Specialist Nurse- Infant Feeding & Healthy Weight *Internal Apps

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our 0-19 team in Cumberland in the role of Specialist Nurse Infant Feeding/Healthy Weight. This interim role will support across Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Public Health Nurse to work within the 0-19 team to provide a enhanced service and direction.

The post holder, in line with public health improvement objectives and specification requirements, will have a lead role for infant feeding and healthy weight, reducing the high levels of childhood obesity in Cumberland. The post holder will support the increase in the number of mothers initiating breastfeeding at birth, increasing the numbers of mothers sustaining breastfeeding and the maintenance of UNICEF accreditation across Cumberland.

This will include the formulation and implementation of breastfeeding policies and programmes of care.

The role requires the post holder to use their Specialist Community Public Health Nursing knowledge and skills to be the expert and take the lead in the development of programmes of support and advice for women, families and children, through targeted programmes of training and staff development for healthy weight and infant feeding within community health / integrated children's services across Cumberland.

To be the lead specialist for healthy weight for children/young people and their families.

To lead on the implementation of local and national breastfeeding initiatives, ensuring guidelines, training and health visiting/early years skills reflect recommendations.

To influence, develop and implement research‑based changes to clinical practice.

To provide specialist advice to the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Team on weight management issues and ensure they follow agreed guidelines on obesity management.

Work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, supporting a systematic cross‑agency approach to the promotion of breastfeeding and improved outcomes, especially with women and families from disadvantaged groups.

To develop, implement and monitor policies and procedures for the management of overweight children/young people and their families.

To provide expert advice and guidance to all members of the multi‑professional team when necessary, in relation to healthy weight, infant feeding and promotion of breastfeeding.

Maintain clinical expertise in promotion and management of healthy weight, infant feeding and promotion of breastfeeding.

The successful candidate will:

• be willing to work flexibly
• work in partnership with the 0-19 Staff, Maternity Services and Family Hub staff to identify local needs, ensuring children and their families can access the same level of support

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and well‑being - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast‑track Physiotherapy service.

For more information about this position please see job description and person specification and for any questions please contact Anna Jacobs Service Manager.

• SCPHN
• Attendance at UNICEF BFI training
• Trained in Solihull

• Experience of training and supervising staff
• Recent evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of operational management
• Experience of working with families and children

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata