Clinical Support Worker

Clinical Support Worker Infant Feeding Team

Upton, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

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Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Support Worker to join the successful Infant Feeding Team, within the Women and Children's Division.

The ideal candidate should ideally have infant feeding experience within a maternity setting, and an inherent interest in supporting infant feeding.

The candidate should have a basic general education, and currently hold NVQ Level 2 Qualifications in Health Care or the equivalent. The candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, both written and oral and be committed to undertake relevant qualifications.

An education programme and mandatory training will be available for the successful candidate.

Vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received*

As an Infant feeding clinical support worker you would be working primarily on the Maternity ward in a clinical setting.

Working alongside the Midwifery Team, you will be expected to provide evidence based knowledge and information for all aspects of infant feeding and act as a resource and support for mothers and midwifery staff in the initiation, establishment and development (maintenance) of breast feeding, and artificial feeding.

If you are committed to supporting clinical midwifery care, evidence based practice and wish to pursue a new opportunity and challenge, this could be the post for you.

Shift pattern:

Days/Nights/Weekends.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of 337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Clinical Support Worker - Infant Feeding Team position available with WUTH.

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