Infant Feeding Health Visitor in Wrexham

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Infant Feeding Health Visitor to join our dynamic Flying Start Wrexham team. This role will focus on improving infant feeding outcomes for families living in Flying Start areas, with a strong emphasis on promoting, protecting, and supporting breastfeeding in line with Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards. Working closely with the Specialist Infant Feeding Lead, you will provide skilled, evidence-based support to parents and carers, deliver targeted interventions, and contribute to service development that enhances the quality and consistency of infant feeding practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a practitioner who is passionate about infant feeding, committed to reducing inequalities, and eager to make a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of Flying Start families.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will provide specialist advice to parents/carers/service users following referral process to support and increase breastfeeding rates in the county. The post holder will have protected time to complete clinical work. The post holder will support the Specialist Infant Feeding lead in achieving and maintaining UNICEF UK BFI full accreditation, including delivery of training, facilitating local breastfeeding Groups and undertake appropriate audits as directed by the Infant Feeding Lead. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Qualifications

Essential

• SCPHN Health Visitor Post graduate diploma or Certificate
• Live current NMC Registration
• ABM Foundation/Advanced- completion within 2 years if not already held

Desirable

• SCPHN Degree
• Mentorship
• Clinical Supervisor
• Nurse Prescribing

Knowledge

Essential

• In-depth understanding of Public health agenda & Priorities
• Ability to apply and enact local strategy
• Understanding of clinical governance agenda
• All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) and Practice
• In depth knowledge of Health Visiting practice and strategic drivers
• Healthy Child Wales Programme(2015)

Desirable

• Level 3 Safeguarding

Experience

Essential

• Teaching in a clinical setting
• Safeguarding
• Multi-agency working

Desirable

• Partnership working
• Facilitating group workProven change management experience

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective mentoring
• Ability to work Autonomously
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Proven skills in motivating and influencing others
• Leadership skills
• Basic IT skills to include WORD and email

Desirable

• MECC
• Change management skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands/patterns
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Confident and ability to motivate others
• Team player and change Agent
• Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).