergraduate degree (any discipline) • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) Lactation Consultant
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of delivering lactation education • Minimum of 3 years’ experience (post IBCLE certification) of supporting breastfeeding dyads
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shannon Scott
- Job title
- Bank Recruitment Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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