NHS AfC: Band 5
Main area Infant Feeding Specialist Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 848-BHC-152-26
Site Phoenix Resource Centre Bromley Town Bromley Salary £36,943 - £44,900 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 29/06/2026
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing, district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role may be at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
This advert is for an Infant Feeding Specialist based in Bromley. The postholder will form part of the Health Visiting Team in the borough of Bromley.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed, self‐driven, motivated practitioner who has the enthusiasm and passion to drive forward the infant feeding service and support staff to achieve UNICEF BFI accreditation.
The post holder will work in partnership with the Infant Feeding Lead on the planning, implementation, maintenance and accreditation of UNICEF BFI standards across the service. Working as part of a multi‐disciplinary team, you will ensure that a coordinated approach to infant feeding support and management is adopted.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will plan, implement and maintain the UNICEF BFI standards across the health visiting service, working in partnership with midwives, the Local Authority and other relevant parties to ensure a coordinated approach to breastfeeding support and management is adopted locally.
To work in partnership with local services and providers to increase breastfeeding rates as part of improving health outcomes for all mothers and children, particularly those from less advantaged groups.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring staff training and clinical practice, audit and data collection, roll out of best practice standards within all front‐line staff and the promotion and support for breastfeeding across the wider community of Bromley. This will include the engagement of GPs and GP practice staff in the breastfeeding agenda.
The post holder must be able to work flexibly and independently as part of a multi‐disciplinary team.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, cycle‐to‐work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high‐street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low‐interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the detailed job description, please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert
Person specification
Qualifications
Educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
NMC registered Nurse
IBCLC/Breastfeeding Counsellor
Training
Evidence of further training in Infant feeding
UNICEF BFI Close and Loving Relationships
UNICEF BFI Train the Trainer
UNICEF BFI Audit training
Skills
Ability to communicate effectively
Experience of delivering training/groups
Ability to use information technology systems and programmes effectively
Able to organise and prioritise workload
Demonstrates ability to work as part of a team
Demonstrates leadership skills and experience
Ability to analyse and interpret audit, information and research
Awareness of research and further study
Knowledge
Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting and working in community setting Evidence based practice
Knowledge of UNICEF BFI and the principles
Knowledge of wider feeding issues
Experience
Experience of Health Visiting Services
Experience of multi‐disciplinary and multi‐agency working
Experience of planning and organising services to meet local needs
Knowledge and experience of working with families with safeguarding concerns, in line with local and national protocols and guidance
Recent experience of working in a community based setting
Extensive clinical experience of supporting women to breastfeed
Extensive clinical experience in Infant feeding
Experience of co‐ordinating and analysing clinical data
Experience of quality improvement
Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs
Motivated to provide a high standard of care
Information Technology
IT skills required to support undertaking audit/ collate findings and prepare reports and teaching resources
Other
Full UK driving licence and a car for work purposes
Flexible working options
Compressed hours
Part‐time
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We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.
At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.
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.
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Contact Details:
Bromley Healthcare CIC Ltd Recruitment Team
