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Infant Feeding Advisor | NHS Foundation Trust

Job in Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listing for: St George's University Hospitals
Part Time position
Listed on 2026-01-24
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Healthcare Nursing, Pediatric Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Infant Feeding Advisor | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Greater London

Overview

St Georges Neonatal care is proud to have achieved level 3 Unicef Neonatal Baby Friendly Accreditation. The post holder will be instrumental in assisting with maintaining accreditation status. The job will involve supporting the Infant feeding lead to maintain and uphold the baby friendly standards on the neonatal unit through supporting all families beyond discharge and assisting in teaching of staff.

Responsibilities
  • Support mothers on the neonatal unit with hand expressing.
  • Support mothers with pumping and to loan out pumps when needed.
  • Undertake expressing and feeding assessments when due and support nursing staff in this.
  • Promote breastfeeding on the unit, educating families on the short and long term benefits for both mother and baby.
  • Support families with bottle feeding if it is their wish to do so. Advise on positioning and encourage responsive feeding.
  • Support families on the antenatal/postnatal ward.
  • Work with the infant feeding lead to ensure all new staff carry out their orientation and complete their full and half day infant feeding study days.
  • Assist the infant feeding lead to ensure all existing staff carry out their yearly mandatory infant feeding study days.
  • Work with the infant feeding lead to complete parents, staff and environmental audit.
  • Work with the Infant feeding lead and other nursery nurses with recruiting, processing potential donors and donated milk.
  • Be able to work within the milk bank and have good understanding of the process of pasteurisation and documentation.
  • About Us

    St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
    St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

    After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

    Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information.

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